Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Nyx Assassin wins the Nyx Assassin vs Primal Beast matchup: Nyx Assassin beats Primal Beast in 60.58% of 274 ranked matches.
Charging at a lone support seems like an easy kill for Primal Beast, but it's often a trap. The moment Primal Beast commits with Trample, a well-timed Spiked Carapace will instantly stun him, cancelling the channel and leaving him vulnerable. The same logic applies to Pulverize; any attempt to lock down a target is immediately punished. This defensive-turned-offensive dynamic completely neuters Primal Beast’s aggression. To make matters worse for the Beast, Nyx Assassin can use Mana Burn to constantly drain his small mana pool, preventing him from even starting his spell combinations. Nyx doesn't need to run; he just waits for Primal to make the first move and then punishes it hard.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Nyx Assassin'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 | Nyx Assassin win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 57.50% | 240 |
| Legend & Ancient | 60.00% | 225 |
| Divine & Immortal | 54.62% | 119 |
Nyx Assassin'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 | Nyx Assassin win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 60.58% | ▲ +6.2pp | 274 |
| 7.41d | 54.43% | ▼ -0.1pp | 31,564 |
| 7.41c | 54.53% | ▲ +2.5pp | 16,858 |
| 7.41b | 52.02% | — | 19,826 |
Move this data into a draft
Nyx Assassin 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.