Primal Beast counterpicks: who to choose against this hero in Dota 2

Primal Beast is a melee strength hero. Primal Beast is often used as an offlaner or midlaner, as he has a large amount of health and is an excellent initiator.

A good choice against Primal Beast will be heroes that:

• Possess abilities with control, dispel, and slow.
• Can burn mana or deal damage as a percentage of maximum health.
• Have high mobility.

Some of the best heroes against Primal Beast:

• Invoker - most of the abilities in his huge arsenal are extremely useful against Primal Beast: Cold Snap, Tornado and Deafening Blast interrupt Onslaught and will not allow Trample to be used effectively, as will Ice Wall and Ghost Walk slowdown, and E.M.P. will burn PB of much of its mana.
• Underlord - Primal Beast will take an impressive amount of damage from Firestorm due to its high HP, and Pit of Malice interrupts Onslaught and Trample.
• Oracle - Fortune's End will also save from Onslaught and Trample. Fate's Edict will protect against magic damage, and False Promise interrupts Pulverize.

Other good choices against Primal Beast are Clockwerk, Outworld Destroyer, Disruptor, Lifestealer, Faceless Void, Bloodseeker, Anti-Mage, Weaver, Abaddon, Shadow Demon, Tusk, Vengeful Spirit, Dark Seer, Zeus, and Slark.

In addition to heroes, the following items will be effective against Primal Beast:

• Black King Bar/Pipe of Insight/Mage Slayer/Glimmer Cape - against magic damage.
• Eul's Scepter of Divinity/Wind Waker is a good save against Primal Beast. Can be used on yourself to buy time, or on Primal Beast to cancel Onslaught.
• Force Staff/Hurricane Pike - will allow you to break distance with PB and interrupts Onslaught.
• Nullifier - also interrupts Onslaught.
• Diffusal Blade/Disperser/Shiva's Guard/Eye of Skadi - Slowdown reduces the effectiveness of Trample.
• Linken's Sphere/Lotus Orb - Against Pulverize.
• Aeon Disk - useful on supports to survive attacks.
• Rod of Atos/Gleipnir/Scythe Of Vyse/Skull Basher/Abyssal Blade/Orchid Malevolence/Bloodthorn - to control PB.

How to counter Primal Beast:

Early game:

Primal Beast is strong on lane because of its high health, and the combination of Onslaught and Trample. If you have abilities with slowdown or stun, laning will be much easier (if not, keep an eye on your resource count so you don't become an easy victim for Primal Beast). Also, PB may have mana issues early on, which you can take advantage of.

Mid-game:

In mid-game, Primal Beast becomes a threat in teamfights due to Pulverize and AoE damage. It's important to keep a good position and if you don't have PB countering abilities, get the necessary items such as Eul's Scepter of Divinity.

Late Game:

It is important to have Black King Bar, which saves you from both the Primal Beast's main procast and Aghanim's Scepter's break effect, or Lotus Orb if your main problem is control from Pulverize. You are unlikely to kill PB first, or before the fight starts. It's better to try to control him and will not allow him to use his abilities while you're dealing with his allies.

Overall strategy

To counter Primal Beast, avoid clustering too closely with your teammates. Items that apply silence or immobilize him are also highly effective. It’s important to pick heroes not only with high damage but also with strong control abilities. Pay attention to your positioning – this will significantly increase your chances of victory.