How Primal Beast and Vengeful Spirit perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Primal Beast and Vengeful Spirit win 50.89% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,734 matches.
Thinking of Vengeance Aura as a buff only for ranged carries misses how well Vengeful Spirit supports a melee brawler. When Primal Beast charges in, a Wave of Terror follow-up makes his Trample and right-clicks more threatening. The added lockdown from Magic Missile can also help him land a full Pulverize on an evasive hero. It's less about a single big combo and more about how Vengeful Spirit's entire kit enables Primal Beast to get on a target and stay on them, amplifying the physical damage portion of his output.
This pairing can apply pressure early, turning a successful Onslaught into a kill with the extra stun and armor reduction. Later on, Nether Swap provides options. It can save a Primal Beast who has overextended or, more offensively, bring a priority target right to him for an easy initiation. The plan is straightforward, which is also its weakness. Enemies with strong saves or repositioning tools can often disengage, splitting the pair up and punishing the now-exposed Vengeful Spirit for a risky Swap.
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 | 50.93% | 216 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.90% | 605 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.56% | 565 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.25% | 203 |
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 | 50.89% | ▼ -0.5pp | 4,734 |
| 7.41d | 51.41% | ▲ +1.2pp | 52,432 |
| 7.41c | 50.24% | ▼ -2.5pp | 17,439 |
| 7.41b | 52.77% | — | 19,643 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.