How Medusa and Primal Beast perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Medusa and Primal Beast win 45.86% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,243 matches.
Playing for the late game with Medusa requires the rest of the team to make space, and Primal Beast can sometimes provide that. His entire kit is built around charging in and causing chaos, which draws attention away from his carry. A successful Onslaught into Pulverize can hold enemies in place, giving Medusa a static target for Mystic Snake and a few seconds of free hits with Split Shot. The problem is that Primal Beast wants to fight constantly from the moment he gets his ultimate, whereas Medusa prefers to farm for a long time. If his aggression doesn't translate into map control, Medusa can still get starved out before she's ready to contribute, making their game plans feel disconnected.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 46.33% | 177 |
| Legend & Ancient | 41.94% | 124 |
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 | 45.86% | ▼ -2.8pp | 1,243 |
| 7.41d | 48.66% | ▼ -0.1pp | 17,136 |
| 7.41c | 48.75% | ▼ -2.9pp | 9,737 |
| 7.41b | 51.62% | — | 12,010 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.