How Primal Beast and Rubick perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Primal Beast and Rubick win 47.07% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 6,949 matches.
Getting lifted by Telekinesis only to see Primal Beast charging at you is a rough start to any fight. This setup is the core of the duo's plan, giving Primal Beast a guaranteed target for Onslaught or Pulverize. Beyond that initial catch, however, their kits don't mesh well. Rubick's game plan revolves around Spell Steal, but Primal Beast's abilities are poor copies. A stolen Trample requires Rubick to run into the enemy team, and a channeled Pulverize is a death sentence for a squishy support. The success of the pair often depends entirely on the spells available from the other team.
Early on, this lockdown can secure kills in a lane or during ganks. As teamfights become larger, their goals diverge. Primal Beast dives deep to cause chaos, while Rubick needs to stay on the edge of the fight, looking for a key spell to steal and repositioning with his lift. If Rubick fails to find a powerful ultimate, he offers little backup for Primal Beast's aggressive initiation. This can leave the Beast isolated and focused down after his initial impact, trading his life for a target that his team can't capitalize on.
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 | 44.63% | 242 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.98% | 816 |
| Legend & Ancient | 45.79% | 939 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.63% | 473 |
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 | 47.07% | ▼ -0.3pp | 6,949 |
| 7.41d | 47.37% | ▼ -0.5pp | 85,500 |
| 7.41c | 47.88% | ▼ -2.8pp | 50,410 |
| 7.41b | 50.65% | — | 59,796 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.