Dragon Knight

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Dragon Knight 19 + 3.1 19 + 2 15 + 1.7
Level 0 1 15 25 30 Health 120 538 1484 2430 2804 +1.5 +3.4 +7.74 +12.04 +13.79 Mana 75 255 531 879 1011 +0.9 +1.65 +2.84 +4.29 +4.82 Armor 0 3.17 7.83 13.17 15.17 Magic Resist 25% % % % % Damage Block 16 (50%) Damage 31 37 50 56 93 99 136 142 153 159 Attack Rate 0.59/s 0.7/s 0.86/s 1.05/s 1.12/s Attack Range 150 (600) Attack Speed ▶️ 100 (1.7s BAT) Attack Animation 0.5 + 0.5 Projectile Speed Instant Move Speed ▶️ 285 ( 315) Turn Rate 0.6 Collision Size 24 Bound Radius 24 Vision Range (G) 1800 ( 800) Gib Type Default Internal Not Provided

Davion, the Dragon Knight, is a durable melee strength hero with a relatively straightforward and yet versatile skill set. He has both an area-of-effect nuke and a lengthy single-target stun, giving him excellent farming and ganking capabilities. Though he has no real escape ability, his Dragon Blood provides him a hefty amount of armor and regen, making him capable of withstanding strong physical hits and recovering quickly. He is still very vulnerable in the early game, however, and needs to farm and stay alive in order to be effective in later stages. If he has enough levels and farm, Dragon Knight is very formidable in the late game due to his strong ultimate, Elder Dragon Form, which transforms him into a legendary dragon with a ranged attack, capable of eliminating multiple enemies at once.

Bio

Davion, the Dragon Knight

▶️ "The Dragon Slyrak sleeps within this armor, and the knight within the Dragon waits. Beware you do not wake them both."

Lore:

After years on the trail of a legendary Eldwurm, the skilled dragon-slayer 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, the young knight 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 the knight might honor him with death in combat. The knight agreed, and found himself rewarded beyond expectation for his act of mercy: As he sank his blade in Slyrak's breast, the dragon sank a claw into his throat. As their blood mingled, Slyrak sent his power out along the Blood Route, offering 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 knight, waking when he calls it; or perhaps it is the Dragon that calls the Knight...

Voice:

Tony Todd (Responses)

Abilities

Breathe Fire

QF

Ability
Target Point / Target Unit

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Magical

Unleashes a breath of fire in front of Dragon Knight that burns enemies and reduces the damage their attacks deal.

Cast Animation: 0.2+0.47

Cast Range: 600

Starting Radius: 150

Travel Distance: 750

End Radius: 250

Damage: 90/170/240/300

Attack Damage Reduction: 25% ( %)

Reduction Duration: 11

 14/13/12/11

 100/110/120/130

Modifiers [?]

Breathefire Reduction

Any

Knight Davion's breath has become that of the mighty Eldwurm Slyrak, remembered for burning numerous other knights to a crisp.

• Breathe Fire travels at a speed of 1050.

• Can hit units up to range away (travel distance + end radius).

• The complete area is shaped like a cone.

• Reduces hit targets' total attack damage, including raw damage bonuses.

• The fire first applies the damage, then the debuff.

• Has a cast backswing of 0.53 seconds while in Elder Dragon Form.

Dragon Tail

▶️▶️WT

Ability
Target Unit

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Magical

Dragon Knight smites an enemy unit in melee range with his shield, stunning it while dealing minor damage. When in Elder Dragon Form, the cast range increases to .

Cast Animation: 0+0.5

Cast Range: 150

Damage: 25/50/75/100

Stun Duration: 2.5/2.75/3/3.25 ( )

 12/11/10/9

 100

Modifiers [?]

Stunned

Strong

Davion's combination of dragon talents and knightly skills makes him a vicious opponent in melee combat.

• While in Elder Dragon Form, Dragon Tail has a cast range of and uses a projectile, instead of being instant.
  • The projectile travels at a speed of 1600.

• Dragon Tail first applies the damage, then the debuff.

• In human form, the spell does not rely on a projectile, meaning Strafe cannot disjoint it.

Dragon Blood

ED

Ability
Passive

Affects
Self

The life blood of the Dragon improves health regeneration and strengthens armor.

Health Regen Bonus: 4/6/8/10 ( )

Armor Bonus: 3/6/9/12 ( )

Slyrak's blood still courses through Davion's veins, giving him twice the vitality of an ordinary knight.

• Directly increases health regeneration, so it restores ( ) health in 0.1 second intervals.

• Restores ( ) health in one minute.

Elder Dragon Form

▶️RR

Ability
No Target

Affects
Self / Enemies

Damage
Magical / Physical

Dragon Knight takes the form of one of three powerful elder dragons, increasing his speed, and Dragon Tail's range, while granting him new powers.
LEVEL 1 Green Dragon - Corrosive Breath: attacks deal {{#show:#Elder Dragon Form (Corrosive Breath)|?value1#}} poison damage per second for {{#show:#Elder Dragon Form (Corrosive Breath)|?value2#}} seconds. Works on structures.
LEVEL 2 Red Dragon - Splash Attack: attacks damage all enemy units in a {{#show:#Elder Dragon Form (Splash Attack)|?value3#}} radius, with Corrosive Breath added to the targets.
LEVEL 3 Blue Dragon - Frost Breath: slows movement speed by {{#show:#Elder Dragon Form (Frost Breath)|?value2#}} and attack speed by {{#show:#Elder Dragon Form (Frost Breath)|?value3#}} of enemy units in Splash Attack range for {{#show:#Elder Dragon Form (Frost Breath)|?value4#}} seconds, with Corrosive Breath added to the targets.

Cast Animation: 0+0.5

Attack Range Bonus: 350

Move Speed Bonus: 25

Dragon Tail Cast Range Bonus: 250

Dragon Form Duration: 60

 115

 50

Modifiers [?]

Dragon Form

Undispellable

Corrosive Breath

Undispellable

Splash Attack

Undispellable

Frost Breath

Undispellable

Corrosive Breath Dot

Any

Frost Breath Slow

Any

The dormant dragon power springs forth from within Davion, combining the powers of a legendary knight with a legendary Eldwurm.

• Increases Dragon Knight's movement speed to and attack range to .

• Also gives Dragon Knight ranged attack properties. His attack projectiles travel at a speed of 900.

• Level 1 transforms him into a green dragon, level 2 into a red dragon, and level 3 into a blue dragon.

• Elder Dragon Form is fully canceled on death. The Dragon Form buff is hidden, only the 3 attack modifier buffs are displayed.

• Successive casts of Elder Dragon Form refresh the duration and update the form, adapting to the current level of the spell.

• While in Elder Dragon Form, Dragon Knight gains the following attack modifiers through undispellable buffs:

• Corrosive Breath: (Available for Level 1, Level 2 & Level 3 Elder Dragon Form)

  Damage Type: Magical

  Damage per Second: {{#show:#Elder Dragon Form (Corrosive Breath)|?value1#}}

  Duration: {{#show:#Elder Dragon Form (Corrosive Breath)|?value2#}}

  • Places a debuff, which deals damage in 1 second intervals, starting 1 second after the debuff is applied, resulting in {{#show:#Elder Dragon Form (Corrosive Breath)|?value2#}} instances.
  • When on level 2 or 3, the debuff is applied to all enemies within the max splash radius.
  • Can deal up to damage to a unit (before reductions).
  • Does not work against wards, works against allied units.
  • Corrosive Breath fully affects buildings, meaning it can also be used to deny allied towers. However, buildings are only debuffed when directly attacked.
  • Successive hits do not stack, but refresh the duration.
  • The attacks first apply the debuff, then their own attack damage. However, on secondary targets, it first applies the splash damage, then the debuff.
  • When an attack misses or is disjointed, the debuff is not applied within the radius.

• Splash Attack: (Available for Level 2 & level 3 Elder Dragon Form)

  Damage Type: Physical

  100% Splash Radius: {{#show:#Elder Dragon Form (Splash Attack)|?value1#}}

  75% Splash Radius: {{#show:#Elder Dragon Form (Splash Attack)|?value2#}}

  50% Splash Radius: {{#show:#Elder Dragon Form (Splash Attack)|?value3#}}

  • When an attack misses or is disjointed, splash damage is still applied in the areas, but reduced by 50%.
  • Splash damage is affected by armor value and Damage Block, but not by armor type.
  • Does not work against wards or buildings.

• Frost Breath: (Available for Level 3 Elder Dragon Form)

  Slow Radius: {{#show:#Elder Dragon Form (Frost Breath)|?value1#}}

  Move Speed Slow: {{#show:#Elder Dragon Form (Frost Breath)|?value2#}}

  Attack Speed Slow: {{#show:#Elder Dragon Form (Frost Breath)|?value3#}}

  Slow Duration: {{#show:#Elder Dragon Form (Frost Breath)|?value4#}}

  • Does not work against wards, buildings, or allied units.
  • Successive hits do not stack, but refresh the duration.
  • The attacks first apply the debuff, then their own attack damage. The splash damage is applied after the debuff as well.
  • When an attack misses or is disjointed, the slow is not applied within the radius.

{{#subobject:Elder Dragon Form (Corrosive Breath) | value1 = 20 | value2 = 5 }}{{#subobject:Elder Dragon Form (Splash Attack) | value1 = 150 | value2 = 225 | value3 = 300 }}{{#subobject:Elder Dragon Form (Frost Breath) | value1 = 300 | value2 = 30% | value3 = 30 | value4 = 3 }}

Talents

Hero Talents
+1.75s Dragon Tail	25	+40 Strength
2x Dragon Blood HP Regen/Armor	20	+150 Gold/Min
+300 Health	15	+35 Damage
-20% Breathe Fire Damage Reduction	10	+2 Mana Regen

Notes:

• The health talent increases the max health capacity and keeps the current health percentage.

• Grants bonus attack damage.
  • Does not benefit illusions and is not affected by most percentage-based damage increasing or reducing effects.

• Gold granted from the talent is unreliable gold.

Gameplay

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, immolating packs of foes at once. But when Davion took on his Elder Dragon Form, he became the Eldwurm itself, and upon his awestruck enemies he rained projectiles of acid, fire, and ice.
Roles:	Carry Pusher Durable Disabler Initiator Nuker
Complexity:
Adjectives:	Legs ( 2 )

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Dragon Knight Equipment (expand sets) Personas Davion of Dragon Hold Sets Armor of Sir Davion Set Bitterwing Legacy Blazing Oblivion Bones of the Slain Dragon Set Dragon's Ascension Enchanted Plate of the Crimson Wyvern Set Fire Dragon of Doom Fire Tribunal Set Fire-Blessed Mail of the Drake Set Knight of the Burning Scale Legacy of the Eldwurm Crest Outland Ravager Pact of the Wurmblood Scorched Amber Silverwurm Sacrifice The Blazing Superiority The Gilded Maw Third Awakening Uldorak's Hide Set Weapon Ashtongue Davion's Broken Dragon Hold Sword Dragonblood Ravager Ember Edge Heavy Wingblade Salamander's Fang The Dragon's Soul Shield Crest of the Wyrm Lords Draconic Divide Elder Shield Head Davion's Dragon Hold Helm Elder Dragon Form Kindred of the Iron Dragon Kinetic Gems Kinetic: The Knight's Repose

Trivia

• In DotA, Dragon Knight's fun name was Trogdor, a character that first appeared in episode 58 of the "Strong Bad e-mail" show on the website HomestarRunner.com.
  • He also has an alternate name when he transforms with his ultimate in DotA, in which he is named "Arc Honist".
• 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.

Gallery

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  Splash artwork

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  Steam profile background art

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  Dragon Knight revealed in the Gamescom Trailer

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  Alpha textures from 2011 as seen in the trailer
  "Are We Heroes Yet?", featuring new shield design

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  More recent beta textures from 2012

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  New textures to avoid similarities between Dragon Knight and Silencer

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  Concept art

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  Ability icon progress

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  Hero icon progress

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