Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Bane wins the Bane vs Keeper of the Light matchup: Bane beats Keeper of the Light in 50.93% of 10,295 ranked matches.
Thinking of Keeper of the Light as a hard counter here is a common mistake. On paper, Blinding Light seems like a perfect tool to push Bane away and break Fiend's Grip, and sometimes it works exactly like that. In practice, the situation is much more complex. A smart Bane can use Nightmare on the Keeper first, preventing the save entirely before gripping a more important target. The save also does nothing if Keeper of the Light is the one caught in the first place. These interactions depend heavily on positioning and who gets the jump first, leaving neither hero with a truly reliable advantage over the other.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Bane's win rate against Keeper of the Light 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 | 52.94% | 119 |
| Crusader & Archon | 47.52% | 343 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.91% | 321 |
| Divine & Immortal | 44.19% | 172 |
Bane's win rate against Keeper of the Light 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 50.93% | ▲ +1.2pp | 10,295 |
| 7.41e | 49.70% | ▲ +0.2pp | 42,658 |
| 7.41d | 49.49% | ▼ -0.6pp | 40,736 |
| 7.41c | 50.06% | — | 12,493 |
Move this data into a draft
Bane starts on Radiant and Keeper of the Light on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 5, 2026.