Question 1

Who counters Primal Beast?

Accepted Answer

Clockwerk (+5.1%), Faceless Void (+3.9%), and Brewmaster (+3.5%) are the strongest against Primal Beast — they have the biggest advantage over it at this rank.

Question 2

Who is Primal Beast strong against?

Accepted Answer

Primal Beast does best against Bristleback (+6.2%), Broodmother (+4.7%), and Spectre (+3.8%).

Question 3

Who is Primal Beast stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Primal Beast are Night Stalker (+6.6%), Doom (+6.3%), and Visage (+5.4%): together they win more often than expected from each one’s win rate.

Question 4

What to build on Primal Beast?

Accepted Answer

“Position 3: Off Lane”: players usually start with Gauntlets of Strength ×2, Tango, Iron Branch ×2, and Quelling Blade, pick Phase Boots for boots, then build Blink Dagger (14 min), Black King Bar (25 min), Aghanim's Scepter (28 min), and Shiva's Guard (37 min).

Question 5

Which talents to take on Primal Beast?

Accepted Answer

Most often players take: at level 15 — “-5s Trample Cooldown” (73%), at level 20 — “+20% Trample Attack Multiplier” (72%), and at level 25 — “+67% Pulverize Duration” (100%).

Question 6

What position to play Primal Beast in?

Accepted Answer

Primal Beast is played most often as “Position 3: Off Lane” — 76% of its matches. Less often: Position 2: Mid Lane (19%).

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Clockwerk	+5.1%	53.0%	811
Faceless Void	+3.9%	52.6%	2,425
Brewmaster	+3.5%	55.2%	755
Treant Protector	+3.5%	49.7%	723
Huskar	+3.4%	49.8%	1,060
Underlord	+3.1%	51.3%	1,818
Disruptor	+3.1%	53.9%	2,369
Centaur Warrunner	+2.7%	53.0%	1,828
Queen of Pain	+2.5%	50.1%	2,738
Gyrocopter	+2.4%	49.9%	919
Dark Willow	+2.4%	52.1%	2,005
Bloodseeker	+2.2%	55.0%	943

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Bristleback	+6.2%	56.8%	2,079
Broodmother	+4.7%	52.9%	658
Spectre	+3.8%	51.0%	2,836
Nature's Prophet	+3.2%	59.5%	2,760
Drow Ranger	+3.2%	56.9%	2,528
Abaddon	+3.1%	50.9%	808
Sniper	+3.0%	53.4%	5,318
Ringmaster	+2.6%	53.3%	1,704
Muerta	+2.6%	54.3%	702
Enchantress	+2.6%	54.3%	916
Razor	+2.6%	51.7%	1,795
Arc Warden	+2.5%	48.4%	1,687

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Night Stalker	+6.6%	57.7%	664
Doom	+6.3%	53.7%	523
Visage	+5.4%	59.6%	384
Mars	+5.3%	52.2%	343
Timbersaw	+4.9%	50.7%	467
Omniknight	+4.3%	55.1%	423
Naga Siren	+4.1%	52.6%	401
Wraith King	+3.5%	58.0%	1,694
Axe	+2.9%	52.5%	1,308
Alchemist	+2.7%	49.7%	735
Phoenix	+2.4%	53.4%	1,393
Leshrac	+2.3%	54.5%	576

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