How Bane and Riki perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41f, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Bane and Riki win 51.19% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 8,400 matches.
Getting jumped by Riki is always a risk, but having a Bane on his team makes those ganks more reliable. Bane can use Nightmare to hold a target still, giving Riki all the time he needs to get in position for his burst damage and Smoke Screen. For tougher heroes, Fiend's Grip is the follow-up that guarantees they can't escape. This constant threat forces the enemy team to play closer together and react with defensive items earlier than they might want to. The pressure from Riki and Bane's simple lockdown combo creates space for the rest of your team to operate.
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 | 53.20% | 250 |
| Legend & Ancient | 59.07% | 215 |
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 | 51.19% | ▼ -0.5pp | 8,400 |
| 7.41e | 51.69% | ▼ -0.4pp | 26,998 |
| 7.41d | 52.06% | ▼ -0.6pp | 30,605 |
| 7.41c | 52.70% | — | 11,783 |
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Data updated Oct 5, 2026.