How Bane and Spectre perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bane and Spectre win 52.66% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 885 matches.
Catching an enemy with Haunt is one thing, but killing them before they can react is another. Bane solves this problem for Spectre completely. As soon as Spectre jumps a target anywhere on the map, Bane can apply Fiend's Grip to lock them down for an exceptionally long duration. This gives Spectre more than enough time to secure the kill, even against mobile heroes. Nightmare serves as a great setup tool or a way to isolate a second enemy hero during the gank, making the pick-off almost guaranteed.
This combination forces the enemy team to play defensively from the mid-game onwards. They can't split up to farm safely, as any isolated hero is a potential free kill for the Bane and Spectre duo. The pressure creates a ton of space for Spectre to accelerate her farm and hit her item timings. In larger teamfights, Bane's job is simple: disable the most important enemy with his ultimate. Spectre and her illusions can then focus that target down with very little resistance, turning the fight from the very beginning.
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 | 55.03% | 298 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.68% | 789 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.89% | 654 |
| Divine & Immortal | 56.19% | 315 |
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 | 52.66% | ▼ -1.5pp | 885 |
| 7.41d | 54.20% | ▲ +0.2pp | 62,393 |
| 7.41c | 54.02% | ▲ +1.0pp | 20,394 |
| 7.41b | 53.01% | — | 17,335 |
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Data updated Aug 12, 2026.