Dragon Knight
Historical Balance Tracker & Intelligence
Balance History
6/22/2026
Dragon Tail: AoE increased from 25 to 50
Talents: Level 20 Talent Breathe Fire Damage increased from +200 to +220
5/6/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
4/7/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
3/27/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
3/24/2026
Strength gain decreased from 3.6 to 3.2
Base Movement Speed decreased from 315 to 310
Breathe Fire: Damage Reduction rescaled from 30% to 20/24/28/32%
Breathe Fire: Cast range increased from 600 to 1000
Breathe Fire: Fixed the cast indicator not matching the actual damage range of the ability, and also to properly reflect cast range bonuses
Dragon Tail: No longer has an Elder Dragon specific cast range
Dragon Tail: Now has 25 radius AoE by default
Wyrm's Wrath: Now always grants the 10/20/30/40 bonus magic damage on attack, and 25/50/75/100 Area of Effect bonus
Elder Dragon Form: Now evolves per level. The bonuses are cumulative
Elder Dragon Form: Level 1: Green Dragon: Attacks apply a Corrosive poison that deals 25 magical damage per second for 3 seconds. Affects buildings
Elder Dragon Form: Level 2: Red Dragon: Attacks have splash damage that deals 75% of attack damage to all enemies within 275 AoE range
Elder Dragon Form: Applies Corrosive poison to all affected units. Other attack modifiers will affect only the primary target
Elder Dragon Form: Level 3: Blue Dragon: Attacks also apply a Frost debuff, which pierces Debuff Immunity and slows attack by 50 and movement by 30%
Elder Dragon Form: Splash attacks apply Corrosive poison and Frost slow to all affected units. Other attack modifiers will affect only the primary target
Elder Dragon Form: Bonus Move Speed increased from 20 to 25/30/35
Elder Dragon Form: No longer provides bonus attack damage
Elder Dragon Form: Now also increases cast range of all abilities by 350
Elder Dragon Form: Aghanim's Scepter no longer improves Wyrm's Wrath effectiveness while in Dragon Form
Elder Dragon Form: Aghanim's Scepter Black Dragon stats slightly rescaled
Elder Dragon Form: Level 4 Black Dragon has the following stats: 40 Bonus Move Speed, 35 Corrosive Damage, 100% Splash Damage, 350 Splash Radius, 65 Attack Slow, 45% Movement Slow, and also provides +20% Magic Resistance and free pathing
Fireball: No longer has an Elder Dragon specific cast range
Fireball: Damage per second increased from 75 to 85
Fireball: Duration decreased from 8s to 6s
Talents: Level 20 Talent +60% Breathe Fire Damage/Cast Range replaced with +200 Breathe Fire Damage
Talents: Level 25 Talent +50% Wyrm's Wrath effect during Elder Dragon Form replaced with +50% Wyrm's Wrath Bonuses
1/22/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
12/23/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
12/16/2025
Base Agility decreased from 16 to 14
Elder Dragon Form: Bonus Attack Damage decreased from 20/60/100/140 to 20/50/80/110
Talents: Level 10 Talent 30% Breathe Fire Damage Reduction replaced with -2s Breathe Fire Cooldown
Talents: Level 20 Talent +85% Breathe Fire Damage/Cast Range in Dragon Form replaced with +60% Breathe Fire Damage/Cast Range
10/2/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/12/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/24/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
5/29/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/12/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
3/27/2025
Elder Dragon Form: Bonus Move Speed decreased from 20/25/30/35 to 20
3/4/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
2/19/2025
Elder Dragon Form: While in dragon form, attacks now apply 30/40/50/60% of the damage to targets in the attack splash AoE
Elder Dragon Form: Now improves effects of Wyrm's Wrath by 20/30/40/50% regardless of the chosen facet
Elder Dragon Form: Attack splash AoE decreased from 350 to 275
Elder Dragon Form: Bonus Move Speed decreased from 30/35/40/45 to 20/25/30/35
Fireball: Radius decreased from 350 to 275
Talents: Level 25 Talent +400 AoE Dragon Tail During Elder Dragon Form replaced with +50% Wyrm's Wrath effect during Elder Dragon Form
11/20/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
10/3/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
8/28/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
8/14/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
7/31/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.36cNet Gain
6/25/2024No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/6/2024
Dragon Blood: Health Regen decreased from 4 to 2
Dragon Tail: Damage decreased from 70/100/130/160 to 60/90/120/150
5/27/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
5/23/2024
Added new ability Wyrm's Wrath. It replaces Dragon Blood, providing and upgrading Dragon Knight's attack modifiers set by Facet
Breathe Fire: No longer applies dragon's attack effects
Wyrm's Wrath: New basic ability
Wyrm's Wrath: Provides and improves attack modifiers of the chosen Facet for both human and dragon forms. Illusions can't apply Wyrm's Wrath's attack modifiers. Now upgradeable with Aghanim's Scepter. Improves attack modifiers of the chosen Facet
Elder Dragon Form: No longer changes Dragon type with each level. Now the dragon form depends on a chosen Hero Facet
Elder Dragon Form: Now increases attack damage by 20/60/100
Elder Dragon Form: Aghanim's Scepter Black Dragon form no longer increases Magic Resistance
3/21/2024
Elder Dragon Form: Illusions no longer apply dragon's on-hit effects if they have reverted back to melee form
Elder Dragon Form: Corrosive Breath debuff duration decreased from 5s to 3s
Talents: Level 15 Talent Health decreased from +400 to +300
2/22/2024
Elder Dragon Form: Frost Breath movement slow decreased from 0/0/40/60% to 0/0/30/45%
Elder Dragon Form: Frost Breath attack slow decreased from 0/0/40/60 to 0/0/30/45
Elder Dragon Form: Aghanim's Scepter Black Dragon Magic Resistance bonus decreased from 25% to 20%
12/21/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/12/2026
Breathe Fire: Now applies the corresponding Corrosive Breath and Frost Breath debuffs from his current level of Elder Dragon Form even in human form
11/21/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
10/5/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
9/9/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
8/15/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
8/8/2023
Dragon Tail: Cast Range during Dragon Form increased from 400 to 450
Elder Dragon Form: Bonus Move Speed increased from 25/30/35/35 to 30/35/40/45
Elder Dragon Form: Corrosive Breath Damage per second increased from 20/20/20/30 to 25/25/25/35
Talents: Level 20 Talent Breathe Fire Damage/Cast Range in Dragon Form increased from +75% to +85%
7/13/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/16/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
5/14/2023
Base Movement Speed increased from 310 to 315
Base Attack Time improved from 1.7s to 1.6s
4/26/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/13/2026
Strength gain increased from 3.4 to 3.6
Breathe Fire: While in Elder Dragon Form, applies Corrosive Breath or Frost Breath effect corresponding to the current form
Dragon Tail: Stun Duration decreased from 2.25/2.5/2.75/3s to 1.8/2/2.2/2.4s
Talents: Level 15 Talent Dragon Tail Stun Duration decreased from +0.5s to +0.4s
Talents: Level 20 Talent Elder Dragon Form Attack Range decreased from +175 to +150