How Crystal Maiden and Primal Beast perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Crystal Maiden and Primal Beast win 49.15% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 5,030 matches.
Facing this pair in lane can be a real headache. Primal Beast benefits greatly from Arcane Aura, letting him use his spells more aggressively to create pressure. If Crystal Maiden lands a Frostbite, it gives him a clean opening to connect his charge. The ideal teamfight for them involves a successful Pulverize holding a key target in place for a full-duration Freezing Field. This combination provides a ton of lockdown and area damage if it goes off without a hitch.
The problem is that both heroes are very vulnerable while channeling their most impactful spells. A single well-placed stun can break either Primal Beast's Pulverize or Crystal Maiden's ultimate, often leaving the other hero exposed and out of position. Smart teams will save their disables and focus one of them down before the combo can even begin. Their success often hinges on the enemy team lacking the tools to interrupt them, which makes the whole plan feel unreliable from game to game.
How this pairing performs across skill brackets — the duo's team win rate 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 | Team win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 48.30% | 323 |
| Crusader & Archon | 43.57% | 661 |
| Legend & Ancient | 45.18% | 529 |
| Divine & Immortal | 47.42% | 213 |
This duo's team win rate in each recent balance patch — whether the pairing is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Team win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 49.15% | ▼ -0.8pp | 5,030 |
| 7.41d | 49.93% | ▲ +0.7pp | 56,508 |
| 7.41c | 49.22% | ▼ -2.7pp | 28,445 |
| 7.41b | 51.95% | — | 33,974 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.