Question 1

Who counters Primal Beast?

Accepted Answer

Huskar (+5.5%), Faceless Void (+5.0%), and Clockwerk (+4.8%) 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 (+6.7%), Legion Commander (+5.2%), and Spectre (+5.1%).

Question 3

Who is Primal Beast stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Primal Beast are Night Stalker (+8.6%), Doom (+8.5%), and Naga Siren (+5.7%): 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” — 68% of its matches. Less often: Position 2: Mid Lane (30%).

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Huskar	+5.5%	54.4%	193
Faceless Void	+5.0%	53.3%	349
Clockwerk	+4.8%	52.0%	148
Treant Protector	+4.8%	54.2%	72
Brewmaster	+4.3%	56.1%	221
Underlord	+4.2%	49.5%	319
Wraith King	+4.0%	57.2%	444
Lion	+3.9%	51.9%	961
Phoenix	+3.7%	56.1%	374
Centaur Warrunner	+3.6%	52.1%	282
Lifestealer	+3.5%	53.6%	929
Viper	+3.4%	55.8%	267

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Bristleback	+6.7%	62.6%	182
Legion Commander	+5.2%	56.1%	643
Spectre	+5.1%	56.1%	387
Razor	+4.6%	57.9%	292
Broodmother	+4.3%	54.3%	81
Phantom Assassin	+3.9%	57.3%	295
Sniper	+3.5%	58.4%	466
Riki	+3.3%	56.3%	199
Snapfire	+3.2%	57.0%	721
Io	+3.0%	53.8%	275
Leshrac	+2.9%	52.8%	176
Keeper of the Light	+2.8%	53.8%	266

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Night Stalker	+8.6%	65.4%	205
Doom	+8.5%	64.0%	161
Naga Siren	+5.7%	64.9%	57
Timbersaw	+5.7%	55.6%	124
Mars	+5.1%	53.1%	81
Razor	+4.3%	63.1%	176
Visage	+4.3%	58.4%	89
Axe	+4.3%	56.5%	237
Wraith King	+3.8%	59.0%	256
Muerta	+3.2%	57.1%	126
Keeper of the Light	+3.0%	57.9%	266
Lone Druid	+3.0%	56.0%	193

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