How Bane and Lone Druid perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bane and Lone Druid win 48.80% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,793 matches.
Holding a key target in place with Fiend's Grip gives Lone Druid's Spirit Bear a completely free window to deal its damage. This single-target focus defines their partnership. Bane provides the lockdown, and the bear provides the sustained physical damage to secure the kill. Earlier in the game, Nightmare can set up easy ganks for Lone Druid, helping him snowball and start pushing towers. The main weakness is that their plan revolves entirely around bursting one hero. If the enemy groups up or has good saves, their effectiveness drops, but having a reliable way to remove a core hero from a fight can be enough to create a small advantage.
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 | 42.31% | 182 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.72% | 181 |
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 | 48.80% | ▼ -0.2pp | 1,793 |
| 7.41d | 49.03% | ▼ -2.0pp | 13,280 |
| 7.41c | 51.04% | ▼ -1.8pp | 7,996 |
| 7.41b | 52.83% | — | 10,916 |
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Data updated Aug 18, 2026.