How Dragon Knight and Techies perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dragon Knight and Techies win 55.73% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 497 matches.
Controlling the map with Proximity Mines lets Dragon Knight farm and push towers more safely. When enemies try to rotate and stop a Dragon Form push, they have to navigate a minefield, which slows them down and gives away their position. A well-placed Sticky Bomb can also completely ruin a gank attempt on the otherwise slow-moving DK, letting him turn a fight or walk away. This control translates directly into buildings and denies the enemy team safe farming space.
The game plan involves Dragon Knight methodically taking objectives while Techies makes the surrounding area hostile. This forces the enemy to spend significant resources on vision and slow, careful de-mining, or risk taking bad fights. The best response is to pressure Techies early and prevent him from establishing his network. If the enemy team cedes map control and plays passively, they will find themselves trapped in their base facing a siege they can't easily break.
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 | 53.08% | 292 |
| Crusader & Archon | 56.34% | 607 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.67% | 354 |
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 | 55.73% | ▲ +4.4pp | 497 |
| 7.41d | 51.29% | ▲ +0.3pp | 48,489 |
| 7.41c | 50.96% | ▼ -0.7pp | 31,078 |
| 7.41b | 51.71% | — | 35,113 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.