How Dark Willow and Dragon Knight perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dark Willow and Dragon Knight win 50.00% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,676 matches.
Pairing a Dragon Tail stun with Dark Willow's combo feels like it should be a free kill, but their kits don't always line up that well. Dragon Knight has to get in close for his stun, often putting him far ahead of a backline Dark Willow. This can make it hard for her to get in position for Bedlam or land Cursed Crown on the right target. While they both bring control to a teamfight, they tend to operate on different timings and at different ranges. Willow wants to lock down a wide area with Bramble Maze, whereas Dragon Knight usually wants to single out one person and hit them until they fall over. They don't actively harm each other's game, but they rarely enable it either.
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 | 47.75% | 222 |
| Crusader & Archon | 47.06% | 493 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.64% | 280 |
| Divine & Immortal | 43.56% | 101 |
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 | 50.00% | ▲ +3.0pp | 2,676 |
| 7.41d | 47.00% | ▲ +0.1pp | 29,176 |
| 7.41c | 46.89% | ▲ +0.4pp | 12,772 |
| 7.41b | 46.49% | — | 14,446 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.