Bane: change history

1. Sep 15, 2026Dota 2: Gameplay Update 7.41f (Sep 15, 2026)Nerf 1Official notes ↗
   Nerf

   Base Armor

   Bane's Base Armor decreases by 1.

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   Base Armor decreased by 1

2. Jul 30, 2026Dota 2: Gameplay Update 7.41e (Jul 30, 2026)Buff 1Nerf 3Adjust 1Official notes ↗
   Buff

   Ichor of Nyctasha · Max Terrors per hero

   Max Terrors per hero on Bane's Ichor of Nyctasha increase from 5 to 6.

   5→6

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   Max Terrors per hero increased from 5 to 6

   Nerf

   Ichor of Nyctasha · Status Resistance per Terror

   Status Resistance per Terror on Bane's Ichor of Nyctasha decreases from 5% to 4%.

   5%→4%

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   Status Resistance per Terror decreased from 5% to 4%

   Nerf

   Nightmare · Duration

   Duration on Bane's Nightmare decreases from 3.5/4.5/5.5/6.5s to 3/4/5/6s.

   3.5/4.5/5.5/6.5s→3/4/5/6s

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   Duration decreased from 3.5/4.5/5.5/6.5s to 3/4/5/6s

   Adjust

   Nightmare

   Now completely disables the target's sight, instead of overriding the vision range value.

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   Now completely disables the target's sight, instead of overriding the vision range value

   Nerf

   Fiend's Grip · Aghanim's Scepter cooldown reduction

   Aghanim's Scepter cooldown reduction on Bane's Fiend's Grip decreases from 45s to 40s.

   45s→40s

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   Aghanim's Scepter cooldown reduction decreased from 45s to 40s

3. May 6, 2026Dota 2: Gameplay Update 7.41c (May 6, 2026)Buff 1Official notes ↗
   Buff

   Brain Sap · Mana Cost

   Mana Cost on Bane's Brain Sap decreases from 120/130/140/150 to 105/120/135/150.

   120/130/140/150→105/120/135/150

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   Mana Cost decreased from 120/130/140/150 to 105/120/135/150

4. Mar 24, 2026Dota 2 Patch 7.41Buff 1Nerf 3Adjust 3Official notes ↗
   Nerf

   Strength gain

   Bane's Strength gain decreases from 2.7 to 2.5.

   2.7→2.5

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   Strength gain decreased from 2.7 to 2.5

   Nerf

   Agility gain

   Bane's Agility gain decreases from 2.7 to 2.5.

   2.7→2.5

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   Agility gain decreased from 2.7 to 2.5

   Nerf

   Intelligence gain

   Bane's Intelligence gain decreases from 2.7 to 2.5.

   2.7→2.5

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   Intelligence gain decreased from 2.7 to 2.5

   • Damage gain per level decreased from 3.6 to 3.4
   Buff

   Attack Range

   Bane's Attack Range increases from 400 to 425.

   400→425

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   Attack Range increased from 400 to 425

   Adjust

   Ichor of Nyctasha

   Ability reworked.

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   Ability reworked

   • Every time Bane kills an enemy hero or they die under the effect of any debuff applied by Bane, they receive a Terror for the rest of the game. Each Terror stack decreases the enemy's status resistance to all Bane's debuffs by 5%. Max Terror stacks per hero: 5
   Adjust

   Nightmare

   Now a Unit Vector Target Spell.

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   Now a Unit Vector Target Spell

   Adjust

   Nightmare

   Sleeping units walk in Bane's chosen direction at a speed of 110.

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   Sleeping units walk in Bane's chosen direction at a speed of 110

   • Can be put on alt-cast to disable sleepwalking behavior
5. Dec 15, 2025Dota 2 Patch 7.40Nerf 1Adjust 1Official notes ↗
   Nerf

   Nightmare · Cooldown

   Cooldown on Bane's Nightmare increases from 24/21/18/15s to 25/22/19/16s.

   24/21/18/15s→25/22/19/16s

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   Cooldown increased from 24/21/18/15s to 25/22/19/16s

   Adjust

   Fiend's Grip · Aghanim's Scepter Illusion damage taken

   Aghanim's Scepter Illusion damage taken on Bane's Fiend's Grip increases from 200% to 225%.

   200%→225%

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   Aghanim's Scepter Illusion damage taken increased from 200% to 225%

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