Primal Beast/Counters

Bad against...

 * Primal Beast's abilities require movement such as and, so  can damage Primal Beast while he is casting these abilities.


 * can be used to interrupt Primal Beast while he is channeling.
 * can be used to abuse Primal Beast's high health pool, dealing large amounts of damage while healing Death Prophet substantially.
 * Moreover, does too little damage per instance to trigger, making it a very effective harassment tool during the laning phase.
 * is also highly potent against Primal Best due to his naturally low armor.


 * and allows Earth Spirit to easily stun, silence and interrupt  and.


 * can protect Lifestealer from all of Primal Beast's abilities, since all of his active abilities don't pierce spell immunity.
 * can deal lots of damage as Primal Beast is a strength hero with high health.


 * is a very good spell against Trample, as it has a long duration stun time and can be used to stun Primal Beast as he charges towards Sven or his allies.
 * will make very short work of Primal Beast in the right circumstances (like if he has no allies nearby).
 * can be used to outrun Trample and make it hard for Primal Beast to get on top of Sven and his allies to deal damage with Trample.


 * should make Primal Beast very careful about how hard he wants to commit.


 * makes it impossible for Primal Beast to stay on top of Faceless Void with his abilities and allows him to backtrack almost all damage taken during, if he survives it.
 * Once Faceless Void has a Onslaught can be easily escaped. He could also choose to get a lower cooldown on Time Walk, making it even harder for Primal Beast to catch him in fights or stop his initiations.
 * will make Primal Beast useless for an extensive time after casting his abilities if he does not have a dispel.
 * stops Primal Beast from casting abilities or stopping Faceless Void from damaging allies within.


 * allows Weaver to escape from.
 * disarms Primal Beast, so when he uses it Weaver can cast to reduce his armor while he is defenseless.
 * Primal Beast has a slow attack speed, making it harder for him to kill beetles.
 * is blocked by, which is a common item for Weaver. Additionally, Primal Beast doesn't have another ability to pop it and doesn't tend to buy items that do so either.

Others

 * Primal Beast really suffers against supports he cannot bully in lane, this includes, and  since they can use their respective abilities to stop Primal Beast from dealing damage, or making it hard for him to stay in range.
 * Primal Beast is mostly played in the offlane role, so picking a carry who can escape from him is essential. Heroes such as, and , or generally any carry with a stun will stop him from having the good start he needs.
 * Any Hero with a Root ability significantly hampers Primal Beast's damage from, as well as stopping in its tracks.
 * On top of Roots, Slows greatly reduce the effectiveness of.
 * and provide vision on Primal Beast, making it difficult for him to strike at Slardar, Bounty Hunter, or their allies from fog.

Items

 * roots Primal Beast, putting him at a significant disadvantage since he needs to move around to deal damage with.
 * Protects the user from all of Primal Beast's abilities.
 * , as most of Primal Beast's abilities need a good initiation, good vision can protect you from Primal Beast's attempt to do so.

Good Against...

 * can be cleared super easily with.
 * and does not keep Broodmother alive against Primal Beast's heavy magical damage and disables.
 * also does very little because Primal Beast is almost entirely magical damage based in the early stages of the game. (His third ability, Uproar, is used in conjunction with Trample to do massive amounts of magical damage.)


 * Onslaught can be used to cancel, and can escape Juggernaut's.
 * If you do cast Onslaught, try to cast it towards the end of Omnislash so if you survive it, Juggernaut will be too far away to finish you off with Blade Fury.
 * is also not threatening enough to kill a Primal Beast from full health to zero, as his strength gain is too high. It makes it very difficult for Juggernaut to stop Primal Beast from initiating on his allies.
 * Primal Beast is very commonly buying items that are good against Juggernaut, such as and.


 * makes Trample do a ton of damage if Primal Beast gets in front of Magnus, making his only escape mechanism deadly.
 * Magnus cannot handle the aggression of Primal Beast in the laning stage, his damage is much more powerful than that of.


 * Phantom Assassin is famously known to be weak against bursts of magical damage, and Primal Beast does exactly that with a ability to close long distances.
 * Primal Beast is also a great, and  carrier which all can weaken physical damage carries like Phantom Assassin who rely on critical strikes and fast kills in the mid and late game.


 * and can be used to cancel  very quickly.
 * Pugna has a very low strength gain and as a support does not have much gold to buy health items, making him vulnerable to Primal Beasts onslaught of magical damage.
 * Ironically, actually just increases Primal Beasts damage on the targeted ally if  is activated. Though, it can be used to slow him down and hopefully stop Trample from hitting Pugna's allies.

Others

 * Any hero who lanes very poorly will struggle with Primal Beasts potential snowball in the very early levels, like, ,.
 * Heroes who cannot escape from Trample early might be an easy first blood. Heroes like, , should play very cautiously alone.
 * Late game heroes who can lose the game early due to Primal Beast's fast game style can be very vulnerable to the hero.

Works well with...

 * can pull enemies back that are trying to escape from.
 * works well with, because both abilities will deal damage near enemies.
 * give Primal Beast maximum movement speed and cannot be slowed, increasing the effectiveness of to the maximum.


 * backtrack enemies to where they were four seconds ago, making it very hard to escape Primal Beast's reach while he is using.
 * traps enemies in a closed space and prevents them from escaping. This will ensure Primal Beast can easily hit enemies with Trample and.
 * keeps enemies silenced, ensuring they can't use abilities to escape his Kinetic Field and Pulverize.


 * stuns all enemies it's used on in a small area, this ensures can damage all enemies trapped inside.
 * Because upgraded  sucks nearby enemies toward it, after the end of it's duration Primal Beast can cast  to further mini-stun and damage the surviving enemies, preventing them from using some escape abilities.


 * keeps enemies in the area from escaping, and provides a good set-up for and.
 * Because damages the enemies that are in the edge of the arena, Primal Beast can cast  to knock back all enemies it catches, sending them to the edge of the Arena of Blood and dealing more damage.

Others

 * Any hero with slow abilities:, , can make it hard for an enemy to escape from.
 * Carry heroes who need a distraction to pick their ideal targets such as, , or  really benefit from Primal Beast's durability and ability to enter the fights very quickly.

Items

 * will significantly help Primal Beast from running out of mana due to his low intelligence gain.
 * and helps lock down enemies so that Primal Beast can deal more damage with.
 * decreases the magic resistance of enemies, making Primal beast deal more damage with all three of his magical abilities. Additionally, it has a area of effect similar to, which means all units inside of it can be effected by Veil of Discord.