Primal Beast
Win rates
Pub win rate
49.0%
Situational — needs a specific draft
Pro win rate
—
0 pro picks
Pub pick rate
3.3%
135k picks · all brackets
Pro ban rate
—
1 pro bans
Win rate by bracket
How the hero performs at each MMR bracket. Use this to gauge difficulty — a hero that peaks at Immortal but dips at Herald is a hard mechanical carry.
| Bracket | MMR | Games | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald | 0–769 | 0 | — | |
| Guardian | 770–1539 | 0 | — | |
| Crusader | 1540–2309 | 0 | — | |
| Archon | 2310–3079 | 0 | — | |
| Legend | 3080–3849 | 0 | — | |
| Ancient | 3850–4619 | 0 | — | |
| Divine | 4620–5620 | 0 | — | |
| Immortal | 5620+ | 0 | — |
Item build
Most-purchased items by game phase, aggregated from 135k public matches. Items with fewer than 1% pick rate are omitted.
Starting
First inventory
45%Branches
19%Gauntlets
12%Tango
6%Ward Observer
4%Quelling Blade
3%Magic Stick
Early
~0–10 min
24%Chainmail
24%Boots
22%Phase Boots
13%Soul Ring
9%Bottle
5%Bracer
Core
~10–25 min
20%Ogre Axe
17%Blink
16%Mithril Hammer
13%Black King Bar
7%Aghanims Shard
4%Staff Of Wizardry
Luxury
25 min+
17%Shivas Guard
14%Ultimate Scepter
- 10%
Black King Bar
7%Reaver
7%Soul Booster
5%Ultimate Orb
Best & worst matchups
Heroes this Primal Beast does best and worst against. Use this to pick smartly in the drafting phase.
Counters
- Puck
58%
153 games
- Nature's Prophet
56%
147 games
- Pangolier
56%
187 games
- Dragon Knight
56%
127 games
- Mars
55%
186 games
Good against
- Slardar
42%
113 games
- Rubick
45%
135 games
- Storm Spirit
48%
120 games
- Tiny
48%
126 games
- Skywrath Mage
48%
111 games
How to play
Primal Beast is a melee Strength hero who thrives in the thick of combat, soaking damage and trading hits that most heroes can't survive. Look to initiate fights — your kit is built to start engagements on your terms. Natural durability lets you front-line and absorb cooldowns for your team. Your disables and utility are most valuable when enabling your cores to land kills.
Base stats
Melee · Attack range: 0 (Ranged)
Attributes
Strength
26
+4.3 / level
Agility
15
+1 / level
Intelligence
16
+1.7 / level
FAQ
What is Primal Beast's win rate?
Primal Beast has a 49.0% pub win rate across 135k games. That's right around the 50% baseline — the hero is balanced, and win rate depends heavily on player skill and team comp.
How popular is Primal Beast?
Primal Beast is picked in 3.26% of all Dota 2 pub games.
Who counters Primal Beast?
Primal Beast is hard-countered by Slardar, Rubick, Storm Spirit, Tiny, Skywrath Mage, but has an edge against Puck, Nature's Prophet, Pangolier, Dragon Knight, Mars.