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- Linken`s Sphere blocks one single target ability, so be careful, as all Bane Not to be confused with Banehallow. Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs Bane 22 +
`s abilities are target. - Lotus Orb returns all abilities to Bane.
- Diffusal Blade Item Changelogs Diffusal BladeB An enchanted blade that allows the user to cut straight into the enemy s soul. Cost3150 (700) Bought FromArtifacts Active Purge Charges 8 Passive Manabreak Bonus +25/35 Agility+10/15 can`t remove your ultimate, but still it can remove Nightmare. It might not be the best of all counters, but it can mess up your sleep.
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Phantom Lancer Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Phantom Lancer 21 + 2 29 + 2.6 21 + 2 Level
- As Bane has only single target skills, dealing with illusions is difficult. A Phantom Lancer with a Diffusal Blade Item Changelogs Diffusal BladeB An enchanted blade that allows the user to cut straight into the enemy s soul. Cost3150 (700) Bought FromArtifacts Active Purge Charges 8 Passive Manabreak Bonus +25/35 Agility+10/15 can kill Bane very quickly before he can deny himself with Nightmare.
- Slark can purge all your disables except Enfeeble using his Dark Pact.
- Can avoid being targeted at all with Shadow Dance, making Bane almost useless.
- Does not necessarily care about being Enfeebled, since he can steal attributes with Essence Shift.
- Chaos Knight can easily kill Bane 1v1, even without his Phantasm.
- Enfeeble affects only one form, so Chaos Knight can use Reality Rift to effectively counter this.
- Like Slark, he does not necessarily care about Enfeeble, since he can steal damage with Static Link.
- Bane cannot use his combo on Razor without triggering Unstable Current.
- Not only can Pudge interrupt Fiend`s Grip with his Meat Hook, but he can also use Meat Hook to save a disabled ally.
- Even if Bane has Black King Bar or Glimmer Cape, Dismember and Meat Hook can still cancel Fiend`s Grip.
Others
- Abaddon Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs Abaddon 23 + 2.6 17 + 1.5 21 + , Oracle Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs Oracle 18 + 2.2 15 + 1.7 23 + , Outworld Devourer Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Outworld Devourer 19 + 2.6 24 + 2 26 + 2.7 Level , Legion Commander Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Legion Commander 26 + 2.9 18 + 1.7 20 + 2.2 Level , Vengeful Spirit Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Vengeful Spirit 18 + 2.9 27 + 3.3 13 + 1.5 Level , Underlord Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Underlord 25 + 2.9 12 + 1.3 17 + 2.6 Level Base , Earthshaker Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs Earthshaker 22 + 3.2 12 + 1.4 16 + are good examples of heroes that can ruin your Fiend`s Grip, purging the disable or cancelling your channeling. Generally, Bane Not to be confused with Banehallow. Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs Bane 22 + should play cautiously against Disablers The heroes in Dota 2 are defined by the roles that they are suited to play as a combination of their attributes, abilities, and items, and the ways that these shape the game. Although the .
- Bane Not to be confused with Banehallow. Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs Bane 22 + has no means to deal with more than one Hero/Unit. Groups of attackers like Meepo Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs Meepo 23 + 1.6 23 + 2.2 20 + , Lone Druid Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs Lone Druid 17 + 2.4 24 + 2.7 13 , Phantom Lancer Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Phantom Lancer 21 + 2 29 + 2.6 21 + 2 Level and others will not be greatly affected when disabled.
- Enfeeble has massive anti-synergy with Winter Wyvern`s Winter`s Curse, and there is nothing to set-up Nightmare with.
- Generally, taking Bane`s Nightmare away from the initial target and on to yourself will ruin enemy initiations and help your core heroes to escape or finish off their kills.
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Medusa- The mana drain from upgraded Fiend`s Grip will greatly weaken the tankiness Medusa has during late game, as well as provide a strong disable for your team to safely attack her.
- Enfeeble reduces the damage of Medusa`s auto attacks, which in turn reduces the effectiveness of Split Shot.
- Medusa normally builds Linken`s Sphere, not Black King Bar. Bane can use any spell to break Linken`s, and then Fiend`s Grip Medusa. The correct spell to waste depends on the game, but Enfeeble has a sufficiently short cooldown and long cast range to allow you to break Linken`s Sphere and to use Fiend`s Grip, Brain Sap, and then Enfeeble again to apply the damage reduction, all within one Linken`s Sphere cooldown.
- Phantom Assassin`s high critical strike multiplier can be greatly weakened with Enfeeble.
- When both spells are maxed, it decreases the damage of her critical strike by 120*450%=540 damage.
- Enfeeble also weakens her Stifling Dagger.
- Phantom Assassin has poor strength gain and doesn`t usually build strength items. Fiend`s Grip and Brain Sap can remove over 50% of her health, and the disables prevent her from using Phantom Strike to teleport away.
- Bane`s Nightmare can be used to waste Shallow Grave`s duration.
- Weave cannot negate damage output from Bane`s spells.
- Similar to Dazzle, Bane`s Nightmare along with his combo can be used to waste Surge`s duration.
- Enfeeble drastically reduces Dark Seer`s already weak direct attack damage.
- Although Dark Seer can use Vacuum to cancel Fiend`s Grip, Fiend`s Grip can be very painful for Dark Seer since it prevents him from escaping with Surge and drains his mana away to Bane Not to be confused with Banehallow. Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs Bane 22 + .
- Cannot break Nightmare with any spells, making it possible for Faceless Void to waste his Chronosphere.
- Bane`s 5 second Fiend`s Grip can make Time Walk unreliable, and force Void to play safer and less aggressively.
- You can either put him to sleep when he casts
