How Bane and Lich perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41f, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Bane and Lich win 51.78% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 8,237 matches.
Using Fiend's Grip to hold a target for Chain Frost is the main idea here, but it's not as straightforward as it sounds. Both Bane and Lich are fragile, backline casters who become prime targets while setting up their spells. Bane is completely stationary during his ultimate, and while Lich’s Frost Shield can help protect him, it doesn't stop stuns that will break the channel. Their respective single-target lockdown and area-of-effect damage don't always complement each other in messy teamfights, either. The success of this lane often depends more on the enemy team's inability to punish their static positioning than on the duo's own strengths working together.
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 | 52.19% | 228 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.51% | 277 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 51.78% | ▼ -0.3pp | 8,237 |
| 7.41e | 52.10% | ▼ -0.1pp | 28,347 |
| 7.41d | 52.23% | ▲ +1.8pp | 30,656 |
| 7.41c | 50.43% | — | 12,702 |
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Data updated Oct 5, 2026.