Breathe Fire
на точку, на цельUnleashes a breath of fire in front of Dragon Knight that burns enemies and reduces the damage their attacks deal.
Pros max it by level 7
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Dragon Knight
Dragon Knight: Melee, position 2 (mid), position 3 (offlane), Pusher, Durable, Disabler, Initiator, Nuker. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 52.8% win rate in pubs and a 14.0% pick rate.
When he takes on his terrifying dragon form, Dragon Knight strikes fear into any who face him. Strong and adaptable, he can stun his enemies and burn all in front of him, often providing his allies the momentum they need to carry them to victory.
Meleeposition 2 (mid)position 3 (offlane)PusherDurableDisablerInitiatorNuker
52.8%Win rate · all pubs
14.0%picked in 1 of 7 games
52.8%Turbo · 163,278 games
Complexity: easy
Cheat sheet · patch 7.41f
How to play Dragon Knight
Build and skills from 100 pro matches, STRATZ matchups and OpenDota norms
1What to build?
Start
Laning
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2′4′6′7′Core
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13′16′23′Core items in order: Blink Dagger (around minute 13), Aghanim's Shard (around minute 16), Black King Bar (around minute 23).
Full build by minute →2How to skill?
Lv 1–4
Maxed by level
lv 7
lv 10
lv 15
lv 17
11-2s Breathe Fire Cooldown16+300 Health18+220 Breathe Fire Damage
Max Breathe Fire, then Wyrm's Wrath, then Dragon Tail.
Abilities and talents →3Who counters the hero?
Toughest opponents: Meepo, Enigma and Keeper of the Light; easiest: Shadow Fiend, Drow Ranger and Pangolier.
All 126 opponents →4How much to farm?
594average683good775great
Half of the players on this hero farm under 594 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 775.
5Where do players slip?
Saw the threat and stayedMissed fightsHolding goldFrom 23 Highground reviews on this hero: “Death · ignored info” in 87% of matches, “Fight · didn't show up” in 83% of matches and “Farm · gold in pocket” in 78% of matches.
Compare your Dragon Knight match with this cheat sheet
The coach shows on the map where you fell behind the pros on items and where you died.
Review my matchCommon mistakes on Dragon Knight
from 23 Highground reviews- 87%Late gameDeath · ignored info
- 83%Late gameFight · didn't show up
- 78%LaningFarm · gold in pocket
- 74%Mid gameGold · died with gold
- 65%Late gameFight · key spell not used in the fight
Moments the AI coach finds in players' replays on this hero. It reviews your match the same way.
AI coach
A review of your Dragon Knight game
Sign in with Steam and pick a match: the coach reads the replay second by second and in a couple of minutes shows where the game slipped.
- Every death and fight becomes a moment on the map: the fog of war as you saw it, and what the enemy saw that second.
- Your pace against the Dragon Knight benchmark: 594 GPM for an average player, 683 for a good one.
- Timings against pros: they have Blink Dagger by minute 13, and the coach shows where you lose time.
- Five-game homework the coach checks in your next review, plus a chat with the coach about the match.
Review my matchA month of subscription as a gift, no card and no auto-renewal.How a match review works
Pro build by minute
Minute is the median first purchase, percent is the share of matches with the item.
0′5′10′15′20′25′30′35′40′Starting
2′64%
4′21%
6′81%
7′98%
7′98%
13′100%
16′95%
23′91%
32′52%
32′36%
35′23%
35′36%
2′64%4′21%6′81%7′98%7′98%13′100%16′95%23′91%32′52%32′36%35′23%35′36%Skill build
13% of 100 pro matches
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- Lvl 11-2s Breathe Fire Cooldown
- Lvl 16+300 Health
- Lvl 18+220 Breathe Fire Damage
Dragon Tail
на цельDragon Knight smites an enemy unit with his shield, stunning and damaging it and units close to it.
Pros max it by level 15
Wyrm's Wrath
пассивнаяThe life blood of the Dragon improves Dragon Knight's abilities and items to have increased AoE and causes his attacks to deal additional magic damage to enemy units.
Pros max it by level 10
Dragon Blood
пассивная · innateThe life blood of the Dragon improves Dragon Knight's health regeneration and armor. Regen and armor are increased by 50% during Elder Dragon Form.
Elder Dragon Form
без целиDragon Knight assumes the form of the Elder Dragon, increasing the range of his abilities, gaining bonus movement speed, and a ranged attack with various properties. The Dragon evolves per level. The bonuses are cumulative. Level 1 Green: Grants a corrosive damage over time that can also damage buildings.Level 2 Red: Grants splash damage to the dragon's attacks.Level 3 Blue: Grants a debuff immunity piercing movement and attack frost slow on attack.
Pros max it by level 17
Aghanim's ScepterUpgrades Elder Dragon Form.
Aghanim's ShardGrants a new ability, Fireball.
+12 Dragon Blood HP Regen/Armor25+50% Wyrm's Wrath Bonuses
+150 Elder Dragon Form Attack Range20+220 Breathe Fire Damage
+0.4s Dragon Tail Stun15+300 Health
+15 Damage10-2s Breathe Fire Cooldown
Matchups
Hero winrate against each opponent, circle size is the number of games
Hero win rate against the opponent, Divine+Immortal over the past week, STRATZ.
Who to pick against Dragon Knight: counter picks →Benchmarks on the hero
Average beats half of the players on this hero, good beats 80%, great beats 95%.
Gold per minute
average 594good 683great 775
Experience per minute
average 772good 981great 1,146
Last hits per minute
average 7.5good 8.9great 11.1
Hero damage per minute
average 676good 920great 1,222
Win rate by rank
The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank
Hero at a glance
Complexity: easyIt does best in Archon (53.1% wins) and wins 52.8% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 2 (mid) in 52% of games and position 3 (offlane) in 35% of games. Pros usually build Blink Dagger, Aghanim's Shard and Black King Bar by minute 23. It struggles most against Meepo, Enigma and Keeper of the Light and has the easiest time against Shadow Fiend, Drow Ranger and Pangolier. The most common mistake in Highground reviews on this hero is "Death · ignored info", in 87% of matches.