
Dragon Knight
Skill Build
A level 1-25 plan based on this hero's current ability list. Adjust talents and extra spells for the match.
Levels 1-25
- 1
Breathe FireQ - 2
Dragon TailW - 3
Wyrm's WrathE - 4
Breathe FireQ - 5
Breathe FireQ - 6
Elder Dragon FormR - 7
Breathe FireQ - 8
Dragon TailW - 9
Dragon TailW - 10Talent+15 Damage
- 11
Dragon TailW - 12
Elder Dragon FormR - 13
Wyrm's WrathE - 14
Wyrm's WrathE - 15Talent+stun durations Dragon Tail Stun
- 16
Wyrm's WrathE - 17
Elder Dragon FormR - 18StatsStats
- 19StatsStats
- 20Talent+bonus attack range Elder Dragon Form Attack Range
- 21StatsStats
- 22StatsStats
- 23StatsStats
- 24StatsStats
- 25Talent+health regen Dragon Blood HP Regen/Armor
- 1
Breathe FireQ - 2
Dragon TailW - 3
Wyrm's WrathE - 4
Breathe FireQ - 5
Breathe FireQ - 6
Elder Dragon FormR - 7
Breathe FireQ - 8
Dragon TailW - 9
Dragon TailW - 10Talent+15 Damage
- 11
Dragon TailW - 12
Elder Dragon FormR - 13
Wyrm's WrathE
- 14
Wyrm's WrathE - 15Talent+stun durations Dragon Tail Stun
- 16
Wyrm's WrathE - 17
Elder Dragon FormR - 18StatsStats
- 19StatsStats
- 20Talent+bonus attack range Elder Dragon Form Attack Range
- 21StatsStats
- 22StatsStats
- 23StatsStats
- 24StatsStats
- 25Talent+health regen Dragon Blood HP Regen/Armor
- 1
Breathe FireQ - 2
Dragon TailW - 3
Wyrm's WrathE - 4
Breathe FireQ - 5
Breathe FireQ - 6
Elder Dragon FormR - 7
Breathe FireQ - 8
Dragon TailW - 9
Dragon TailW
- 10Talent+15 Damage
- 11
Dragon TailW - 12
Elder Dragon FormR - 13
Wyrm's WrathE - 14
Wyrm's WrathE - 15Talent+stun durations Dragon Tail Stun
- 16
Wyrm's WrathE - 17
Elder Dragon FormR - 18StatsStats
- 19StatsStats
- 20Talent+bonus attack range Elder Dragon Form Attack Range
- 21StatsStats
- 22StatsStats
- 23StatsStats
- 24StatsStats
- 25Talent+health regen Dragon Blood HP Regen/Armor
Talent tree
Item Builds
Based on real match data from OpenDota. Sorted by popularity.
Starting Items
8 items
Iron Branch
55gTargets the ground to plant a happy little tree that lasts for 20 seconds.

Gauntlets of Strength
140g
Quelling Blade
100gDestroy a target tree.

Tango
90gConsumes a target tree to gain 7 health regeneration for 16 seconds. Consuming an Ironwood Tree doubles the heal duration. Comes with 3 charges. Can be used on an allied hero to give them one Tango. Tree Range: 165

Circlet
155g
Observer Ward
Plants an Observer Ward, an invisible watcher that gives ground vision in a 1600 radius to your team. Lasts 6 minutes. Hold Control to give one Observer Ward to an allied hero.

Magic Stick
200gInstantly restores 15 health and mana per charge stored. Max 10 charges. Gains a charge whenever a visible enemy within 1200 range uses an ability.

Faerie Fire
65gInstantly restores 85 health.
Early Game
8 items
Power Treads
1,400gSwitches between +10 Strength, +10 Agility, or +10 Intelligence.

Bracer
505g
Soul Ring
805gConsume %abilityhealthcost% health to temporarily gain 170 mana. Lasts 10 seconds. If the mana gained cannot fit in your mana pool, it creates a buffer of mana that will be used before your mana pool.

Null Talisman
505g
Mask of Madness
1,900gGives 100 attack speed, 8% / 12% movement speed (ranged/melee), and 30% slow resistance, but reduces your armor by 7 and silences you. Lasts 6 seconds.

Armlet of Mordiggian
2,500gWhen active, Unholy Strength grants +35 damage, +25 strength and +4 armor, but drains 45 health per second. You cannot die from the health drain when Unholy Strength is activated, nor from the strength loss when Unholy Strength is deactivated.

Falcon Blade
1,125g
Oblivion Staff
1,625gMid Game
8 items
Blink Dagger
2,250gTeleport to a target point up to 1200 units away. Blink Dagger cannot be used for 3 seconds after taking damage from an enemy hero or Roshan.

Mask of Madness
1,900gGives 100 attack speed, 8% / 12% movement speed (ranged/melee), and 30% slow resistance, but reduces your armor by 7 and silences you. Lasts 6 seconds.

Crystalys
2,000gGrants each attack a 30% chance to deal 160% damage.

Black King Bar
4,050gApplies a basic dispel. Grants 60% magic resistance and immunity to reflected and pure damage. For the duration of the effect, any negative effect from enemy spells has no effect. Duration: 9s Dispel Type: Basic Dispel

Armlet of Mordiggian
2,500gWhen active, Unholy Strength grants +35 damage, +25 strength and +4 armor, but drains 45 health per second. You cannot die from the health drain when Unholy Strength is activated, nor from the strength loss when Unholy Strength is deactivated.

Maelstrom
2,950gGrants a 25% chance on attack to release a bolt of electricity that leaps between 4 targets within a 650 radius, dealing 110 magical damage to each. Lightning proc pierces evasion.

Mjollnir
5,500gPlaces a charged shield on a target unit for 15 seconds which has a 20% chance to release a 225 magical damage shocking bolt at a nearby attacker and 4 additional enemies.

Oblivion Staff
1,625gLate Game
8 items
Black King Bar
4,050gApplies a basic dispel. Grants 60% magic resistance and immunity to reflected and pure damage. For the duration of the effect, any negative effect from enemy spells has no effect. Duration: 9s Dispel Type: Basic Dispel

Daedalus
5,100gGrants each attack a 30% chance to deal 225% damage.

Aghanim's Scepter
4,200gUpgrades the ultimate, and some abilities, of all heroes.

Assault Cuirass
5,125gGrants 30 attack speed and 5 armor to nearby allied units and structures, and decreases nearby enemy unit and structure armor by -5. Radius: 1200

Hurricane Pike
4,450gPushes you and target enemy 425 units away from each other, and for 6 seconds, allows you to make 5 attacks against the target without range restrictions and with +100 attack speed. Can be cast on self or allies to push the target 600 units in the direction it is facing. Enemy Range: 425

Bloodthorn
6,400gSilences a target for 5 seconds. At the end of the silence, an additional 60% of all damage taken during the silence will be dealt to the target as magical damage. All attacks on the silenced target will deal additional damage equal to 50 if the attacker is a hero, and 25, if the attacker is a creep. Provides True Strike for your attacks and attacks from your controlled units against the silenced target.

Satanic
5,050gIncreases Lifesteal percentage to 175% for 6 seconds. Dispel Type: Basic Dispel

Overwhelming Blink
6,800gTeleport to a target point up to 1200 units away. After teleportation, all enemies in a 800 AoE take damage equal to 100 + 50% of your strength and an additional 100% over time, and have 50% movement speed slow and 50 attack speed slow for 6 seconds. Overwhelming Blink cannot be used for 3 seconds after taking damage from an enemy hero or Roshan.