Bane
Historical Balance Tracker & Intelligence
Balance History
6/22/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.41cNet Gain
5/6/2026Brain Sap: Mana Cost decreased from 120/130/140/150 to 105/120/135/150
4/7/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
3/27/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
3/24/2026
Strength gain decreased from 2.7 to 2.5
Agility gain decreased from 2.7 to 2.5
Intelligence gain decreased from 2.7 to 2.5
Damage gain per level decreased from 3.6 to 3.4
Attack Range increased from 400 to 425
Ichor of Nyctasha: Ability reworked
Ichor of Nyctasha: 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
Nightmare: Now a Unit Vector Target Spell
Nightmare: Sleeping units walk in Bane's chosen direction at a speed of 110
Nightmare: Can be put on alt-cast to disable sleepwalking behavior
1/22/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
12/23/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
12/16/2025
Nightmare: Cooldown increased from 24/21/18/15s to 25/22/19/16s
Fiend's Grip: Aghanim's Scepter Illusion damage taken increased from 200% to 225%
10/2/2025
Enfeeble: Cast Range decreased from 800/900/1000/1100 to 700/800/900/1000
6/12/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/24/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
5/29/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.39Net Gain
6/12/2026Enfeeble: Cooldown decreased from 28/21/14/7s to 22/17/12/7s
3/27/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
3/4/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
2/19/2025
Base Damage increased by 25
Damage at level 1 increased by 8 (from 47-53 to 55-61)
Damage gain per level decreased from +5.7 to +3.6
Damage at level 30 decreased by 61 (from 240-246 to 179-185)
Talents: Level 10 Talent -3s Brain Sap Cooldown replaced with +125 Brain Sap Cast Range
Patch 7.37eN/A
11/20/2024Enfeeble: Mana Cost rescaled from 120 to 100/110/120/130
10/3/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.37cNet Gain
8/28/2024Nightmare: Cast Range increased from 500/550/600/650 to 550/600/650/700
8/14/2024
Talents: Level 25 Talent Brain Sap Damage/Heal increased from +250 to +275
7/31/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/25/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/6/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
5/27/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.36Net Gain
5/23/2024Strength gain increased from 2.5 to 2.7
Agility gain increased from 2.5 to 2.7
Intelligence gain increased from 2.5 to 2.7
Nightmare: No longer grants bonus attack speed by default
3/21/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
2/22/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
12/21/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.35Net Gain
6/12/2026Brain Sap: Heal/Damage increased from 75/150/225/300 to 90/160/230/300
Brain Sap: Mana Cost rescaled from 100/120/140/160 to 120/130/140/150
Brain Sap: Aghanim's Shard now also decreases cooldown by 3s
Nightmare: Cast Range increased from 425/500/575/650 to 500/550/600/650
11/21/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
10/5/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
9/9/2023
Base Damage increased by 2
Enfeeble: Mana Cost decreased from 120/135/150/165 to 120
8/15/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
8/8/2023
Brain Sap: Now fully pierces debuff immunity
Nightmare: Sleeping units now aren't awakened by any damage dealt by Bane
Nightmare: Bane now gains +15/25/35/45 attack speed against sleeping units
Fiend's Grip: Now removes Nightmare effect from the targeted enemy
Talents: Level 10 Talent Brain Sap Cooldown Reduction increased from 2s to 3s
Talents: Level 25 Talent Brain Sap Damage/Heal increased from +200 to +250
7/13/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/16/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
5/14/2023
Base Damage decreased by 7 (Level 1 damage unchanged)
4/26/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/13/2026
Now is a Universal Hero
Base Damage decreased from 33-39 to 4-10
Damage on level 1 decreased by 11 (from 56-62 to 45-51)
Damage gain per level increased from +2.5 to +4.5
Enfeeble: No longer reduces Heal/Regen
Enfeeble: Now deals 12/18/24/30 pure damage per second. First instance of damage happens on application
Enfeeble: Attack Damage Reduction increased from 45/50/55/60% to 55/60/65/70%
Enfeeble: Mana Cost increased from 40/50/60/70 to 120/135/150/165
Enfeeble: Duration rescaled from 8/9/10/11s to 9s
Nightmare: No longer deals damage
Nightmare: Duration decreased from 4/5/6/7s to 3.5/4.5/5.5/6.5s
Nightmare: Mana Cost decreased from 165 to 120/130/140/150
Fiend's Grip: Duration decreased from 5/5.5/6.0s to 4.75/5.25/5.75s
Talents: Level 10 Talent Nightmare Damage Heals Bane replaced with -2s Brain Sap Cooldown
Talents: Level 15 Talent -3s Brain Sap Cooldown replaced with +13 Enfeeble Damage per second
Talents: Level 25 Talent Fiend's Grip Duration decreased from +5s to +3s