Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bane wins the Bane vs Shadow Demon matchup: Bane beats Shadow Demon in 54.97% of 1,408 ranked matches.
Securing objectives often comes down to which team can bait out the other's big defensive spells. While Shadow Demon can save an ally from Fiend's Grip with a well-timed Disruption, this forces his single most powerful save for Bane's ultimate. This trade often gives Bane's team a window to re-engage or take map control while Disruption is on cooldown. Earlier in the game, Bane can also have an easier time in lane, using Brain Sap to sustain through trades that wear Shadow Demon down. If a fight breaks out, Bane's simplest solution is often to target Shadow Demon directly, who is too fragile to survive a full Fiend's Grip and cannot save himself.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Bane's win rate against Shadow Demon 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 59.46% | 148 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.00% | 200 |
Bane's win rate against Shadow Demon 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 | 54.97% | ▲ +0.1pp | 1,408 |
| 7.41d | 54.83% | ▲ +1.8pp | 15,864 |
| 7.41c | 53.03% | ▲ +2.8pp | 6,202 |
| 7.41b | 50.22% | — | 7,178 |
Move this data into a draft
Bane starts on Radiant and Shadow Demon on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.