Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Witch Doctor wins the Dragon Knight vs Witch Doctor matchup: Witch Doctor beats Dragon Knight in 51.46% of 68,072 ranked matches.
You might think Dragon Knight’s high health and armor would let him run down a squishy support, but that's a trap. Witch Doctor's entire kit is designed to punish heroes who need time to die. Maledict turns all that durability into a liability, guaranteeing a huge burst of damage later on. Trying to get close enough to land Dragon Tail is also a problem when Paralyzing Cask can bounce repeatedly and lock him down from a distance. If Dragon Knight does get on top of Witch Doctor, he's often already Maledicted and has to stand inside a full Death Ward to get the kill, which rarely works out for him.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Dragon Knight's win rate against Witch Doctor in recent ranked matches, split by average match rank. Ranks with too few recent matches are omitted. These rows use the last 30 days of quality-filtered ranked matches, all patches in that span combined — a wider window than the patch-scoped count above, so the per-rank match totals can exceed it.
| Rank | Dragon Knight win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 46.36% | 522 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.59% | 1,949 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.94% | 1,925 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.44% | 454 |
Dragon Knight's win rate against Witch Doctor in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Dragon Knight win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 48.54% | ▲ +1.8pp | 68,072 |
| 7.41e | 46.74% | ▲ +1.2pp | 114,991 |
| 7.41d | 45.58% | ▲ +0.2pp | 92,374 |
| 7.41c | 45.34% | — | 47,149 |
Move this data into a draft
Dragon Knight starts on Radiant and Witch Doctor on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 5, 2026.