How Dragon Knight and Muerta perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dragon Knight and Muerta win 47.65% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,828 matches.
Facing down a Dragon Knight stun only to have Muerta open fire is a clear threat. The setup from Dragon Tail provides a clean window for Muerta to apply damage and position The Calling on a target. The problem is that beyond this single-target lockdown, the heroes don't offer much to each other. Both want to be durable, central damage dealers who fight from the front or mid-line. Dragon Knight provides a frontline, but he doesn't have the tools to peel for a Muerta who gets jumped, and Muerta’s kit doesn't do much to amplify Dragon Knight's own damage output.
This often leads to a game where their timings feel misaligned. Dragon Knight wants to group up and pressure objectives with his team every time Elder Dragon Form is available. Muerta, on the other hand, typically needs more items and levels before she can contribute meaningfully to those same fights. By the time Muerta is ready to carry with Pierce the Veil, the enemy team has answers for Dragon Knight's straightforward initiation. The two cores can end up competing for farm and fighting on different timetables, making it hard to build momentum.
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 | 49.04% | 157 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.82% | 275 |
| Legend & Ancient | 41.62% | 197 |
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 | 47.65% | ▲ +0.9pp | 1,828 |
| 7.41d | 46.73% | ▼ -0.9pp | 26,390 |
| 7.41c | 47.64% | ▼ -1.0pp | 16,742 |
| 7.41b | 48.65% | — | 18,488 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.