Dragon Knight/Counters

Bad against...

 * and both hinder Dragon Knight's ability greatly during teamfights.
 * ignores Dragon Knight's armor and kills him prematurely.


 * Lich's constant slows with and  will slow Dragon Knight to a crawl, especially in a crowded teamfight.


 * Dragon Knight's armor does him little good against Lifestealer's.
 * will nearly disable Dragon Knight, due to his naturally slow move speed.
 * prevents Dragon Knight from stunning Lifestealer.


 * and goes right through Dragon Knight's armor.


 * 's contant pure damage output is devastating to Dragon Knight, and the Intelligence drain cripples his already shallow mana pool.
 * Dragon Knight's relatively low Intelligence means heavy damage from, which also bypasses his armor.


 * saps Dragon Knight of his already low base damage, making him even more useless in a fight if he gets kited.
 * makes Razor much faster than Dragon Knight, and hard to catch. Additionally, stunning Razor proves minimally effective in a one-on-one situation due to the purge.


 * Timbersaw's pure damage will kill Dragon Knight surprisingly fast, especially if he gets caught in a bad position while laning.


 * In the early game, a Dragon Knight without is basically defenseless against Viper.

Others

 * In general, heroes that can slow down Dragon Knight's movement speed will do well against him. This includes, and others in addition to the heroes mentioned above.
 * can completely eliminate Dragon Knight's base armor with and may also be able to chase him down with.
 * can chase Dragon Knight down with and stun him with both  and his passive bash. He can also use  to whittle Dragon Knight's armor.
 * 's reduces Dragon Knight's armor considerably, and his strong base attacks are augmented by his.
 * can burn down Dragon Knight's health quickly during the early to mid game, but is not as effective during the late game. However, remains a constant threat due to the slow and percentage-based damage.

Items

 * is the primary counter against Dragon Knight, reducing his damage, move speed, and attack speed significantly.
 * negates much of Dragon Knight's damage in the early to mid game.
 * , and  reduces much of Dragon Knight's armor.

Good against...

 * Bloodseeker's physical damage is unlikely to kill Dragon Knight, and therefore rarely get a chance to recover the large amount of HP from.


 * The extra damage from is largely blocked by Dragon Knight's armor.


 * Dragon Knight's heavy armor negates 's burst physical damage. His large HP pool also gives him a good chance of surviving Nyx Assassin's follow-up nuke damage.


 * Riki does little damage to Dragon Knight, as he relies only on physical damage with modest attack speed and lack of burst.


 * Spirit Breaker's slow attack speed and moderate damage do very little to harm Dragon Knight, even if ganked with.


 * Despite the armor reduction from, Templar Assassin's reliance on physical damage and medium attack speed is unlikely to harm Dragon Knight.


 * does little damage against Dragon Knight's armor, and Dragon Knight's high health regeneration minimizes damage from.

Others

 * In general, heroes that fare badly against Dragon Knight are heroes that rely only on physical autoattack damage, with no crit or attack speed bonuses.
 * 's spiderlings and spiderites do almost nothing against Dragon Knight.

Works well with...

 * is especially useful on Dragon Knight, as it keeps him alive as both carry and tank.


 * is especially useful for Dragon Knight. Coupled with his naturally high health regeneration, it ensures that Dragon Knight rarely needs to return to the base.
 * and her slows make it much easier for Dragon Knight to deal damage.


 * A well-placed gives Dragon Knight ample opportunity to ravage the enemy team with 's splash damage. Additionally, Dragon Knight can use  and the level 3 Elder Dragon's frost attack to trap enemies inside  for heavy damage.


 * A good sets Dragon Knight up to deal much splash damage in .  also grants extra splash damage to Elder Dragon Form, while allowing Dragon Knight to cleave in melee form and farm up more quickly.


 * Medusa's tankiness combined with that of Dragon Knight's can be enough to overwhelm a disadvantaged enemy team.


 * 's low-cooldown spell immunity protects Dragon Knight from disables and magic damage, forcing them to try and take him down with physical damage alone - a daunting task even without.


 * makes it very hard for enemy carries to take down Dragon Knight.
 * helps offset Dragon Knight's lack of mobility by letting him sneak up on enemies under cover of invisibility.
 * holds enemies down for Dragon Knight to destroy en masse with.


 * Vengeful Spirit's, along with her common item pickups like reduces enemy armor greatly, allowing Dragon Knight to destroy them quickly.

Others

 * In general, any hero that can stun or root the enemy also works well with Dragon Knight.