How Bane and Phantom Lancer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bane and Phantom Lancer win 54.42% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 724 matches.
Getting caught out by this pair feels hopeless. Bane provides the perfect lockdown for Phantom Lancer to do his work. A target held in place by Fiend's Grip has no chance to escape as PL and his illusions build up and surround them for the kill. Even if you're not the primary target, trying to fight back is tough. Enfeeble on your own carry can cripple their ability to clear the illusion army, leaving your team to get swarmed. Nightmare also works as a great setup tool or a defensive save if enemies try to jump on Phantom Lancer before he's ready.
This synergy turns the mid-game into a minefield for the enemy team. Bane and Phantom Lancer can roam together and punish any hero who is out of position. In late-game teamfights, Bane’s role becomes disabling the one key enemy who can effectively deal with PL's push, whether that's a hero with strong area-of-effect damage or a carry with cleave. This forces the opponent to either find and kill Bane first, or accept that one of their most important heroes will be taken out of the fight from the start.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 44.75% | 295 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.40% | 626 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.98% | 531 |
| Divine & Immortal | 56.39% | 266 |
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 | 54.42% | ▲ +1.5pp | 724 |
| 7.41d | 52.96% | ▼ -1.1pp | 56,104 |
| 7.41c | 54.06% | ▲ +0.2pp | 22,575 |
| 7.41b | 53.83% | — | 18,543 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.