How to counter Primal Beast

Best Dota 2 counter picks against Primal Beast, ranked by head-to-head win rate, with the exact spells that beat them.

Best counters to Primal Beast

1Earthshaker+5.1%
2Razor+4.4%
3Sniper+3.8%
- range punishes must walk into melee range to deal damage.
4Largo+3.6%
5Templar Assassin+3.2%
6Ogre Magi+3.2%
7Slardar+2.9%
8Faceless Void+2.9%
9Lycan+2.8%
10Shadow Demon+2.7%

Primal Beast's weaknesses

Health-scaling damage: Primal Beast suffers from health-scaling damage. Damage that scales with health ignores their big health pool.
Kiting and slows: Primal Beast suffers from must walk into melee range to deal damage. Ranged slows and disengages keep them from connecting.

Heroes Primal Beast is strong against

Tinker +3.9%Puck +3.8%Ancient Apparition +3.7%Terrorblade +3.4%Shadow Shaman +3.1%Nature's Prophet +3.0%

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