How Primal Beast and Techies perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Primal Beast and Techies win 50.40% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,978 matches.
Walking into a fight against this lane can feel awkward. Primal Beast’s main job is to charge in and hold someone down, and a stationary target is exactly what Techies wants to see. The long duration of Pulverize gives Techies a free window to land multiple Sticky Bombs or a point-blank Blast Off! without any risk of missing. Even a simple Onslaught stun is often enough setup for Techies to land his initial slow and start layering on damage. The combo isn't fancy, but it's a reliable way to connect control with burst damage.
This pairing creates consistent pickoff pressure through the mid-game, forcing enemies to position more carefully. Primal Beast can initiate from fog and once he grabs a target, Techies has an easy follow-up. The main weakness is that the entire sequence hinges on Primal Beast successfully landing his spells. If he gets kited before he can connect, or if his Pulverize channel is broken early by another enemy, the synergy evaporates. This makes the duo strong at punishing single, out-of-position heroes but less effective against a coordinated team that can save their ally.
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 | 47.56% | 225 |
| Crusader & Archon | 42.94% | 503 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.55% | 379 |
| Divine & Immortal | 44.32% | 176 |
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 | 50.40% | ▲ +0.6pp | 3,978 |
| 7.41d | 49.76% | ▼ -0.8pp | 50,548 |
| 7.41c | 50.57% | ▼ -3.0pp | 29,061 |
| 7.41b | 53.57% | — | 34,034 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.