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Dragon Knight

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    [e][h]Dragon Knight
    Radiant Hero
    Attributes
    Base Stats
    Health Regen
    0.25
    Mana Regen
    0
    Magic Resistance
    25%
    Attack Speed
    100
    Attack Time
    1.7
    Attack Duration
    0.5 + 0.5
    Attack Range
    150
    Missile Speed
    Instant
    Turn Rate
    0.6
    Sight Range
    1800 / 800
    Level Changes
    Level
    1
    15
    25
    Health
    672
    1730
    2495
    Mana
    291
    567
    771
    Armor
    3
    7.5
    10.7
    Damage
    53-59
    100-106
    134-140
    Most Played As
    LessMore
    Role
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    Notes
    Collision Size
    24
    Legs
    2

    Dragon Knight Davion, the Dragon Knight[edit]

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    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...

    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.

    Abilities[edit]

    Breathe Fire
    QF
    Targeting
    Unit Target
    Point Target
    Affects
    Enemy Units
    Damage Type
    Magical
    Unleashes a breath of fire on enemy units in a cone in front of Dragon Knight.
    Damage90/170/240/300
    Damage Reduction25%
    55%
    Reduction Duration11
    Radius150 ➜ 250
    Distance750
    Cast Range500
    Cast Point0.2
    Cast Backswing0.47
    14/13/12/11
    90/100/110/120
    		Does not pierce Spell Immunity.
    		Dispellable.
    Knight Davion's breath has become that of the mighty Eldwurm Slyrak, remembered for burning numerous other knights to a crisp.
    Notes
    • Can hit units up to 1000 range away.
    • The fire travels at 1050 speed.
    Dragon Tail
    WT
    Targeting
    Unit Target
    Affects
    Enemy Units
    Damage Type
    Magical
    Dragon Knight smites an enemy unit at melee range with his shield, stunning and dealing damage.
    Damage70/100/130/160
    Stun Duration2.25/2.5/2.75/3
    2.75/3/3.25/3.5
    Cast Range150
    Cast Range During Elder Dragon Form400
    Cast Point0
    Cast Backswing0.5
    Radius During Elder Dragon Form375
    16/14/12/10
    70/80/90/100
    		Does not pierce Spell Immunity.
    		Blocked by Linken's Sphere and echoed by Lotus Orb.
    		Dispellable with strong dispels.
    Davion's combination of dragon talents and knightly skills makes him a vicious opponent in melee combat.
    Notes
    Dragon Blood
    ED
    Targeting
    Passive
    Affects
    Self
    The life blood of the Dragon improves health regeneration and strengthens armor.
    Bonus HP Regeneration3/6/9/12
    15/18/21/24
    Bonus Armor3/6/9/12
    15/18/21/24
    		Disabled by break.
    Slyrak's blood still courses through Davion's veins, giving him twice the vitality of an ordinary knight.
    Ultimate Ability
    Elder Dragon Form
    RR
    Targeting
    No Target
    Affects
    Self
    Transforms the Dragon Knight into a powerful elder dragon.
    Level 1 Green Dragon gains Corrosive Breath.
    Level 2 Red Dragon gains Splash Attack.
    Level 3 Blue Dragon gains Frost Breath.
    DragonGreen/Red/Blue/
    Black
    Base Movement Speed Bonus25
    Attack Range350
    500
    Missile Speed900
    Duration60
    Cast Point0
    Cast Backswing0.5
    Magic Resistance
    25%
    115/110/105
         
    115/110/105/100
    50
    Increases the ability level by 1 and adds a Level 4 Black Dragon that increases dragon spell effectiveness, attack range, flying pathing, and bonus magic resistance.
    		Illusions gain this ability.
    The dormant dragon power springs forth from within Davion, combining the powers of a legendary knight with a legendary Eldwurm.
    Notes
    • Dragon Tail Dragon Tail cast range is increased when this ability is active.
    • Each improved level of dragon has the abilities of the previous dragons as well.
    • Note scepter values only apply to the Level 4 Black Dragon.

    Talent Tree[edit]

    Talent Tree
    +375 AoE Dragon Tail Dragon Tail During Dragon Form 25 +12 Dragon Blood Dragon Blood Regen/Armor
    +20 Strength 20 +150 Elder Dragon Form Elder Dragon Form Attack Range
    +400 Health 15 +0.5s Dragon Tail Dragon Tail Stun Duration
    +30% Breathe Fire Breathe Fire Damage Reduction 10 +15 Damage

    Elder Dragon Form Abilities[edit]

    • Note scepter values only apply to the Level 4 Black Dragon.

    Green Dragon[edit]

    Corrosive Breath
    Targeting
    Passive
    Affects
    Enemy Units
    Buildings
    Damage Type
    Magical
    Dragon Knight spews forth volatile acid breath dealing damage over time.
    Damage Per Second20
    30
    Duration5
    		Does not pierce Spell Immunity.
    		Dispellable.
    		Illusions apply a fake debuff that deals no damage.
    Notes
    • Total damage:
      • 100
      • 150
    • Does not stack with itself, only refreshes the duration.

    Red Dragon[edit]

    Splash Attack
    Targeting
    Passive
    Affects
    Enemy Units
    Damage Type
    Physical
    Dragon Knight hits all enemies within the area with splash damage.
    Damage75%
    100%
    Radius350
    		Illusions gain this ability.
    Notes
    • Corrosive Breath applies to all targets hit by the splash.

    Blue Dragon[edit]

    Frost Breath
    Targeting
    Passive
    Affects
    Enemy Units
    Dragon Knight attacks with the power of ice and slows all enemies hit by his attacks.
    Movement Speed Slow40%
    60%
    Attack Speed Slow40
    60
    Slow Duration3
    Radius300
    		Does not pierce Spell Immunity.
    		Dispellable.
    		Illusions gain this ability.
    Notes
    • Frost Breath slow applies to all targets hit by the splash.

    Aghanim's Shard[edit]

    Fireball
    DB
    Targeting
    Target Area
    Affects
    Enemies
    Damage Type
    Magical
    Ignites an area, dealing damage per second to enemies in it.
    Cast Range600
    Cast Range During Elder Dragon Form1400
    Radius450
    Damage Per Second65
    Duration10
    Debuff Linger Duration2
    20
         17
    100
    This ability is granted by Aghanim's Shard
    		Does not pierce Spell Immunity.

    General Strategy[edit]

    Overview

    Dragon Knight is an early-game pusher that later turns into a ranged tank-like carry that can naturally corrode towers with his first level of Elder Dragon Form and later slow enemies with his third level of Elder Dragon Form. Dragon Knight also excels in flash-farming with Breathe Fire and can survive in lane with his passive ability that improves regeneration.

    Dragon Knight is an all-around strong hero, but needs the early game advantage of towers to snowball to a late-game carry.

    Breathe Fire is used for several reasons. To flash farm the jungle and lane creeps to get your necessary items, cripple foes in lane making it difficult for them to last hit, and weaken all enemies at he beginning of team fights. Breathe Fire's nuke and damage reduction makes it Dragon Knight's most effective skill early on. The increased armor and life regeneration from Dragon Blood is immense. Be sure to get this ability early so you can take full advantage of Soul Ring. Dragon Tail's stun duration does not scale very well for its levels. This stun is best used when in Elder Dragon Form so don't hesitate to transform for the stun and then follow up auto-attack elemental damage. Your ultimate works on towers, so push heavily once you get it.

    Early Game

    You want Soul Ring to use Breathe Fire as much as possible to farm and deal damage towards enemies. It also diminishes your enemies' attack, making it harder for them to last-hit or fight back.

    Mid Game

    Start ganking heavily with Shadow Blade; push towers during key team moments, then start ganking jungle and lanes with Shadow Blade and your ultimate's slow. After a kill, go push a tower with your team as you are now 4 vs 5 thanks to your initiative. Dragon Knight is very tank-like, but needs to avoid getting nuked down by magic spells. Black King Bar keeps you afloat, let's you dish out debuffs in Dragon Form and makes fighting back all the more harder for enemies. Helm of the Dominator offers the ability to control a creep. Select one that let's you stack and pull the Ancients camp. After several minutes of stacking, you can use your ultimate's splash damage to take out the massive stock for massive gold.

    Late Game

    Silver Edge is your next Shadow Blade upgrade. If you are still succeeding with ganks and want the extra damage or you are targeting an enemy to who suffers from the debuff (disabling passive abilities), Silver Edge is a good option. Assault Cuirass synergizes well with Dragon Knight who needs the attack speed, enjoys additional armor and the armor debuff works with his Dragon Form's elemental auto-attacks. Dragon Knight may be the team's primary carry or secondary to someone more agile; regardless, this helps the whole team.

    Version History[edit]

    Version Balance Changes
    7.30c
    • Buff Base damage increased by 1
    • Buff Elder Dragon Form Black Dragon Magic Resistance increased from 20% to 25%
    • Buff Elder Dragon Form cooldown reduced from 115 to 115/110/105/100
    • Buff Fireball DPS increased from 60 to 65
    7.30
    • Nerf Dragon Tail stun duration reduced from 2.5/2.75/3.0/3.25 to 2.25/2.5/2.75/3
    • Nerf Dragon Blood health regen reduced from 4/8/12/16 to 3/6/9/12
    • Nerf Black Elder Dragon Splash damage reduced from 115% to 100%
    • Nerf Black Elder Dragon Magic Resistance reduced from 40% to 20%
    • Nerf Fireball DPS reduced from 80 to 60
    • Buff Fireball damage debuff now lingers for 2 seconds
    7.29
    • Buff Fireball shard can now be used in melee form. Has 600 cast range when used that way (compared to 1400 in dragon form)
    • Buff Dragon Tail mana cost reduced from 100 to 70/80/90/100
    • Nerf Dragon Tail Cooldown increased from 12/11/10/9 to 16/14/12/10
    • Buff Dragon Tail damage increased from 50/75/100/125 to 70/100/130/160
    • Buff Level 10 Talent increased from -24% Breathe Fire Damage Reduction to -30%
    • Rework Level 10 Talent changed from +2 Mana Regen to +15 Damage
    • Rework Level 15 Talent changed from +25 Damage to +0.5s Dragon Tail Stun Duration
    • Rework Level 20 Talent changed from +15% Cooldown Reduction to +150 Elder Dragon Form Attack Range
    • Rework Level 25 Talent changed from 1.8x Dragon Blood to +12 Dragon Blood Armor and Regeneration
    • Rework Level 25 Talent changed from +1.6s Dragon Tail to +375 AoE Dragon Tail During Dragon Form
    7.28b
    • Buff Fireball shard manacost reduced from 150 to 100
    7.28
    • Buff Breathe Fire manacost reduced from 100/110/120/130 to 90/100/110/120
    • Buff Dragon Tail damage increased from 25/50/75/100 to 50/75/100/125
    • Buff Elder Dragon Form splash radius increased from 300 to 350
    • Buff Level 15 Talent increased from +350 Health to +400
    • Buff Added Aghanim's Shard
      • Grants Elder Dragon Form the Fireball ability.
        • Ignites a 450 AoE area for 10 seconds, dealing 80 damage per second to enemies in it.
        • Lasts 10 seconds. Cast Range: 1400. Cooldown: 20. Manacost: 150.
    7.27d
    • Buff Base Strength increased by 2
    7.26c
    • Nerf Level 10 Talent reduced from +2.5 Mana Regen to +2
    • Buff Level 15 Talent increased from +325 Health to +350
    7.26b
    • Nerf All talents are now about 20% weaker
    7.26a
    • Nerf Strength gain reduced from 3.6 to 3.4
    • Nerf Elder Dragon Form Scepter no longer increases attack range
    7.25
    • Buff Base movement speed increased by 5
    7.24
    • Buff Base movement speed increased by 10
    • Nerf Elder Dragon Form movement speed bonus reduced from 30 to 25
    7.23
    • Buff Elder Dragon Form Scepter upgrade now also provides flying pathing
    • Rework Level 20 Talent changed from +210 Gold Per Minute to +20% Cooldown Reduction
    7.22f
    • Buff Elder Dragon Form Scepter magic resistance increased from +30% to +40%
    • Buff Level 20 Talent increased from +180 Gold/Min to +210
    7.22c
    • Buff Base intelligence increased from 15 to 18
    • Buff Level 10 Talent increased from -25% Breathe Fire Damage Reduction to -30%
    • Buff Level 15 Talent increased from +350 Health to +400
    7.22
    • Buff Added Scepter upgrade:
      • Adds a 4th level to Elder Dragon Form, a Black Dragon
      • Gaining Scepter increases the level of your ultimate by one
      • Black Dragon has 50% more Corrosive Damage, Splash Damage, and Slow amount
      • It also increases your attack range to 600 and grants you +30% Magic Resistance
    7.21d
    • Buff Elder Dragon Form slow increased from 30% to 40%
    • Buff Level 10 Talent increased from -20% Breath Fire Damage to -25%
    • Buff Level 15 Talent increased from +300 Health to +350
    • Buff Level 20 Talent increased from +150 Gold/Min to +180
    • Buff Level 25 Talent increased from +1.75s Dragon Tail to +2s
    7.21
    • Buff Strength gain increased from 3.1 to 3.6
    • Buff Base Movement Speed increased from 285 to 295
    • Buff Dragon Blood health regen increased from 4/7/10/13 to 4/8/12/16
    • Buff Elder Dragon Form frost attack slow increased from 20% to 30%
    • Rework Level 20 Talent changed from 2× Dragon Blood to +25 Strength
    • Rework Level 25 Talent changed from +40 Strength to 2× Dragon Blood
    7.20
    • Rework Elder Dragon Form Splash Attack now does 75% damage in the 300 AoE
      • Instead of 100% in 50 AoE, 50% in 150 AoE, 25% in 250 AoE
    • Nerf Elder Dragon Form Splash Attack no longer does partial damage if the attack misses
    7.18
    • Nerf Level 15 Talent reduced from +35 Damage to +30
    7.16
    • Nerf Base movement speed reduced from 285 to 280
    • Buff Elder Dragon Form bonus movement speed increased from 25 to 30
    7.13b
    • Nerf Base movement speed reduced from 290 to 285
    • Nerf Base armor reduced from 1 to 0
    7.10
    • Nerf Agility gain reduced from 2.2 to 2
    • Rework Level 10 Talent changed from +30 Attack Speed to -20% Breathe Fire Damage Reduction
    7.07b
    • Rework Level 15 Talent changed from +40% XP Gain to +35 Damage
    7.07
    • Nerf Dragon Blood rescaled from 3/6/9/12 to 4/6/8/10
    • Buff Breathe Fire now reduces total attack damage and not just base damage
    • Nerf Breathe Fire attack damage reduction reduced from 35% to 25%
    • Nerf Breathe Fire cast point increased from 0 to 0.2
    • Buff Breathe Fire distance increased from 650 to 750
    • Rework Reworked Talent Tree
    7.06
    • Buff Elder Dragon Form Frost Breath attack slow increased from 20 to 30
      • (Matches movement speed reduction)
    7.05
    • Buff Level 10 Talent increased from +9 Strength to +10
    • Buff Level 10 Talent increased from +25 Attack Speed to +30
    • Buff Level 15 Talent increased from +35% XP Gain to +40%
    7.03
    • Buff Level 10 Talent increased from +7 Strength to +9
    • Buff Level 10 Talent increased from +20 Attack Speed to +25
    • Buff Level 25 Talent increased from +60 Movement Speed to +75
    7.02
    • Buff Level 10 Talent from +6 Strength to 7
    • Buff Level 15 Talent from +25% XP Gain to +35%
    • Buff Level 25 Talent from +50 Movement Speed to +60
    7.00
    • Buff Elder Dragon Form Corrosive Breath now affects the splashed targets
    • Nerf Dragon Tail is now a fast projectile while in Dragon Form
    • New Added Talent Tree
    6.87
    • Buff Breathe Fire attack damage reduction increased from 20/25/30/35% to 35%
    • Rescale Breathe Fire cooldown rescaled from 12 to 14/13/12/11
    • Buff Base damage increased from 27-33 to 31-37
    6.86
    • Buff Dragon Blood HP regen increased from 2/3/4/5 to 3/6/9/12
    • Buff Elder Dragon Form Frost AoE increased from 250 to 300
    6.85
    • Buff Breathe Fire debuff duration increased from 8 to 11
    6.84
    • Buff Breathe Fire now also reduces base damage by 20/25/30/35% for 8 seconds
    • Buff Corrosive Breath damage is now lethal
    • Buff Elder Dragon Form Splash Attack damage percentage radius from 100/200/250 to 150/225/300
      • (For 100/75/50% damage)
    6.83
    • Buff Elder Dragon Form level 3 now maintains the Corrosive Breath ability from levels 1 and 2
    6.80
    • Nerf Dragon Tail cooldown increased from 9 to 12/11/10/9
    6.78
    • Buff Corrosive Breath passive from Level 1 Elder Form now carries over to Level 2 (the DPS)
    6.75
    • Nerf Armor reduced from 2 to 1
    • Buff Dragon Blood armor bonus increased from 2/4/6/8 to 3/6/9/12
    • Nerf Elder Dragon form level 2/3 no longer gives bonus damage (was 5 and 14 respectively)
    • Buff Elder Dragon form level 2/3 100% splash AoE rescaled from 75 to 100
    • Buff Elder Dragon form level 2/3 75% splash AoE rescaled from 150 to 200
    6.73
    • Buff While in Elder Dragon Form, Dragon Tail cast range is increased from 150 to 400
    6.72
    • Buff Breathe Fire damage increased from 75/150/225/300 to 90/170/240/300
    6.71
    • Buff Dragon Blood regeneration increased from 1/2/3/4 to 2/3/4/5
    6.54
    • Nerf Changed Elder Dragon Form movement speed bonus from 10/35/60 to 25
    6.52
    • Buff Improved Elder Dragon Form attack animation from 0.94/0.56 to 0.5/0.5
    • Buff Breathe Fire mana cost reduced from 100/115/130/150 to 100/110/120/130
    • Nerf Elder Dragon Form cooldown increased from 100 to 115
    6.51
    • Buff Elder Dragon Form mana cost reduced from 100/150/200 to 50
    • Buff Elder Dragon Form cooldown reduced from 135 to 100
    6.45
    • Buff Increased base agility and agility gain from 17 + 1.7 to 19 + 2.2
    6.35
    • Buff Dragon Blood now grants 2/4/6/8 armor
    6.20
    • Nerf Elder Dragon Form no longer grants bonus hp
    • Nerf Breathe Fire damage reduced from 85/170/255/320 to 75/150/225/300
    6.17
    • Nerf Base strength reduced from 21 to 19
    • Nerf Base movement speed reduced from 300 to 290
    6.11
    • Nerf Dragon Tail stun duration reduced from 2.5/2.75/3.1/3.35 to 2.5/2.75/3/3.25
    • Rescale Dragon Tail damage rescaled from 0/50/100/150 to 25/50/75/100
    6.04
    • Nerf Frost Breath no longer freezes towers
    • Nerf Frost Breath duration nerfed from 10 to 3
    6.03
    • Rework Reverted ability changes
    • Nerf Dragon Blood armor bonus removed (1/2/3/4 ➜ 0)
    6.00
    • Rework Dragon Tail replaced with Stone Form
      • Grants bonus armor at the cost of attack damage and movement speed
    • Rework Dragon Blood replaced with Roar
      • Has a chance to blind an enemy unit
      • Dragon Knight's attacks deal bonus damage and stun the enemy

    Notable Players[edit]

    Noone 
    Petushara 
    Downtown Baby 
    Yin 
    Hugo 

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