Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bane wins the Bane vs Storm Spirit matchup: Bane beats Storm Spirit in 55.62% of 356 ranked matches.
Trying to zip away with Ball Lightning does nothing once Fiend's Grip is active. Bane's ultimate pierces spell immunity, so even a BKB doesn't let Storm Spirit escape. This single ability completely changes how Storm has to approach fights. He can't initiate freely because Bane can instantly lock him down for his team to finish him off. Before that point in the game, Nightmare is also a reliable way to stop aggression, buying crucial time for allies to react to ganks. The constant threat from Bane forces Storm Spirit to itemize for survival much earlier than he wants, slowing his damage progression and making it much harder for him to take over the map.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Bane's win rate against Storm Spirit 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 | 66.23% | 154 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.26% | 353 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.92% | 291 |
| Divine & Immortal | 64.20% | 162 |
Bane's win rate against Storm Spirit 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 | 55.62% | ▲ +2.0pp | 356 |
| 7.41d | 53.67% | ▲ +0.5pp | 37,214 |
| 7.41c | 53.12% | ▼ -1.5pp | 16,038 |
| 7.41b | 54.64% | — | 11,909 |
Move this data into a draft
Bane starts on Radiant and Storm Spirit on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.