How Dragon Knight and Skywrath Mage perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dragon Knight and Skywrath Mage win 51.50% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 6,454 matches.
Forcing objectives with this pair can feel a little awkward. Dragon Knight provides a reliable stun with Dragon Tail, which is a perfect setup for Skywrath Mage's full burst combo. This makes them a threat to any single target they can catch. The issue is one of pace. Dragon Knight wants to slowly grind down towers once he gets his ultimate, using his tankiness to create a safe zone. Skywrath, on the other hand, thrives on constant, fast-paced action and finding kills across the map to build a lead. Their ideal game plans don't fully align.
This tension plays out in the mid-game. A Dragon Tail into Mystic Flare can secure a lane kill, but coordinating their broader strategies is the challenge. When Dragon Knight is ready to group and methodically push, Skywrath often has better targets elsewhere. This can lead to Dragon Knight pushing with insufficient backup, or Skywrath being forced into a slow siege game that doesn't leverage his strengths. The enemy can often punish this by picking off the isolated hero or forcing a fight when the two are out of position relative to each other.
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 | 51.13% | 532 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.42% | 1,113 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.39% | 683 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.00% | 154 |
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 | 51.50% | ▲ +2.3pp | 6,454 |
| 7.41d | 49.16% | ▲ +0.4pp | 73,635 |
| 7.41c | 48.80% | ▲ +1.1pp | 35,128 |
| 7.41b | 47.69% | — | 37,978 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.