Dragon Knight/Counters

Bad against...

 * and both hinder Dragon Knight's movement 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.


 * and go right through Dragon Knight's armor.


 * 's constant 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 counter damage and 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 chase Dragon Knight down with and stun him with both  and his passive . 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.
 * Templar Assassin's Refraction charges also get quickly removed by the damage over time from Dragon Knight's ultimate.


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

Others

 * is a cleave ranged carry, with one of the strongests splash damage and, with the right items, one of the strongests damage output. He excels greatly against any crowd.
 * In general, heroes that fare badly against 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.
 * Heroes who depend on illusions will fare badly against Dragon Knight's splash damage and Dragon breath.
 * Heroes with evasion will still be hit by Elder Dragon Form's splash damage.

Items

 * Evasion, like,, are not as effective against Dragon Knight's level 2 , since the splash damage will actually do 50% splash damage on a missed attack anyway. Good enough a reason to go , right? Probably not.

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.

List of heroes that counter Dragon Knight, and list of heroes that work well with Dragon Knight.