Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bane wins the Bane vs Dark Willow matchup: Bane beats Dark Willow in 50.42% of 2,876 ranked matches.
Trying to lock down Dark Willow often sees her vanish into Shadow Realm, dodging the setup and repositioning for a counter-attack. On the other hand, a preemptive Nightmare from Bane can catch her out, preventing any escape and leading into a Fiend's Grip. Both heroes excel at single-target control, but they also bring tools to directly counter each other's plans. Dark Willow can use Terrorize to cancel Bane's channeling from a safe distance, while Brain Sap can help Bane survive her burst damage. The winner of these trades is usually whoever initiates first or has better vision, making it a very volatile and even exchange throughout the game.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Bane's win rate against Dark Willow in recent ranked matches, split by average match rank. Ranks with too few recent matches are omitted. These rows use the last 30 days of quality-filtered ranked matches, all patches in that span combined — a wider window than the patch-scoped count above, so the per-rank match totals can exceed it.
| Rank | Bane win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 46.63% | 163 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.15% | 377 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.18% | 338 |
| Divine & Immortal | 46.97% | 198 |
Bane's win rate against Dark Willow in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Bane win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 50.42% | ▼ -1.4pp | 2,876 |
| 7.41d | 51.82% | ▲ +1.4pp | 30,087 |
| 7.41c | 50.41% | ▲ +1.2pp | 10,157 |
| 7.41b | 49.26% | — | 9,783 |
Move this data into a draft
Bane starts on Radiant and Dark Willow on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.