How Dragon Knight and Pudge perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dragon Knight and Pudge win 51.96% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 11,843 matches.
Setting up a gank often relies entirely on Pudge landing a good Meat Hook. Dragon Knight has a reliable stun with Dragon Tail, but his slow speed means he can't easily initiate or close distance on his own. If Pudge misses, the attempt usually falls apart, as neither hero can re-engage effectively. Their combined damage is also low in the early game before Dragon Knight gets items. This creates an all-or-nothing gank potential that can feel very inconsistent from one attempt to the next.
Their game plan revolves around Dragon Knight using Elder Dragon Form to pressure objectives. A successful hook from Pudge can pull a defender out, securing a tower or Roshan kill. The problem is that both heroes are fairly predictable. Opponents will often group up and fight when Dragon Form is down, knowing Dragon Knight is much weaker and Pudge struggles against a five-man push. If early ganks don't create map control, the pair can feel disconnected, with one trying to farm and the other looking for kills that aren't there.
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 | 53.64% | 865 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.09% | 2,262 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.51% | 1,356 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.31% | 332 |
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 | 51.96% | ▲ +1.1pp | 11,843 |
| 7.41d | 50.87% | ▲ +0.8pp | 133,400 |
| 7.41c | 50.06% | ▲ +0.5pp | 63,879 |
| 7.41b | 49.55% | — | 71,330 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.