Bane Counters

Best heroes to pick against Bane — and who Bane beats

Across 119 matchups in Divine and Immortal ranked games, the hardest counters to Bane are Terrorblade, Slark and Rubick. Bane does best against Lifestealer, Disruptor and Witch Doctor. Best teammates: Magnus, Outworld Devourer and Anti-Mage.

All Bane matchups

Advantage is the STRATZ matchup score: how many win-rate points the matchup adds (+) or takes away (−) from this hero compared with what both heroes’ overall strength would predict. Negative = that opponent counters this hero.

#	Opponent	Advantage	Bane win rate	Games	Counters
Heroes that counter Bane · 56
1	Gyrocopter	−8.0	44.8%	116*	Gyrocopter counters
2	Visage	−8.0	36.5%	74*	Visage counters
3	Alchemist	−7.4	45.9%	61*	Alchemist counters
4	Dazzle	−6.8	40.2%	179*	Dazzle counters
5	Ursa	−6.2	42.3%	281*	Ursa counters
6	Terrorblade	−5.6	47.8%	339	Terrorblade counters
7	Pangolier	−5.4	46.8%	154*	Pangolier counters
8	Drow Ranger	−5.0	51.0%	147*	Drow Ranger counters
9	Razor	−4.9	44.6%	157*	Razor counters
10	Wraith King	−4.8	41.5%	270*	Wraith King counters
11	Beastmaster	−4.5	46.9%	96*	Beastmaster counters
12	Doom	−4.5	45.0%	238*	Doom counters
13	Bristleback	−4.4	49.2%	59*	Bristleback counters
14	Slark	−4.2	45.6%	612	Slark counters
15	Broodmother	−4.1	46.0%	63*	Broodmother counters
16	Arc Warden	−3.9	41.7%	132*	Arc Warden counters
17	Marci	−3.8	45.9%	183*	Marci counters
18	Meepo	−3.7	38.6%	57*	Meepo counters
19	Io	−3.6	44.6%	166*	Io counters
20	Spectre	−3.5	45.1%	286*	Spectre counters
21	Jakiro	−3.2	49.5%	182*	Jakiro counters
22	Silencer	−2.9	47.1%	297*	Silencer counters
23	Rubick	−2.9	47.3%	842	Rubick counters
24	Ember Spirit	−2.8	47.0%	298*	Ember Spirit counters
25	Pudge	−2.8	46.9%	945	Pudge counters
26	Shadow Fiend	−2.7	56.1%	196*	Shadow Fiend counters
27	Outworld Devourer	−2.6	43.1%	527	Outworld Devourer counters
28	Bounty Hunter	−2.5	41.9%	315	Bounty Hunter counters
29	Largo	−2.3	47.4%	76*	Largo counters
30	Night Stalker	−2.3	44.5%	353	Night Stalker counters
31	Nyx Assassin	−1.9	45.1%	401	Nyx Assassin counters
32	Grimstroke	−1.9	45.1%	293*	Grimstroke counters
33	Dark Seer	−1.8	46.6%	232*	Dark Seer counters
34	Treant Protector	−1.8	53.0%	66*	Treant Protector counters
35	Chaos Knight	−1.8	46.9%	81*	Chaos Knight counters
36	Lone Druid	−1.7	47.7%	107*	Lone Druid counters
37	Mars	−1.6	50.7%	140*	Mars counters
38	Winter Wyvern	−1.5	46.0%	389	Winter Wyvern counters
39	Anti-Mage	−1.5	47.9%	472	Anti-Mage counters
40	Monkey King	−1.3	51.2%	125*	Monkey King counters
41	Tidehunter	−1.3	51.4%	551	Tidehunter counters
42	Dawnbreaker	−1.3	45.2%	473	Dawnbreaker counters
43	Sniper	−1.3	51.0%	310	Sniper counters
44	Shadow Shaman	−1.2	46.9%	456	Shadow Shaman counters
45	Clinkz	−1.1	46.7%	92*	Clinkz counters
46	Dark Willow	−1.1	47.8%	291*	Dark Willow counters
47	Phoenix	−0.9	46.4%	211*	Phoenix counters
48	Sven	−0.9	46.4%	375	Sven counters
49	Necrophos	−0.7	49.2%	384	Necrophos counters
50	Leshrac	−0.7	44.9%	89*	Leshrac counters
51	Tinker	−0.6	50.0%	144*	Tinker counters
52	Brewmaster	−0.4	46.7%	152*	Brewmaster counters
53	Oracle	−0.4	49.0%	198*	Oracle counters
54	Mirana	−0.4	48.9%	481	Mirana counters
55	Legion Commander	−0.2	46.9%	352	Legion Commander counters
56	Magnus	−0.1	50.3%	382	Magnus counters
Bane is favoured against · 63
1	Lycan	+11.8	58.5%	94*	Lycan counters
2	Medusa	+10.0	61.4%	57*	Medusa counters
3	Phantom Assassin	+9.6	58.6%	157*	Phantom Assassin counters
4	Void Spirit	+8.9	60.0%	175*	Void Spirit counters
5	Lifestealer	+8.8	57.0%	300	Lifestealer counters
6	Abaddon	+7.8	57.1%	84*	Abaddon counters
7	Centaur Warrunner	+7.8	59.2%	125*	Centaur Warrunner counters
8	Underlord	+7.7	61.4%	158*	Underlord counters
9	Shadow Demon	+7.6	61.4%	88*	Shadow Demon counters
10	Enigma	+6.1	50.0%	148*	Enigma counters
11	Omniknight	+6.0	52.2%	67*	Omniknight counters
12	Venomancer	+5.9	58.1%	105*	Venomancer counters
13	Warlock	+5.2	57.4%	115*	Warlock counters
14	Huskar	+5.2	58.5%	106*	Huskar counters
15	Kunkka	+4.9	54.9%	133*	Kunkka counters
16	Clockwerk	+4.7	55.7%	115*	Clockwerk counters
17	Slardar	+4.3	56.2%	130*	Slardar counters
18	Faceless Void	+4.2	55.0%	131*	Faceless Void counters
19	Timbersaw	+4.1	56.8%	146*	Timbersaw counters
20	Disruptor	+4.0	52.4%	376	Disruptor counters
21	Sand King	+4.0	57.1%	98*	Sand King counters
22	Storm Spirit	+3.7	56.5%	177*	Storm Spirit counters
23	Enchantress	+3.7	54.7%	75*	Enchantress counters
24	Templar Assassin	+3.5	57.0%	107*	Templar Assassin counters
25	Viper	+3.5	53.2%	141*	Viper counters
26	Death Prophet	+3.3	54.5%	165*	Death Prophet counters
27	Witch Doctor	+3.3	52.6%	401	Witch Doctor counters
28	Muerta	+3.3	54.1%	61*	Muerta counters
29	Pugna	+3.3	50.5%	111*	Pugna counters
30	Snapfire	+3.2	53.7%	367	Snapfire counters
31	Luna	+3.2	52.0%	487	Luna counters
32	Lion	+3.0	54.1%	675	Lion counters
33	Vengeful Spirit	+2.9	50.4%	236*	Vengeful Spirit counters
34	Queen of Pain	+2.7	55.0%	209*	Queen of Pain counters
35	Nature's Prophet	+2.6	57.7%	284*	Nature's Prophet counters
36	Puck	+2.5	52.9%	121*	Puck counters
37	Spirit Breaker	+2.1	49.6%	504	Spirit Breaker counters
38	Windranger	+2.0	52.6%	591	Windranger counters
39	Lich	+1.9	49.5%	380	Lich counters
40	Dragon Knight	+1.7	48.0%	569	Dragon Knight counters
41	Morphling	+1.7	52.3%	111*	Morphling counters
42	Riki	+1.7	49.6%	113*	Riki counters
43	Tusk	+1.5	51.9%	264*	Tusk counters
44	Hoodwink	+1.4	54.2%	439	Hoodwink counters
45	Primal Beast	+1.3	50.8%	128*	Primal Beast counters
46	Zeus	+1.2	52.8%	335	Zeus counters
47	Juggernaut	+1.1	47.2%	417	Juggernaut counters
48	Ogre Magi	+0.9	51.7%	290*	Ogre Magi counters
49	Crystal Maiden	+0.8	50.6%	334	Crystal Maiden counters
50	Phantom Lancer	+0.7	47.9%	493	Phantom Lancer counters
51	Ancient Apparition	+0.6	51.1%	231*	Ancient Apparition counters
52	Invoker	+0.6	47.7%	729	Invoker counters
53	Ring Master	+0.6	51.0%	263*	Ring Master counters
54	Keeper of the Light	+0.5	48.8%	160*	Keeper of the Light counters
55	Lina	+0.4	52.9%	395	Lina counters
56	Undying	+0.4	51.6%	403	Undying counters
57	Kez	+0.4	56.2%	178*	Kez counters
58	Weaver	+0.4	50.9%	116*	Weaver counters
59	Skywrath Mage	+0.2	50.9%	285*	Skywrath Mage counters
60	Earthshaker	+0.1	49.2%	504	Earthshaker counters
61	Axe	+0.1	50.9%	395	Axe counters
62	Tiny	+0.1	55.4%	258*	Tiny counters
63	Earth Spirit	+0.0	48.2%	218*	Earth Spirit counters