Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Primal Beast vs Sniper is a dead-even matchup: each side wins 50.00% across 24,208 ranked matches — neither hero is favored.
Thinking you can kite Primal Beast with slows is a common trap. His Onslaught charge provides debuff immunity, letting him close huge distances and ignore things like Shrapnel. Once he connects with Sniper, there’s very little the glass cannon can do to survive the follow-up without immediate help from his team. Even if Sniper creates space with Concussive Grenade, Primal Beast can often finish the job with his other abilities. This matchup hasn't been a common sight recently, so the usual patterns might not hold up as well.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Primal Beast's win rate against Sniper 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 | Primal Beast win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 40.50% | 279 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.93% | 797 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.09% | 732 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.66% | 164 |
Primal Beast's win rate against Sniper in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Primal Beast win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 50.00% | ▼ -0.2pp | 24,208 |
| 7.41e | 50.18% | ▼ -0.1pp | 79,443 |
| 7.41d | 50.30% | ▲ +0.8pp | 101,006 |
| 7.41c | 49.50% | — | 52,075 |
Move this data into a draft
Primal Beast starts on Radiant and Sniper on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 4, 2026.