Primal Beast — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: PB
Primal Beast (PB) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Primal Beast counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
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 (58.8%), Chen (57.0%) and Tinker (57.0%) get run over. Primal Beast is countered by scalers and sustain that out-last its burst: Wraith King (46.1%), Lifestealer (46.4%) and Underlord (46.4%) survive and overtake it, while Bloodseeker (46.5%) 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
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Nature's Prophet | 58.80% | 18,905 |
 Chen | 57.00% | 2,237 |
 Tinker | 56.95% | 12,213 |
 Timbersaw | 56.92% | 9,072 |
 Mars | 56.30% | 18,875 |
 Shadow Demon | 55.71% | 7,263 |
 Terrorblade | 55.26% | 8,681 |
 Gyrocopter | 54.70% | 8,717 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Wraith King | 46.13% | 32,568 |
 Lifestealer | 46.37% | 36,873 |
 Underlord | 46.44% | 11,991 |
 Bloodseeker | 46.46% | 13,323 |
 Grimstroke | 46.88% | 11,327 |
 Faceless Void | 47.49% | 24,445 |
 Witch Doctor | 47.56% | 38,487 |
 Nyx Assassin | 47.76% | 16,157 |
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 (57.2%) and Wraith King (55.5%) clean up whoever it pins, while Alchemist (55.5%) 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
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Spectre | 57.20% | 21,258 |
| Wraith King | 55.52% | 19,510 |
 Alchemist | 55.47% | 32,287 |
 Tidehunter | 55.43% | 9,226 |
 Dawnbreaker | 55.19% | 6,805 |
 Legion Commander | 54.90% | 14,493 |
 Night Stalker | 54.76% | 6,516 |
 Axe | 54.72% | 11,896 |