How Dragon Knight and Sniper perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dragon Knight and Sniper win 50.96% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 10,817 matches.
Picking these two heroes together is a bet that the enemy team can't handle a straightforward siege. Dragon Knight provides a very simple, durable frontline and a stun with Dragon Tail, while Sniper offers sustained, long-range damage. The issue is that they don't create special opportunities for one another. Sniper appreciates the single-target lockdown, but it's nothing unique that he couldn't get from many other heroes. Likewise, Dragon Knight can push towers, but Sniper's damage doesn't help him survive getting jumped by multiple enemies or solve his weakness to being kited.
The success of this lineup depends entirely on the enemy's ability to coordinate a response. The game plan is to have Dragon Knight transform and start hitting a tower while Sniper stands way behind, chipping away at defenders with Shrapnel and right-clicks. Against a scattered team, this can be enough to secure objectives. A smart opponent, however, will exploit the formation. They will either ignore the tanky Dragon Knight and send divers to eliminate the vulnerable Sniper in the back, or they'll commit everything to bursting DK down before his tower damage becomes a real threat.
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 | 52.15% | 1,068 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.28% | 1,949 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.11% | 922 |
| Divine & Immortal | 37.32% | 142 |
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 | 50.96% | ▲ +1.3pp | 10,817 |
| 7.41d | 49.67% | ▼ -0.5pp | 128,485 |
| 7.41c | 50.19% | ▲ +1.3pp | 63,993 |
| 7.41b | 48.86% | — | 66,869 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.