Melee hero. Roles: Core, Carry, Disabler, Pusher, Durable. Lanes: Safelane Farmer, Mid Lane.
Dragon Knight wins 52.7% of public ranked matches in patch 7.41, the 8th highest win rate of 127 heroes: 52.6% in Very High, 52.7% in High and 52.9% in Normal skill games. It is picked in 12.5% of matches, and over the last 10 days its win rate has stayed about the same.
Dragon Knight does best in short games (under 25 minutes), winning 55.8% of them, against 52.4% in long games (over 50 minutes). Dragon Knight is strongest against Templar Assassin, Naga Siren and Puck, and struggles against Viper, Leshrac and Enigma. The best teammates for Dragon Knight are Elder Titan, Dark Seer and Largo.
From public ranked All Pick matches of the current patch. Updated 2 November 2026. Compare with every other hero in the Dota 2 meta table, or pick against a full enemy draft in the Counter & Synergy Picker.
Advantage (Adv) - The difference between the actual winrate of the heroes and the expected winrate from their base winrates.
Example: Let's take two heroes, Superman, with a general winrate of 53%, and Lex Luthor, with a general winrate of 47%. When they meet on the battlefield they each have a statistical winrate of 50%.
In this case it's obvious that, even if they have the same winrate when they battle, there is some sort of innate statistical advantage that Lex Luthor (average winrate 47% but 50% against Superman) has over Superman (average winrate 53% but 50% against Lex Luthor). There are many theories about why this happens, but the most common one is related to Kryptonite.
Winrate (WR) - The winrate between the two heroes.
Weighted over the skill brackets (Very High 35%, High 45%, Normal 20%). Advantage: how much better the matchup goes than the two heroes' own win rates predict, doubled (+6 is about 3 win rate points). Win rate: Dragon Knight's win rate against or together with the hero.
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate against |
|---|---|---|
| Templar Assassin | +9.35 | 56.0% |
| Naga Siren | +7.77 | 54.2% |
| Puck | +7.61 | 54.7% |
| Elder Titan | +7.39 | 52.4% |
| Drow Ranger | +5.23 | 54.7% |
| Chaos Knight | +5.01 | 52.2% |
| Riki | +4.81 | 51.2% |
| Phantom Lancer | +4.43 | 50.9% |
| Sven | +4.39 | 51.7% |
| Beastmaster | +4.08 | 54.5% |
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate against |
|---|---|---|
| Viper | -9.24 | 49.7% |
| Leshrac | -7.18 | 48.6% |
| Enigma | -6.34 | 48.7% |
| Necrophos | -5.75 | 49.7% |
| Faceless Void | -4.80 | 51.0% |
| Phoenix | -4.54 | 49.2% |
| Slark | -4.50 | 50.5% |
| Anti-Mage | -4.43 | 49.6% |
| Huskar | -4.32 | 52.3% |
| Chen | -4.28 | 52.0% |
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate together |
|---|---|---|
| Elder Titan | +6.20 | 53.7% |
| Dark Seer | +4.48 | 52.3% |
| Largo | +4.40 | 51.8% |
| Night Stalker | +4.10 | 53.5% |
| Slardar | +4.03 | 51.6% |
| Beastmaster | +3.84 | 50.2% |
| Lycan | +3.72 | 52.1% |
| Chaos Knight | +3.42 | 52.6% |
| Omniknight | +3.20 | 53.0% |
| Shadow Demon | +3.15 | 49.6% |
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate together |
|---|---|---|
| Meepo | -5.82 | 51.9% |
| Lion | -3.32 | 49.8% |
| Morphling | -2.97 | 49.5% |
| Shadow Shaman | -2.51 | 51.5% |
| Natures Prophet | -2.43 | 47.4% |
| Leshrac | -2.39 | 51.7% |
| Huskar | -2.31 | 48.7% |
| Muerta | -2.29 | 49.7% |
| Puck | -2.11 | 49.4% |
| Underlord | -1.94 | 49.7% |
Skill level:
Each line in the graph represents the probability that Dragon Knight brings an advantage to the total XP of a team
at a certain point in time (the probability to change the inclination of the xp graph).
Dragon Knight's team rarely wins the experience race: at best, around minute 15, it gains the experience lead in 51.9% of games, and around minute 30 in only 47.9%. It doesn't win games by out-leveling the enemy.
The chart shows, every 5 minutes and for each skill bracket, the share of games in which Dragon Knight's team gains more experience than the enemy team (50% is neutral). All heroes compared: Hero XP Advantage by Minute.
Daily win rate and pick rate of Dragon Knight for each skill bracket, overall and in short, medium and long games. All heroes side by side: Hero Win Rate and Pick Rate Trends.
| Day | Win rate | Pick rate | Win rate by game length | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All skills | Very High | High | Normal | Short | Medium | Long | ||
| 2026-10-24 | 53.0% | 53.4% | 53.7% | 52.1% | 12.7% | 52.3% | 53.0% | 52.7% |
| 2026-10-25 | 53.0% | 53.0% | 52.9% | 53.1% | 12.6% | 55.9% | 53.0% | 52.7% |
| 2026-10-26 | 52.6% | 52.5% | 51.8% | 53.3% | 12.6% | 56.9% | 52.7% | 51.7% |
| 2026-10-27 | 52.5% | 51.8% | 52.7% | 52.9% | 12.8% | 55.8% | 52.5% | 51.9% |
| 2026-10-28 | 53.2% | 52.8% | 53.0% | 53.6% | 12.9% | 57.2% | 53.2% | 52.5% |
| 2026-10-29 | 52.3% | 52.0% | 51.9% | 52.8% | 12.7% | 54.9% | 52.4% | 51.1% |
| 2026-10-30 | 52.3% | 51.7% | 52.9% | 52.3% | 12.8% | 58.6% | 52.2% | 51.4% |
| 2026-10-31 | 53.3% | 53.3% | 52.9% | 53.7% | 12.8% | 58.7% | 53.3% | 52.6% |
| 2026-11-01 | 53.0% | 53.4% | 51.9% | 53.5% | 12.8% | 55.6% | 53.1% | 52.5% |
| 2026-11-02 | 53.0% | 50.8% | 56.5% | 52.3% | 12.5% | 47.5% | 53.3% | 52.7% |
Pick rate and game length columns are for all skill brackets; the charts show each bracket.
The hardest counters to Dragon Knight in patch 7.41 are Viper, Leshrac and Enigma. Against them Dragon Knight wins 4.6, 3.6 and 3.2 percentage points less often than the two heroes' own win rates predict.
Dragon Knight is strongest against Templar Assassin, Naga Siren and Puck, winning 4.7, 3.9 and 3.8 percentage points more often than the two heroes' own win rates predict.
The heroes that do best together with Dragon Knight are Elder Titan, Dark Seer and Largo, winning 3.1, 2.2 and 2.2 percentage points more often than their own win rates predict. The weakest pairings are with Meepo and Lion.
Dragon Knight wins 52.7% of public ranked matches in patch 7.41, the 8th highest win rate of 127 heroes, and is picked in 12.5% of matches.
Dragon Knight wins most in short games (under 25 minutes): 55.8%, against 52.4% in long games (over 50 minutes). Dragon Knight's team rarely wins the experience race: at best, around minute 15, it gains the experience lead in 51.9% of games, and around minute 30 in only 47.9%. It doesn't win games by out-leveling the enemy.
