Primal Beast counter and synergy picks
Pick Primal Beast with Wraith King to increase win-rate from 47.1% to 53.8% or against Chen to increase win-rate to 55.6% in Patch 7.39b.
Good with...
...based on stats [7.39b]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
6.8% | |
5.7% | |
5.0% | |
4.7% | |
4.7% | |
4.4% | |
4.2% | |
4.1% | |
4.1% | |
4.0% | |
3.7% | |
3.7% | |
3.4% | |
3.4% | |
3.3% |
...core items [7.39b]
A situational 
Boots of Speed upgrade to boost damage and tankiness while allowing you to close the gap on enemy heroes and stay on top of them during Trample with the Phase active.
A situational item that helps with mana sustain to spam Onslaught and Trample for fighting and farming. Also makes you tanky with armor and HP pool. You can pair this item with 
Phase Boots or 
Tranquil Boots for mana sustain.
A core item that uses your high HP pool to reflect damage back to enemy heroes. When you choose to build Blade Mail, get it as your first major item and rush 
Black King Bar or 
Eternal Shroud afterwards to make it more effective.
A core item that lets you avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to maintain your Pulverize channel and not get kited during Trample. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core mobility item to quickly close the gap on enemy heroes and lock them down with Pulverize. Gives you much more reliable initiation and have versatility with Onslaught usage.
An upgrade for 
Veil of Discord that gives you tankiness with armor and reduces healing in an AoE around you. Works well against illusions and summons along with your AoE damage spells. Also increases the outgoing damage of all your spells.
A core item to significantly increase your damage output in teamfights and have the break effect for passive abilities and innates on enemy heroes.
A late game pick up primarily for a second Pulverize and
Black King Bar charge. Lets you stun lock and delete an enemy core in fights if they cannot cancel your ultimate through BKB.
A core
Boots of Speed upgrade that provides some much needed mana sustain to spam your spells for fighting and farming. Can be upgraded to 
Guardian Greaves later in the game.
A core item to have another long range disable on enemy heroes with Rock Throw. Also lets you clear creep waves safely and reliably.
Good against...
...based on stats [7.39b]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
8.5% | |
7.3% | |
7.1% | |
6.8% | |
6.1% | |
6.0% | |
5.2% | |
5.1% | |
4.5% | |
4.5% | |
4.4% | |
4.3% | |
4.3% | |
4.2% | |
4.1% |
Bad against...
...based on stats [7.39b]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-6.9% | |
-5.6% | |
-5.5% | |
-4.9% | |
-4.5% | |
-4.0% | |
-4.0% | |
-3.8% | |
-3.6% | |
-3.3% | |
-3.0% | |
-2.9% | |
-2.9% | |
-2.8% | |
-2.7% |
...counter items [7.39b]
Helps you sustain HP and mana as Primal Beast frequently uses his spells to harass, secure last hits, and move around.
Gives you movement speed to kite Primal Beast and outrun him during Trample as well as dodge Onslaught. Also counters the movement slow from Uproar.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Primal Beast's magic heavy toolkit.
Provides magic resistance and reduces the damage dealt by Primal Beast from all his spells to nullify his burst potential.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Primal Beast's magic heavy toolkit.
Lets you reflect damage back onto Primal Beast and potentially kill him from the massive burst from all his spells.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Primal Beast's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid the Onslaught stun as well as reduce the damage taken from Primal Beast's magic heavy toolkit.
Lets you silence and kill Primal Beast in its duration without letting him get away through Onslaught or turn the fight with Pulverize.
Lets you stop the Onslaught charge by pushing Primal Beast with Hurricane Thrust. The distance also keeps you out of range of his other damage and control spells.
Reduces the duration of Pulverize and the Onslaught stun with status resistance.
Gives you magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Primal Beast's magic heavy toolkit as well as save yourself or an ally caught by his control spells.
Gives you a repositioning tool to kite Primal Beast and push yourself or an ally hero away from him during Trample as well as dodge Onslaught.
Gives you an instant silence and massive burst damage against Primal Beast to kill him before he can get away through Onslaught or turn the fight with Pulverize.
Gives you an instant disable against Primal Beast to burst him down in its duration before he can get away through Onslaught or turn the fight with Pulverize.
Helps lower Primal Beast's HP regen to reduce his tankiness as well as slow him down with Arctic Blast to keep him off you and your team during Trample.
Bad with...
...based on stats [7.39b]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-6.6% | |
-6.5% | |
-5.5% | |
-4.9% | |
-4.5% | |
-4.4% | |
-4.3% | |
-4.0% | |
-4.0% | |
-3.8% | |
-3.7% | |
-3.3% | |
-3.1% | |
-3.0% | |
-3.0% |
