Primal Beast — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: PB
Primal Beast (PB) in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
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Primal Beast by rank bracket
Primal Beast is strongest in Divine & Immortal games, winning 48.93% (#79 of 127 heroes), but drops to 45.94% (#102) in Herald & Guardian.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #102 of 127 | 45.94% | 2.74% | 3,955 |
| Crusader & Archon | #103 of 127 | 46.35% | 2.45% | 11,011 |
| Legend & Ancient | #97 of 127 | 47.02% | 2.33% | 10,744 |
| Divine & Immortal | #79 of 127 | 48.93% | 2.92% | 4,218 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Primal Beast win rate by patch
Primal Beast is winning 48.33% of 93,070 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, down 0.6pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 48.33% | ▼ -0.6pp | 2.75% | 93,070 |
| 7.41e | 48.97% | ▲ +0.5pp | 2.85% | 848,019 |
| 7.41d | 48.43% | ▼ -0.2pp | 3.38% | 1,003,529 |
| 7.41c | 48.62% | ▼ -2.2pp | 3.77% | 517,305 |
| 7.41b | 50.80% | ▼ -0.2pp | 4.35% | 612,721 |
| 7.41a | 51.04% | — | 3.93% | 224,789 |
Win rate and pick rate per patch window over all quality-filtered ranked matches; the newest patch accumulates matches for days after release — its row shows the current sample size.
Primal Beast counters & matchups
Primal Beast is a tanky initiator whose Onslaught charges and stuns, Trample tanks him up, and Pulverize locks down a single hero with a brutal AoE stun. It's strong into immobile heroes its charge catches: Nature's Prophet, Chen and Tinker get run over. Primal Beast is countered by scalers and sustain that out-last its burst: Wraith King, Lifestealer and Underlord survive and overtake it, while Bloodseeker chases it down. Draft tip: Primal Beast is a strong durable initiator into squishy drafts; it's weaker into sustain and late-scaling hard-carries that out-last Pulverize.
Strong against
 Nature's Prophet | 56.08% | 4,618 |
 Shadow Fiend | 55.70% | 7,945 |
 Shadow Demon | 54.84% | 1,218 |
 Chen | 53.85% | 377 |
 Pangolier | 53.49% | 1,819 |
 Timbersaw | 53.42% | 2,473 |
 Enchantress | 53.32% | 1,776 |
 Treant Protector | 53.19% | 1,803 |
Struggles against
 Wraith King | 41.35% | 5,579 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 43.44% | 4,314 |
 Bloodseeker | 44.09% | 2,572 |
 Troll Warlord | 44.54% | 1,713 |
 Sven | 44.59% | 4,380 |
 Grimstroke | 44.70% | 2,926 |
 Shadow Shaman | 44.73% | 6,061 |
 Witch Doctor | 44.80% | 6,163 |
Primal Beast synergies
Primal Beast's Onslaught + Pulverize is a charge-and-lock initiation, and it scales hard with an Aghanim's. It pairs best with follow-up and item-enablers: Spectre and Wraith King clean up whoever it pins, while Alchemist gifts it an early Aghanim's to amplify Pulverize. Give Primal Beast a carry to follow its engage and its charge-stun opens fights with a free kill.
Best teammates
| Wraith King | 52.82% | 2,832 |
 Brewmaster | 52.78% | 449 |
| Grimstroke | 52.74% | 3,728 |
 Bounty Hunter | 52.11% | 3,652 |
 Nyx Assassin | 51.99% | 2,541 |
| Bloodseeker | 51.91% | 2,019 |
 Chaos Knight | 51.91% | 1,233 |
 Night Stalker | 51.62% | 1,267 |
Data updated Sep 23, 2026.