Dragon Knight Synergies (7.41e)

Best heroes to pair with Dragon Knight in Dota 2 7.41e, and the worst pairings, ranked by team win rate over ranked matches.

Dragon Knight is a durable, self-sufficient initiator whose Dragon Tail starts fights and whose tankiness lets a carry farm behind him. He pairs best with scaling cores and pickoff: Spectre and Wraith King farm safely behind his tower-pushing front line, while Riki and Lifestealer clean up whatever his stun locks down. Give DK a hard-carry to babysit and his mid-game pressure buys them the time to take over late.

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Best paired with Dragon Knight

Hero	Win Rate	Matches
Phoenix	61.17%	103
Undying	61.15%	260
Pugna	59.85%	132
Anti-Mage	57.94%	252
Clinkz	57.36%	129
Necrophos	57.27%	330
Ringmaster	56.92%	130
Disruptor	56.86%	204
Io	55.88%	102
Viper	55.49%	173
Phantom Assassin	55.29%	378
Shadow Fiend	55.25%	362
Night Stalker	51.94%	46,122
Troll Warlord	51.17%	32,843

Worst paired with Dragon Knight

Hero	Win Rate	Matches
Templar Assassin	43.19%	46,966
Timbersaw	43.83%	25,119
Gyrocopter	44.06%	41,963
Beastmaster	44.37%	38,110
Brewmaster	44.38%	12,175
Shadow Demon	44.47%	26,913
Puck	45.17%	38,099
Chen	45.41%	7,458
Storm Spirit	34.40%	125
Queen of Pain	37.70%	244
Tiny	39.09%	110
Tinker	41.00%	100
Alchemist	41.00%	100
Ursa	42.20%	173
Tidehunter	42.42%	132
Centaur Warrunner	43.51%	131
Tusk	43.65%	126
Slardar	45.74%	129
Monkey King	45.86%	133
Huskar	46.00%	100

Data updated Aug 8, 2026.