Bane counters and build in Dota 2

Visage (+6.1%), Ursa (+5.6%), and Meepo (+5.4%) are the strongest against Bane — they have the biggest advantage over it at this rank.

Bane does best against Morphling (+4.1%), Mars (+4.0%), and Ember Spirit (+4.0%).

The best partners for Bane are Meepo (+4.4%), Medusa (+4.2%), and Grimstroke (+3.6%): together they win more often than expected from each one’s win rate.

“Position 5: Hard Support”: players usually start with Tango, Blood Grenade, Iron Branch ×2, Magic Stick, Sentry Ward, and Faerie Fire, pick Arcane Boots for boots, then build Magic Wand (2 min), Ring of Basilius (6 min), and Aether Lens (21 min).

Most often players take: at level 10 — “+20% Enfeeble Cast Range Reduction” (59%), at level 15 — “+5% Fiend's Grip Max Mana Drain” (63%), at level 20 — “-3s Nightmare Cooldown” (67%), and at level 25 — “+3s Fiend's Grip Duration” (71%).

Bane is played most often as “Position 5: Hard Support” — 61% of its matches. Less often: Position 4: Support (33%).