Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Chaos Knight wins the Beastmaster vs Chaos Knight matchup: Chaos Knight beats Beastmaster in 57.72% of 1,748 ranked matches.
Thinking Primal Roar is a clean answer to a single-target hero can be a trap. The main issue for Beastmaster is that his whole zoo becomes a liability. Chaos Knight's illusions from Phantasm make quick work of the Boars and Hawks, turning Beastmaster's map pressure tools into a steady source of gold and lifesteal for the enemy carry. This means the more Beastmaster tries to execute his own game plan of controlling the map with summons, the more he can inadvertently help Chaos Knight accelerate. It’s a core conflict in their kits that favors the illusion hero.
This dynamic forces Beastmaster to play very carefully. His window to be effective is before Chaos Knight gets his ultimate and a few core items online. Later on, teamfights get messy. Beastmaster has to hope he can find and roar the real Chaos Knight before Phantasm is used, which is never a guarantee. Meanwhile, Chaos Knight is perfectly happy to fight into the summons, knowing they'll melt to his illusions and crits. The onus is on Beastmaster to make a perfect play, while Chaos Knight's default plan works pretty well, giving him a slight advantage overall.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Beastmaster's win rate against Chaos Knight in recent ranked matches, split by average match rank. Ranks with too few recent matches are omitted. These rows use the last 30 days of quality-filtered ranked matches, all patches in that span combined — a wider window than the patch-scoped count above, so the per-rank match totals can exceed it.
| Rank | Beastmaster win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 41.86% | 172 |
| Crusader & Archon | 42.95% | 298 |
| Legend & Ancient | 45.51% | 156 |
Beastmaster's win rate against Chaos Knight in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Beastmaster win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 42.28% | ▼ -2.5pp | 1,748 |
| 7.41d | 44.79% | ▼ -0.1pp | 23,896 |
| 7.41c | 44.90% | ▼ -3.8pp | 14,049 |
| 7.41b | 48.69% | — | 24,657 |
Move this data into a draft
Beastmaster starts on Radiant and Chaos Knight on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.