How Crystal Maiden and Dragon Knight perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41f, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Crystal Maiden and Dragon Knight win 54.37% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 64,811 matches.
Setting up a kill on an isolated target becomes more reliable with this pair. Crystal Maiden’s Frostbite can hold an enemy in place long enough for Dragon Knight to walk into range and follow up with his own stun. This chain of control gives their lane a clear threat. Her Arcane Aura also helps sustain Dragon Knight’s mana, letting him use his spells more often to secure lane farm or pressure the tower. The combination gives them a simple, effective plan for the early game.
This plan, however, has its limits. Both heroes are slow and lack ways to close distance on mobile enemies, making their gank potential predictable. If the initial root is avoided or dispelled, their chase is usually over. Later on, while the lockdown remains useful for catching key targets, the overall damage from the duo might not be enough to finish the job without help. Both are susceptible to being kited or separated in larger teamfights, often preventing them from executing their combo when it matters most.
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 | 58.59% | 553 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.46% | 1,748 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.81% | 1,770 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.23% | 558 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 54.37% | ▲ +1.5pp | 64,811 |
| 7.41e | 52.88% | ▲ +1.7pp | 112,393 |
| 7.41d | 51.19% | ▼ -0.7pp | 79,801 |
| 7.41c | 51.93% | — | 40,430 |
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Data updated Oct 5, 2026.