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Dark Willow + Primal Beast

How Dark Willow and Primal Beast perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.

As teammates
Together 47.20%
Win rate when Dark Willow and Primal Beast are on the same team, over 2,127 ranked matches (7.41e).

In Dota 2 7.41e, Dark Willow and Primal Beast win 47.20% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,127 matches.

Why this works

Struggling to set the pace of the game can be a theme for this duo. Primal Beast wants to run at people from the start, but Dark Willow’s setup doesn’t always line up perfectly with his aggression. Her Cursed Crown needs a specific follow-up that the Beast might not be able to provide while using Trample or Pulverize. While her stuns and fears are generally useful, Primal Beast often brings enough lockdown on his own with Onslaught. The result is that their kits can feel a bit redundant. They don't actively work against each other, but you don't get the powerful spell combinations that you might expect, leading to slightly less effective ganks and fights.

Dark Willow + Primal Beast by rank

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.

RankTeam win rateMatches
Herald & Guardian40.00%110
Crusader & Archon42.75%255
Legend & Ancient42.28%246
Divine & Immortal58.67%150

Dark Willow + Primal Beast across patches

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.

PatchTeam win rateChangeMatches
7.41e 47.20%▲ +0.7pp2,127
7.41d 46.52%▼ -0.5pp24,304
7.41c 47.03%▼ -1.8pp11,623
7.41b 48.85%14,002

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Frequently asked questions

Do Dark Willow and Primal Beast work well together in Dota 2?
As teammates, Dark Willow and Primal Beast win 47.20% of ranked matches in patch 7.41e (2,127 matches) — below the 50% baseline for a duo.
How many matches back the Dark Willow + Primal Beast number?
2,127 quality-filtered ranked matches from patch 7.41e, refreshed as new matches are ingested daily.

Data updated Aug 17, 2026.