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Dragon Knight
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Dragon Knight
| Grants the following bonuses per level: | |
| +70.4HP and +0.32HP regeneration +3.2 Main Attack Damage | |
| +0.33 armor and 2 attack speed | |
| +20.4MP and +0.085MP regeneration +0.1% base magic resistance | |
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Instant Projectile Speed
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100 (114)
(1.6 BAT) | ||
0.5 + 0.5
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0.6
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Default
Gib Type | ||
2011-11-03
Released | ||
2004-03-01
(2.60) | ||
Competitive Span
2011-11-10 — Present | ||
Version Control This article has not been updated to the last version the hero was changed in yet (version 7.41d). Please help by updating it. |
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This page is about the hero Davion, the Dragon Knight. For other uses, see Davion (disambiguation).
| Transforms into a formidable ranged dragon. | |
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| As Sir Davion slew Slyrak in arranged combat, the Eldwurm's blood mingled with his own, sealing their essences together. He was no longer a dragon-slayer, but a Dragon Knight. The infusion of Dragon Blood caused his wounds to heal with inhuman speed, and granted him great new powers. While nowhere as grand as Slyrak, he found himself with the ability to Breathe Fire and launch Fireballs, immolating packs of foes at once. But when Davion took on his Elder Dragon Form, he became the formidable Eldwurm itself, and upon his awestruck enemies he rained projectiles of acid, fire, and ice. | |
| Roles: | |
| Adjectives | Fiery, Red, Nose Legs ( 2 ) |
Bio
[edit]The Dragon Slyrak sleeps within this armor, and the knight within the Dragon waits. Beware you do not wake them both.▶️Davion, the Dragon Knight
Aliases:
DK, Davion
Lore:
After years on the trail of a legendary Eldwurm, the Knight Davion found himself facing a disappointing foe: the dreaded Slyrak had grown ancient and frail, its wings tattered, its few remaining scales stricken with scale-rot, its fangs ground to nubs, and its fire-gouts no more threatening than a pack of wet matchsticks.
Seeing no honor to be gained in dragon-murder, Knight Davion prepared to turn away and leave his old foe to die in peace. But a voice crept into his thoughts, and Slyrak gave a whispered plea that Davion might honor him with death in combat. Davion agreed, and found himself rewarded beyond expectation for his act of mercy: As he sank his blade in Slyrak's breast, the dragon pierced Davion's throat with a talon. As their blood mingled, Slyrak sent his power out along the Blood Route, sending all its strength and centuries of wisdom to the knight. The dragon's death sealed their bond and Dragon Knight was born. The ancient power slumbers in the Dragon Knight Davion, waking when he calls it. Or perhaps it is the Dragon that calls the Knight…
Seeing no honor to be gained in dragon-murder, Knight Davion prepared to turn away and leave his old foe to die in peace. But a voice crept into his thoughts, and Slyrak gave a whispered plea that Davion might honor him with death in combat. Davion agreed, and found himself rewarded beyond expectation for his act of mercy: As he sank his blade in Slyrak's breast, the dragon pierced Davion's throat with a talon. As their blood mingled, Slyrak sent his power out along the Blood Route, sending all its strength and centuries of wisdom to the knight. The dragon's death sealed their bond and Dragon Knight was born. The ancient power slumbers in the Dragon Knight Davion, waking when he calls it. Or perhaps it is the Dragon that calls the Knight…
Upgrades
[edit]Aghanim's
[edit]Grants the Fireball ability.
Dealing damage over time within the radius.
Has reduced cast range in human form.
Dealing damage over time within the radius.
Has reduced cast range in human form.
Talents
[edit]| x1.5 Wyrm's Wrath Ability Bonus Factor | 25 | +12 Dragon Blood Health Regen/Armor |
|---|---|---|
| +220 Breathe Fire Damage | 20 | +150 Elder Dragon Form Attack Range |
| +300 Health | 15 | +0.4s Dragon Tail Stun |
| -2s Breathe Fire Cooldown | 10 | +15 Attack Damage |
| ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ +2 All | ||
Dragon Blood
[edit]Passive
Affects
Self
Innate Properties
The higher Davion's level, the higher the bonus health regeneration and bonus armor.
The higher Davion's level, the higher the bonus health regeneration and bonus armor.
The Eldwurm-blood infused knight in dragon form has nigh impenetrable armor and health regeneration.
Health Regen Bonus Factor: 1.5
Armor Bonus Factor: 1.5
This ability levels up with Dragon Knight.
Dragon Blood Calculations
[edit]- Grants the following bonus health regeneration per level:
| L | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 ( | |
| n/a | 7.5 | 12 | 16.5 | 21 | 25.5 ( |
- Grants the following bonus armor per level:
| L | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 ( | |
| n/a | 7.5 | 12 | 16.5 | 21 | 25.5 ( |
Hero Model
[edit]Details
Tap on the
innate abilities for more details.
Abilities
[edit]Breathe Fire
[edit]Cast Animation: 0.2 + 0.67
Cast Range:
1000
Attack Damage Reduction: 20%/24%/28%/32%
Debuff Duration: 11
Innate Properties
Has a different cast backswing in Dragon Form.
Has a different cast backswing in Dragon Form.
Cast Animation: 0.2 + 0.53
Knight Davion's breath has become that of the mighty Eldwurm Slyrak, remembered for burning numerous other knights to a crisp.
Dragon Tail
[edit]Cast Animation: 0 + 0.5
Cast Range:
150
Damage: 60/90/120/150
Innate Properties
Has an extended cast range while in Elder Dragon Form.
Has an extended cast range while in Elder Dragon Form.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0.6
Cast Range:
450
Projectile Speed: 1600
Davion's combination of dragon talents and knightly skills makes him a vicious opponent in melee combat.
Wyrm's Wrath
[edit]Passive
Affects
Self
Grants additional bonus area-of-effect to Davion's abilities.
Slyrak's blood still courses through Davion's veins, giving him twice the vitality of an ordinary knight.
Details
- Applies a flat
magical
bonus attack damage per successful attack.
- Applies a flat
Fireball
[edit]Cast Animation: 0.2 + 0.53
Cast Range:
600
Innate Properties
Has an extended cast range while in Elder Dragon Form.
Has an extended cast range while in Elder Dragon Form.
Cast Animation: 0.2 + 0.6
Cast Range:
1400
Most Dragon Knights name no greater horror than the scourge of dragon's fire.
Elder Dragon Form
[edit]Dragon 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.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0.5
Attack Projectile Speed: 900
Move Speed Bonus: 25/30/35/40
Duration: 60
LEVEL 1
CORROSIVE BREATH
Attacks deal poison damage per second over the duration. Fully affect buildings.
Damage per Second: 25/25/25/35
LEVEL 2
SPLASH ATTACK
Attacks damage all enemy units within the radius, with Corrosive Breath added to the targets.
LEVEL 3
FROST BREATH
Slows movement speed and attack speed by of enemy units within the Splash Attack radius, with Corrosive Breath added to the targets.
Move Speed Slow: 0%/0%/30%/45%
Attack Speed Slow: 0/0/50/65
Debuff Duration: 0/0/3/3
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Increases the current level of Dragon Form by one. Adds a Level 4 Black Dragon that has free pathing, bonus magic resistance, and increased other bonuses.
Increases the current level of Dragon Form by one. Adds a Level 4 Black Dragon that has free pathing, bonus magic resistance, and increased other bonuses.
Magic Resist Bonus: 20%
The dormant dragon power springs forth from within Davion, combining the powers of a legendary knight with a legendary Eldwurm.
Recent Matches
[edit]Main Article: Dragon Knight/Matches
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Picks | Score | vs. Picks | Patch | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 9, 2026 - 18:55 CEST | Qualifier | TI2026 EU OQ1 | 0 : 1 | 7.41d | |||||||
| May 30, 2026 - 13:55 CEST | Tier 1 | BLAST SLAM VII - Last Chance Qualifier | 0 : 1 | 7.41 | |||||||
| May 28, 2026 - 12:10 CEST | Tier 1 | BLAST SLAM VII - May 28-A | 0 : 1 | 7.41 | |||||||
| May 25, 2026 - 22:05 MSK | Tier 4 | LOST S2 Div 1 - Group Stage - Week 1 | 0 : 1 | 7.41c | |||||||
| May 22, 2026 - 17:55 MSK | Showmatch | BB Streamers Battle 13 - Playoffs | 1 : 0 | ||||||||
Recent Changes
[edit]Description
- Increased Dragon Tail radius from 25 to 50.
Talents:
- LVL 20 +200 Breathe Fire damage increased to +220.
- Reduced
strength gain from 3.6 to 3.2.
- Reduced base
movement speed from 315 to 310.
- Breathe Fire
- Damage Reduction rescaled from 30% to 20%/24%/28%/32%.
- Cast range increased from 600 to 1000.
- Fixed the cast indicator not matching the actual damage range of the ability, and also to properly reflect cast range bonuses.
- Dragon Tail
- REMOVED
Fire Dragon ability component.
- No longer has an Elder Dragon Form specific cast range.
- Now has 25 radius AoE by default.
- REMOVED
- Wyrm's Wrath
- REMOVED the following ability components:
- Now always grants the 10/20/30/40 bonus
magical damage on attack and 25/50/75/100 Area of Effect bonus.
- Elder Dragon Form
- Now evolves per level. The bonuses are cumulative
- Level 1: Green Dragon: Attacks apply a Corrosive poison that deals 25
magical damage per second for 3 seconds. Affects buildings.
- Level 2: Red Dragon: Attacks have
splash damage that deals 75% of
attack damage to all enemies within 275 AoE range.
- Applies Corrosive poison to all affected units. Other
attack modifiers will affect only the primary target.
- Applies Corrosive poison to all affected units. Other
- Level 3: Blue Dragon: Attacks also apply a Frost debuff, which pierces
Debuff Immunity and slows attack by 50 and
movement speed by 30%.
Splash attacks apply Corrosive poison and Frost slow to all affected units. Other
attack modifiers will affect only the primary target.
- Level 1: Green Dragon: Attacks apply a Corrosive poison that deals 25
- Bonus
Move Speed increased from 20 to 25/30/35.
- No longer provides bonus attack damage.
- Now also increases cast range of all abilities by 350. (Doesn't affect items.)
- Now evolves per level. The bonuses are cumulative
Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
- Wyrm's Wrath effectiveness no longer improved while in Elder Dragon Form .
- REWORKED Black Dragon stats:
- 40 Bonus Move Speed
- 35 Corrosive Damage
- 100%
Splash Damage
- 350
Splash Radius
- 65 Attack Slow
- 45% Movement Slow
- +20%
Magic Resistance
Unobstructed Movement
Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
- Fireball
- No longer has Elder Dragon Form specific cast range.
- Increased damage per second from 75 to 85.
- Reduced duration from 8 to 6.
- Fireball
Talents:
- LVL 20 +60% Breathe Fire Damage/Cast Range ➜ +200 Breathe Fire Damage.
- LVL 25 +50% Wyrm's Wrath effect during Elder Dragon Form ➜ +50% Wyrm's Wrath Bonuses.
- Reduced base
agility from 16 to 14.
- Reduced Elder Dragon Form attack damage bonus from 20/60/100/140 to 20/50/80/110.
Talents:
- LVL 10 +30% Breathe Fire attack damage reduction ➜ -2s Breathe Fire cooldown.
- LVL 20 +80% Breathe Fire damage/cast range in Elder Dragon Form ➜ +60% Breathe Fire damage/cast range.
Dota Plus Progress
[edit]Main Article: Hero Challenges
Relics track a hero's actions and statistics, and display in-game notifications when a milestone is reached. They are only available to Dota Plus subscribers.
| Dragon Knight's Relics | Voice Lines | |
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Bronze |
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Silver |
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Gold |
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Platinum |
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Master |
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Grandmaster |
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Equipment
[edit]Trivia
[edit]- In The Lab, a VR game by Valve, there are some Bendie soldiers who wield Dragon Knight's sword in the minigame Longshot, along with other Dota 2 weapons like Axe's war axe, Huskar's spear and Stout Shield.
- One of Davion's voice line during his Elder Dragon Form ▶️ “Fly-by-night” may be a reference to the unnamed dragon in the Old English poem "Beowulf", who waited for night to attack a settlement, hence he was known as an "old night-ravager". Said dragon was an inspiration for another dragon named "Smaug" from "The Hobbit" series by J.R.R. Tolkien. Like Beowulf's dragon, Smaug attacked Laketown at night.
- Warcraft 3 similarities:
- In DotA, Dragon Knight uses the model of the Swordman Captain, a campaign-only variant of the Footmen.
- In his dragon form, he uses the model of the Green Dragon, Red Dragon, and Blue Dragon respectively.
- Dragon Knight's Frost Breath in his dragon form is identical to the Frost Breath of the Blue Dragons.
- Breathe Fire is identical to the Pandaren Brewmaster's Breath of Fire.
- Dragon Knight has a 1/7 chance to spawn in with the name "Trogdor", referencing a character from the web series Homestar Runner.
- During Elder Dragon Form, his name also changes to "Arc Honist".
Gallery
[edit]- Alpha textures from 2011 as seen in the trailer
"Are We Heroes Yet?", featuring new shield design - New textures to avoid similarities between Dragon Knight and Silencer
- Dragon Knight concept art for Dragon's Blood
- Bone Harvest sprite - alive