How Bane and Earth Spirit perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bane and Earth Spirit win 51.80% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,722 matches.
Setting up a clean Fiend's Grip becomes much more reliable with Earth Spirit on the team. His ability to roll in and kick an enemy back towards his allies gives Bane an easy target for his lockdown. This creates consistent pick-off potential across the map, especially against mobile heroes who would otherwise be difficult for Bane to catch alone. The combo also works in reverse, with a well-placed Nightmare giving Earth Spirit a free setup for his own stuns. While this pairing excels at isolating and removing a single target, it offers less in a chaotic, full five-on-five engagement, which keeps the overall advantage fairly modest.
How this pairing performs across skill brackets — the duo's team win rate 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 | Team win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 46.18% | 327 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.37% | 401 |
| Divine & Immortal | 56.04% | 298 |
This duo's team win rate in each recent balance patch — whether the pairing is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Team win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 51.80% | ▲ +0.1pp | 2,722 |
| 7.41d | 51.68% | ▼ -0.9pp | 20,680 |
| 7.41c | 52.56% | ▲ +2.6pp | 6,280 |
| 7.41b | 49.96% | — | 5,144 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.