Dragon Knight
* Dragon Knight is easily harassed by 
Poison Attack after the laning stage ends.
* 
Corrosive Skin protects Viper from 
Breathe Fire and returns damage.
* 
Viper Strike can disable 
Dragon Blood, Dragon's Knight main source of armor and health regeneration.
* Between Poison Attack and Viper Strike, Viper can keep Dragon Knight permanently slowed even in 
Elder Dragon Form.
Additional:
* In the early game, a Dragon Knight without 
Black King Bar is basically defenseless against Viper.
* Viper can harass Dragon Knight at any time with his Poison Attack and 
Nethertoxin.
* Corrosive Skin reduces damage from Dragon Fire and inflicts damage to him.
* Viper Strike disables Dragon Blood, negating his main survivability.
* Viper Strike and Poison Attack can severely slow him down even with his Elder Dragon Form.
Ogre Magi
* Viper Strike breaks Multicast.
* Corrosive Skin minimizes the damage from Ignite and Fireblast.
Dragon Knight
* Heroes who rely strongly on melee physical damage will fare badly against Omniknight's Guardian Angel: 
Phantom Assassin, 
Juggernaut, 
Dragon Knight, 
Lycan, 
Ursa, 
Troll Warlord
Ogre Magi
* 
Heavenly Grace reduces Fireblast stun time and dispels Ignite.
* 
Purification can heal damaged heroes if needed.
Ogre Magi
* Undying saps strength from heroes with Decay, and Ogre Magi's high strength gain will allow Undying to steal more and more strength, becoming stronger with each use.
* Due to the Strength steal from Decay, Undying is normally very tanky, and has high health, making it harder for Ogre Magi to kill him.
Ogre Magi
* 
Fate's Edict gives full immunity from Ogre Magi's mostly magical damage.
* 
Fortune's End can dispel Ignite (when used on allies) and Bloodlust (when used on enemies).
* 
False Promise can dispel Ignite and Fireblast.
Dragon Knight
* Timbersaw's pure damage will kill Dragon Knight surprisingly fast, especially if he gets caught in a bad position while laning.
Dragon Knight
* Lich's constant slows with 
Frost Blast and 
Chain Frost will slow Dragon Knight to a crawl, especially in a crowded teamfight.
Ogre Magi
* Ogre Magi has single-targeted magical-only damage and disables and is less effective against Meepo's clones.
Ogre Magi
* 
Dark Pact dispels Ignite's slow and Fireblast's stun.
* 
Shadow Dance allows Slark to regenerate HP, even when he is affected by Ignite and Fireblast.
Ogre Magi
* 
Doom makes Ogre Magi less disruptive.
* 
Infernal Blade effectively negates Ogre Magi's durability.
* With 
Aghanim's Scepter, he can disable Multicast.
Dragon Knight
* Dragon Knight has no built-in disengage from 
Frost Arrows, and 
Marksmanship procs ignore base armor, bypassing Dragon Knight’s durability for the most part, making Drow one of the few heroes that can deal enough sustained damage to solo kill Dragon Knight.
* With Aghanim's Scepter, Frost Arrows also apply hypothermia stacks, reducing her target’s regen, which is especially potent against tanks like Dragon Knight. (A similar effect can also be achieved with an 
Eye of Skadi).
Dragon Knight
* 
Arcane Orb's constant pure damage output is devastating to Dragon Knight.
* Dragon Knight's relatively low mana pool leads to heavy damage from 
Sanity's Eclipse, which also bypasses his armor.
Dragon Knight
* 
Cold Feet and 
Ice Vortex both hinder Dragon Knight's movement greatly during teamfights.
* 
Ice Blast ignores Dragon Knight's armor, disables his health regeneration, and kills him prematurely.
Dragon Knight
* 
Viscous Nasal Goo slows down Dragon Knight and lowers armor, locking him down and making him more vulnerable.
Dragon Knight
* 
Fury swipes can tear Dragon knight down as it stacks infinitely.
Ogre Magi
* In general, heroes that deal burst in multiple instances will trigger Borrowed Time and heal Abaddon for a large amount, such as 
Skywrath Mage, 
Techies, Juggernaut, 
Shadow Shaman, or 
Ogre Magi.
Ogre Magi
* 
Arc Warden's 
Tempest Double is helpful for killing Ogre Magi who lacks AoE damage and disables.
Dragon Knight
* Because Exorcism's damage is not reduce by damage block abilities or items, Death Prophet can be very good against heroes who rely on armor to survive: 
Axe, 
Terrorblade, 
Morphling, Dragon Knight
Ogre Magi
* 
Earth Spirit's useful kit of Slows, Stuns, and Silences can set up kills on Ogre Magi and the silence can stop him from using his abilities.
Dragon Knight
* 
Elder Titan's 
Natural Order completely nullifies Dragon Knight's high armor.
Dragon Knight
* Heroes that relies on armor or other type of physical damage negation are easy for Gyrocopter to take down during the early game with his magical damage: Axe, Dragon Knight, 
Sven.
Dragon Knight
* Durable heroes relied a lot on their main passive effects and items' effects such as 
Bristleback, 
Underlord, 
Spectre and Dragon Knight can be disabled easily with 
Sharpshooter's break, reducing their potential in teamfights.
Dragon Knight
* 
Huskar can burn down Dragon Knight's health quickly during the early to mid game, but is not as effective during the late game. However, 
Life Break remains a constant threat due to the slow and percentage-based damage.
Additional:
* Huskar can negate Dragon Knight's passive with multiple trades of Burning Spear.
Ogre Magi
* Heroes rely on their debuff to control the opponent will have a hard time against Press the Attack: 
Venomancer, Earth Spirit, Ogre Magi
Dragon Knight
* Heroes who rely on burst physical damage are affected by Lucky Shot's disarm: Terrorblade, Sven, 
Clinkz, 
Windranger, 
Alchemist, Dragon Knight, 
Legion Commander
Ogre Magi
* 
Puck silences Ogre Magi with 
Waning Rift, and 
Phase Shift makes Puck untargetable for the duration.
Dragon Knight
* Heroes who relies on high armor such as Dragon Knight, 
Tidehunter, and 
Pudge can be melted by Eye of the Storm.
Additional:
* 
Static Link saps Dragon Knight of his already low base damage, making him even more useless in a fight if he gets kited.
* 
Storm Surge makes Razor much faster than Dragon Knight, and hard to catch.
* 
Eye of the Storm melts Dragon Knight's armor and bypasses Black King Bar, his core item.
Dragon Knight
* Heroes with no mobility will take some good damage from Sand King's spells: Dragon Knight, 
Jakiro, 
Pugna, 
Earthshaker.
Dragon Knight
* Heroes that lose a great amount of their tankiness and become easier to finish off: Bristleback, Spectre, Phantom Assassin, 
Enchantress, Dragon Knight.
* Once you have an Aghanim's Scepter, Shadow Demon instantly reaches a new power spike and becomes a counter for a variety of heroes that have strong passives.
* Heroes that lose a great amount of their tankiness and become easier to finish off: Bristleback, Spectre, Phantom Assassin, Enchantress, Dragon Knight.
* Heroes that lose a great amount of damage output and become less threatening: Phantom Assassin, Sven, 
Slark, 
Phantom Lancer.
* You can always stack camps and farm the scepter with Shadow Poison.
Dragon Knight
* 
Slardar can chase Dragon Knight down with 
Guardian Sprint and stun him with both 
Slithereen Crush and his passive 
Bash of the Deep. He can also use 
Corrosive Haze to whittle Dragon Knight's armor.
Dragon Knight
* Heroes with long cooldowns on their abilities or ultimate will struggle against the relentless pressure provided by 
Fiend's Gate: Terrorblade, Dragon Knight, 
Omniknight.
Dragon Knight
* In general, heroes that can slow down Dragon Knight's movement speed will do well against him. This includes Venomancer and others in addition to the heroes mentioned above.
Ogre Magi
* 
Winter Wyvern's 
Winter's Curse works very well against the increased attack speed from Bloodlust.
Dragon Knight
* 
Heartstopper Aura and 
Reaper's Scythe go right through Dragon Knight's armor.
Dragon Knight
* Enemies that possess high defenses through magic resistance, damage reduction, or high regeneration will make it difficult to whittle their health down to get to Reaper's Scythe's threshold. Such heroes include Bristleback (although only from behind), Spectre, Ursa, and Dragon Knight.
Ogre Magi
* Lifestealer's Rage makes him immune to all of Ogre's magical debuffs and also dispels them.
* Ogre's high health pool makes him an ideal target for Feast.
Additional:
* Ogre Magi has nothing against 
Rage and his high health pool amplifies 
Feast.
Dragon Knight
* Heroes that rely on physical damage are ineffective against Dragon Knight due to his high armor: Phantom Assassin,
Bloodseeker, 
Lifestealer, Troll Warlord, Sven
Dragon Knight
* Dragon Knight can simply tank and destroy all Shadow Shaman's Serpent Wards.
Ogre Magi
* Stunt from 
Fireblast can combinated 
Multicast after Ogre Magi level 6 canceled from Shadow Shaman's channeling.
Dragon Knight
* The damage over time from Dragon Knight's Elder Dragon Form rapidly burns down Refraction, allowing him to attack her.
* Also, Breathe Fire reduces Templar Assassin's damage and 
Dragon Tail is a stun with a considerable duration, letting him and his team whittle her health down once her defenses wear off.
* Templar Assassin will struggle to kill Dragon Knight thanks to his high armor and health regen from Dragon Blood as she deals entirely physical damage.
Additional:
* Despite the armor reduction from 
Meld, Templar Assassin's reliance on physical damage and medium attack speed is unlikely to harm Dragon Knight.
* Templar Assassin's Refraction charges also get quickly removed by the damage over time from Dragon Knight's ultimate.
Ogre Magi
* The damage block instances of 
Refraction can be burned down with Ignite.
* Fire Shield effectively reduces the burst damage from a Meld-charged ambush from Templar Assassin, provided the spell is cast beforehand.
Dragon Knight
* Spirit Breaker's slow attack speed and moderate damage do very little to harm Dragon Knight, even if ganked with 
Charge of Darkness.
Ogre Magi
* Heroes that can cancel Charge of Darkness: Ogre Magi, Earthshaker, 
Lion, 
Rubick, 
Lina, 
Luna, Jakiro, 
Dawnbreaker, Alchemist, Ogre Magi, Axe, Shadow Shaman, 
Naga Siren, 
Mars, 
Bane, Pudge, 
Clockwerk.
Dragon Knight
* Heroes that rely on physical damage are ineffective against Dragon Knight due to his high armor: Phantom Assassin,Bloodseeker, Lifestealer, Troll Warlord, Sven
Ogre Magi
* Multicast Fireblasts over the course of fights are a decent nuisance to stall Sven's massive damage output.
* Bloodlust and Ignite gives Ogre Magi's team the movement speed difference needed to chase and/or disengage against a Sven and his 
Warcry.
* Ignite provides strong damage over time to pressure Sven early on in the laning phase and keep his health low, delaying his transition into the jungle. Ignite is also an easy way to disrupt 
Blink Dagger, Sven's most popular way of initiation.
* Ogre Magi's presence in the laning phase both in terms of damage and durability keeps high pressure on Sven in lane.
* Purchasing an 
Aghanim's Shard allows Ogre Magi to greatly reduce the burst damage of Sven, who tends to build items focused on damage per hit instead of attack speed.
Dragon Knight
* Heroes who can match Void Spirit's mobility (like the aforementioned 
Ember Spirit or 
Queen of Pain) or tank his spells (Dragon Knight or 
Centaur Warrunner) are very problematic for him.
Ogre Magi
* Side lanes with disables will greatly reduce the likeliness Void Spirit will be willing to rotate: Sven, 
Tiny, 
Wraith King, Ogre Magi.
Ogre Magi
* It is difficult for Mars to trade blows with Ogre Magi in the early game thanks to his high base health, resistance and 
Ignite.
* 
Bloodlust can assist Ogre Magi or an ally in repositioning against Mars for its move speed bonus.
* Fireblast can interrupt and mitigate Mars from performing his skill combos, especially in combination with Multicast.
Ogre Magi
* A well-timed Fireblast with Multicast can prevent Weaver from escaping with 
Shukuchi and even 
Time Lapse.
* Ignite's high damage early on applies heavy pressure onto Weaver's very small health pool.
* However, the slow from Ignite is generally useless against Shukuchi, and Time Lapse dispels it if needed.
Dragon Knight
* Dragon Knight's heavy armor negates 
Vendetta's burst physical damage. His large HP pool also gives him a good chance of surviving Nyx Assassin's follow-up nuke damage.
Ogre Magi
* Nature's Prophet treants can be cleared by Ignite or Multicast 
Hand of Midas
* Fireblast and Unrefined Fireblast prevents Nature's Prophet from using 
Teleportation.
Dragon Knight
* If Silencer can't prevent Dragon Knight from using Elder Dragon Form, Silencer's spells aren't going to be that effective against him, as Dragon Knight relies on right-clicks and not spells.
* Dragon Blood's armor bonus and health regeneration allows Dragon Knight to stay in the lane against Glaives of Wisdom.
* Dragon Knight often builds Black King Bar, allowing him to remove Global Silence before engaging.
Ogre Magi
* Ignite can prevent Earthshaker from escaping and/or initiating with Blink Dagger.
* Fireblast and Unrefined Fireblast may help prevent Earthshaker follow through with his combo after landing an 
Echo Slam.
Ogre Magi
* Fireblast is a good tool to interrupt Io during its escapes through 
Tether.
* Ignite can be one of the few spells with enough total damage to out-trade the sustained healing Io provides for its fellow laner.
* However, picking other supports that focus less on the laning phase is generally a better choice against Io.
Dragon Knight
* 
Death Ward does little damage against Dragon Knight's armor, and Dragon Knight's high health regeneration minimizes damage from 
Maledict.
Dragon Knight
* Riki does little damage to Dragon Knight, as he relies only on physical damage with modest attack speed and lack of burst.
Dragon Knight
* The extra damage from 
Searing Arrows is largely blocked by Dragon Knight's armor.
* Clinkz has too low health to survive a gank.Getting stunned keeps him down long enough for a reaction.
* Breathe Fire reduces his damage, as he almost exclusively deals physical damage.
Dragon Knight
* Heroes whose attacks can affect multiple enemies at once will clear Naga Siren's illusions. Such heroes include Sven, 
Magnus, Dragon Knight, Luna, 
Medusa, 
Templar Assassin, 
Gyrocopter, 
Muerta.
Ogre Magi
* Heroes that commonly attack ethereal units will not have any problems against Muerta's Pierce The Veil: 
Tinker, Jakiro, Lina, Luna, Pugna or Ogre Magi, 
Enigma, 
Batrider, Techies, 
Broodmother, Dawnbreaker, Shadow Shaman, Bane, Tinker, Venomancer, Arc Warden.
Dragon Knight
* Heroes that reduce the damage that Marci can deal during her ultimate, like 
Razor, Rubick, Bane, Dragon Knight and Underlord.
Dragon Knight
* Any hero who can survive Magnus's initiations and manfight him: Huskar, 
Faceless Void, 
Weaver, 
Abaddon, Troll Warlord, Alchemist, Dragon Knight, 
Night Stalker, 
Viper.
Dragon Knight
* Dragon Knight's insanely high armor and splash damage can cause Lycan to struggle taking him down.
Dragon Knight
* Durable heroes can stand against Tusk during 1v1: Axe, Dragon Knight, Night Stalker, Centaur Warrunner, Wraith King and more.
Dragon Knight
* Heroes that rely on physical damage are ineffective against Dragon Knight due to his high armor: Phantom Assassin,Bloodseeker, Lifestealer, Troll Warlord, Sven
Dragon Knight
* Heroes with strong area-of-effect damage can make quick work of Chen's converted creeps and at same time gain farm: Magnus, Jakiro, 
Shadow Fiend, 
Kunkka, Luna, Dragon Knight, Medusa, Alchemist.
Dragon Knight
* Heroes with high armor and durability can be exceptionally hard for Bloodseeker to bring down: Dragon Knight, Axe
Additional:
* Bloodseeker's physical damage is unlikely to kill Dragon Knight, and therefore rarely get a chance to recover the large amount of HP from 
Bloodrage.
Dragon Knight
* Broodmother's spiderlings and spiderites do almost nothing against Dragon Knight.
Additional:
* Breathe Fire will clear Broodmother's spiderites while significantly damaging her spiderlings and decreasing their damage output.
* Dragon Blood's added armor and regen mitigates the damage done by Broodmother and her spiders.
* Elder Dragon Form at level 2 and above applies splash damage to Dragon Knight's auto attacks.
Dragon Knight
* Heroes that rely on physical damage are ineffective against Dragon Knight due to his high armor: Phantom Assassin,Bloodseeker, Lifestealer, Troll Warlord, Sven
Dragon Knight
* Heroes with high armor and/or durability can handle Juggernaut's ultimate, such as Sven and Dragon Knight.
Dragon Knight
* Heroes that are hard to gank: Dragon Knight, Mars, Centaur Warrunner.
Dragon Knight
* Shadow Fiend's 
Presence of the Dark Lord reduces Dragon Knight's armor considerably, and his strong base attacks are augmented by his 
Necromastery.
Dragon Knight
* Dragon Tail can be used to cancel Requiem of Souls.
* Breathe Fire reduces Shadow Fiend's damage even further.
* Dragon Knight's high strength and Dragon Blood means that he'll be able to tank Shadow Fiend's right clicks.
Ogre Magi
* Ogre Magi has no undispellable AoE damage or disables and has nothing to deal with Phantom Lancer's illusions.
* 
Doppelganger disjoints and dispels Ignite.
Dragon Knight
* Breathe Fire and Elder Dragon Form's splash damage takes out Phantom Lancer's illusions quickly.
* If Dragon Knight can Dragon Tail the real Phantom Lancer, he and his team can quickly kill him before he has a chance to escape.
Additional:
* The dragon's splash damage wears down his illusions.
* Early harassment with Breath of Fire hinders his farming.
* Fireball stops his pushes and allows for a defence.
Ogre Magi
* 
Phantasm dispels Ignite and makes targeting the real Chaos Knight much harder.
Dragon Knight
* Dragon Blood's armor bonus greatly reduces the damage dealt by Phantasm.
* Breathe Fire and Elder Dragon Form's splash damage quickly destroy illusions and reduces their damage output.
Dragon Knight
* Counterspell can helpful blocked off to
Dragon Tail.
Counterspell makes Anti-Mage exceptionally resistant to Breathe Fire, Dragon Tail, Fireball (requires 
Aghanim's Shard) and Elder Dragon Form's attacks. Its active component also blocks and reflects Dragon Tail back at Dragon Knight.
Mana Break drains Dragon Knight's small mana pool, although it won't affect Dragon Knight much if he is in his Elder Dragon Form.
Additional:
*
*
Ogre Magi
* Ogre Magi only deals magical damage, which Anti-Mage is exceptionally resistant due to Counterspell.
Ignite with 
Manta Style.
Blink and his intelligence gain and build making 
Mana Void deal more damage.
Counterspell well timed makes harass Fireblast and Ignite.
* Anti-Mage dispels
* Ogre Magi has a very large mana pool which means Anti-Mage can do large amounts of damage to him with Mana Break and Mana Void.
Additional:
* Anti-Mage can kite Ogre Magi who has low mobility by
*