How Dragon Knight and Lifestealer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41f, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Dragon Knight and Lifestealer win 54.76% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 64,274 matches.
Using Infest on Dragon Knight creates an excellent delivery system for ganks. DK is naturally tough to bring down, especially in Elder Dragon Form, so he can walk right into the enemy team without much fear. Once he lands a Dragon Tail, Lifestealer can emerge from Infest, and both heroes can pile onto the stunned target. It’s a simple but effective way to guarantee a pickoff and start a fight with an advantage, turning Dragon Knight into a mobile threat.
This combination lets your team play aggressively and control the map. Dragon Knight can push towers with his ultimate, knowing Lifestealer is ready to pop out and turn any defense into a kill. This forces the enemy to stay grouped and makes it dangerous for them to farm lanes alone. Their only real answer is to coordinate saves or try to kite the duo, but that requires items and teamwork they might not have, giving your team the space to secure objectives.
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 | 47.94% | 315 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.55% | 1,613 |
| Legend & Ancient | 56.43% | 2,231 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.12% | 817 |
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 | 54.76% | ▼ -0.1pp | 64,274 |
| 7.41e | 54.84% | ▲ +3.5pp | 102,002 |
| 7.41d | 51.33% | ▼ -0.9pp | 45,029 |
| 7.41c | 52.23% | — | 24,651 |
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Data updated Oct 5, 2026.