Dragon Knight
Win rates
Pub win rate
50.4%
Balanced — viable in the right hands
Pro win rate
—
0 pro picks
Pub pick rate
4.2%
174k picks · all brackets
Pro ban rate
—
0 pro bans
Win rate by bracket
How the hero performs at each MMR bracket. Use this to gauge difficulty — a hero that peaks at Immortal but dips at Herald is a hard mechanical carry.
| Bracket | MMR | Games | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald | 0–769 | 0 | — | |
| Guardian | 770–1539 | 0 | — | |
| Crusader | 1540–2309 | 0 | — | |
| Archon | 2310–3079 | 0 | — | |
| Legend | 3080–3849 | 0 | — | |
| Ancient | 3850–4619 | 0 | — | |
| Divine | 4620–5620 | 0 | — | |
| Immortal | 5620+ | 0 | — |
Item build
Most-purchased items by game phase, aggregated from 174k public matches. Items with fewer than 1% pick rate are omitted.
Starting
First inventory
26%Branches
18%Gauntlets
17%Quelling Blade
16%Tango
12%Circlet
7%Magic Stick
Early
~0–10 min
23%Boots
22%Power Treads
17%Bracer
6%Lifesteal
6%Broadsword
5%Helm Of Iron Will
Core
~10–25 min
10%Claymore
10%Blink
8%Mithril Hammer
7%Mask Of Madness
- 6%
Broadsword
6%Lesser Crit
Luxury
25 min+
17%Demon Edge
13%Greater Crit
- 10%
Lesser Crit
10%Black King Bar
7%Hyperstone
4%Reaver
Best & worst matchups
Heroes this Dragon Knight does best and worst against. Use this to pick smartly in the drafting phase.
Counters
- Morphling
59%
102 games
- Troll Warlord
56%
118 games
- Pangolier
55%
180 games
- Tusk
54%
337 games
- Shadow Shaman
53%
184 games
Good against
- Clinkz
38%
104 games
- Phoenix
40%
144 games
- Monkey King
41%
101 games
- Viper
41%
124 games
- Terrorblade
41%
150 games
How to play
Dragon Knight is a melee Strength hero who thrives in the thick of combat, soaking damage and trading hits that most heroes can't survive. Look to initiate fights — your kit is built to start engagements on your terms. Natural durability lets you front-line and absorb cooldowns for your team. Your disables and utility are most valuable when enabling your cores to land kills.
Base stats
Melee · Attack range: 0 (Ranged)
Attributes
Strength
21
+3.2 / level
Agility
14
+2 / level
Intelligence
18
+1.7 / level
FAQ
What is Dragon Knight's win rate?
Dragon Knight has a 50.4% pub win rate across 174k games. That's right around the 50% baseline — the hero is balanced, and win rate depends heavily on player skill and team comp.
How popular is Dragon Knight?
Dragon Knight is picked in 4.20% of all Dota 2 pub games.
Who counters Dragon Knight?
Dragon Knight is hard-countered by Clinkz, Phoenix, Monkey King, Viper, Terrorblade, but has an edge against Morphling, Troll Warlord, Pangolier, Tusk, Shadow Shaman.