Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Drow Ranger wins the Drow Ranger vs Primal Beast matchup: Drow Ranger beats Primal Beast in 50.39% of 512 ranked matches.
Thinking you can kite Primal Beast forever with Frost Arrows is a common mistake. The reality is that his Onslaught charge closes the distance far too quickly for Drow Ranger to react reliably. Once he's in her face, her Marksmanship bonus disappears, and she's too fragile to trade hits. A good Gust can push him away, but it's a temporary solution against his mobility. The real issue is Pulverize, which goes straight through Black King Bar. Primal Beast doesn't need to break through her defenses with damage; he can simply charge in, grab her, and hold her down for his team to finish off, completely bypassing her typical late-game survivability plan.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Drow Ranger's win rate against Primal Beast 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 | Drow Ranger win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 55.70% | 298 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.99% | 629 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.45% | 442 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.75% | 203 |
Drow Ranger's win rate against Primal Beast in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Drow Ranger win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 50.39% | ▼ -0.0pp | 512 |
| 7.41d | 50.42% | ▲ +0.4pp | 71,947 |
| 7.41c | 50.01% | ▲ +4.1pp | 36,027 |
| 7.41b | 45.95% | — | 34,199 |
Move this data into a draft
Drow Ranger starts on Radiant and Primal Beast on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.