Bane — Dota 2 hero

Bane

UniversalRangedSupportDisablerNukerDurable

Bane Pro Match Statistics

51.2%Win Rate
3.3%Pick Rate
6.7%Ban Rate
+13.8% Trend

How to Counter Bane in Dota 2

The best counters to Bane in professional Dota 2 matches are Ring Master (45.5% win rate across 11 games), Mars (46.7% win rate across 15 games), Slardar (50% win rate across 10 games). As a nuker, Bane struggles against heroes with high magic resistance, spell immunity, or the ability to close distance before spells are cast. Picking Ring Master into Bane provides the strongest statistical counter advantage in the current pro meta. Mars is another reliable counter pick with a 46.7% win rate over 15 professional games. Conversely, Bane performs best against Phoenix (72.7% win rate), so avoid picking Phoenix into Bane when possible.

Heroes Bane Is Worst Against

All heroes Bane is worst against — full Dota 2 counter matchup data

Ring Master counters Bane — 45.5% win rate in 11 professional Dota 2 matchesRing Master11 games45.5%45.5%Mars counters Bane — 46.7% win rate in 15 professional Dota 2 matchesMars15 games46.7%46.7%Slardar counters Bane — 50% win rate in 10 professional Dota 2 matchesSlardar10 games50%50%Tusk counters Bane — 58.3% win rate in 12 professional Dota 2 matchesTusk12 games58.3%58.3%Batrider counters Bane — 60% win rate in 20 professional Dota 2 matchesBatrider20 games60%60%Tiny counters Bane — 60% win rate in 15 professional Dota 2 matchesTiny15 games60%60%Shadow Fiend counters Bane — 60% win rate in 10 professional Dota 2 matchesShadow Fiend10 games60%60%Templar Assassin counters Bane — 60% win rate in 10 professional Dota 2 matchesTemplar Assassin10 games60%60%Warlock counters Bane — 62.5% win rate in 16 professional Dota 2 matchesWarlock16 games62.5%62.5%Jakiro counters Bane — 64.7% win rate in 17 professional Dota 2 matchesJakiro17 games64.7%64.7%Pangolier counters Bane — 70% win rate in 10 professional Dota 2 matchesPangolier10 games70%70%Phoenix counters Bane — 72.7% win rate in 11 professional Dota 2 matchesPhoenix11 games72.7%72.7%

Bane counter data: 12 hero matchups analyzed across 157 professional Dota 2 games. Win rates reflect how Bane performs against each opponent in recent competitive matches.

Heroes Bane Is Best Against

All heroes Bane is best against — complete Dota 2 favorable matchup list

Bane dominates Phoenix — 72.7% win rate across 11 pro Dota 2 gamesPhoenix11 games72.7%72.7%Bane dominates Pangolier — 70% win rate across 10 pro Dota 2 gamesPangolier10 games70%70%Bane dominates Jakiro — 64.7% win rate across 17 pro Dota 2 gamesJakiro17 games64.7%64.7%Bane dominates Warlock — 62.5% win rate across 16 pro Dota 2 gamesWarlock16 games62.5%62.5%Bane dominates Templar Assassin — 60% win rate across 10 pro Dota 2 gamesTemplar Assassin10 games60%60%Bane dominates Shadow Fiend — 60% win rate across 10 pro Dota 2 gamesShadow Fiend10 games60%60%Bane dominates Tiny — 60% win rate across 15 pro Dota 2 gamesTiny15 games60%60%Bane dominates Batrider — 60% win rate across 20 pro Dota 2 gamesBatrider20 games60%60%Bane dominates Tusk — 58.3% win rate across 12 pro Dota 2 gamesTusk12 games58.3%58.3%Bane dominates Slardar — 50% win rate across 10 pro Dota 2 gamesSlardar10 games50%50%Bane dominates Mars — 46.7% win rate across 15 pro Dota 2 gamesMars15 games46.7%46.7%Bane dominates Ring Master — 45.5% win rate across 11 pro Dota 2 gamesRing Master11 games45.5%45.5%

Bane favorable matchups: 12 heroes Bane dominates, tracked from 157 professional games. Higher win rate indicates a stronger advantage for Bane.