How Dragon Knight and Rubick perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dragon Knight and Rubick win 49.33% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 8,995 matches.
Setting up a gank with this duo often feels like it's missing a final piece. Dragon Knight offers a reliable stun with Dragon Tail, and Rubick can follow up with Telekinesis. Beyond that initial lockdown, however, their kits don't have much to build on. Rubick’s game is all about Spell Steal, and Dragon Knight's straightforward abilities don't create any special opportunities for him. This leaves Rubick entirely dependent on the enemy team bringing game-changing spells, because his own core isn't helping him find those moments.
Across the game, Dragon Knight plays a straightforward frontliner role, pushing towers and absorbing pressure. Having a durable core to play behind is certainly helpful for Rubick. The issue is that this pairing doesn't create the explosive teamfight scenarios where Rubick shines. He gets a stun and a frontline, but the duo's plan is very basic. If the enemy draft is equally simple, Rubick can be left with few good steal targets, making the combination feel less effective than a pair with more inherent chemistry.
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 | 44.74% | 494 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.89% | 1,624 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.50% | 1,309 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.94% | 371 |
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 | 49.33% | ▲ +1.4pp | 8,995 |
| 7.41d | 47.93% | ▼ -0.7pp | 98,594 |
| 7.41c | 48.67% | ▲ +0.5pp | 52,643 |
| 7.41b | 48.21% | — | 59,107 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.