How Alchemist and Dragon Knight perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Alchemist and Dragon Knight win 48.55% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,827 matches.
Pushing towers in the mid-game can feel secure with a Dragon Knight leading the charge. His natural tankiness and reliable stun from Dragon Tail create a stable frontline for the team to play around. This tempo gives Alchemist the space he needs to accelerate his farm with Greevil's Greed. Later on, Alchemist can hand Dragon Knight an early Aghanim's Scepter, which adds a valuable fourth level to Elder Dragon Form. The core idea is that one hero creates mid-game pressure while the other prepares to take over the late game.
The success of this pairing often comes down to timing. Dragon Knight wants to group up and fight as soon as his ultimate is ready, but this is usually when Alchemist is weakest and prefers to be farming alone. This can create a disconnect, leaving the team to fight without their primary damage dealer. If the enemy team is aggressive and forces fights before Alchemist is ready, Dragon Knight's frontline presence might not be enough to stop them. The outcome depends heavily on whether the other allies can survive the mid-game pressure until Alchemist joins them.
How this pairing performs across skill brackets — the duo's team win rate 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 | Team win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 37.58% | 165 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.48% | 371 |
| Legend & Ancient | 44.44% | 207 |
This duo's team win rate in each recent balance patch — whether the pairing is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Team win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 48.55% | ▲ +1.1pp | 1,827 |
| 7.41d | 47.48% | ▼ -1.4pp | 25,965 |
| 7.41c | 48.86% | ▼ -1.9pp | 20,307 |
| 7.41b | 50.73% | — | 34,539 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.