Bane (Dota 2)

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Bane (Dota 2) - Bane Skills

This page details each of Bane's abilities/skills.

First Ability

Enfeeble [Keybind: Q]
AbilityAffects
Target Unit Enemies
Weakens an enemy unit, reducing its physical damage. Lasts 20 seconds.
  • Range: 1000
  • Duration: 20
  • Attack Damage Reduction: 30/60/90/120
  • Cooldown: 10 seconds
  • Mana Cost: 95/105/115/125
Lore: Even the mightiest of warriors crumble before the terror of Atropos.
  • Unable to target Ancients.
  • Although Black King Bar can block it, it can't be dispelled by anything.
  • Is blocked by Linken's Sphere.

Second Ability

Brain Sap [Keybind: W]
AbilityAffectsDamage
Target Unit Enemies Pure
Feasts on the vital energies of an enemy unit, dealing damage and gaining health equal to the damage dealt.
  • Range: 600
  • Health Absorbed: 90/160/230/300
  • Cooldown: 14 seconds
  • Mana Cost: 125/150/175/200
Lore: Atropos finds no greater pleasure than to harvest the fear he creates.
  • Is blocked by Spell Immunity.
  • Is blocked by Linken's Sphere.
  • Bane always receives the full amount of health, regardless of the amount of damage dealt.
  • Deals damage before heal.

Third Ability

Nightmare [Keybind: E]
AbilityAffectsDamage
Target Unit Units HP Removal
Puts the target enemy or friendly Hero to sleep and deals damage per second. Sleeping units are awakened when attacked, but the Nightmare passes to the attacking unit.
  • Range: 500/550/600/650
  • Duration: 4/5/6/7
  • Health Drain per Second: 20
  • Cooldown: 16/15/14/13 seconds
  • Mana Cost: 165
Lore: A stolen prowess from the goddess Nyctasha is to put his prey into forever sleep.
  • Is blocked by Spell Immunity.
  • Is blocked by Linken's Sphere.
  • The target will wake up on receiving any type of damage other than HP Removal.
  • Nightmare deals damage to allies and himself, so it can be used to deny heroes or himself.
  • Any source of damage except Nightmare will awaken the unit, but only physical attacks cause the Nightmare to be transferred.
  • In the first second of Nightmare, the unit is invulnerable.
  • Bane can wake himself up from Nightmare.
  • Deals a total of 80/100/120/140 damage.
Nightmare End [Keybind:E]
AbilityAffects
No Target Self
Wakes Bane up from Nightmare

Ultimate Ability

Fiend's Grip [Keybind: R]
AbilityAffectsDamage
Channeled Enemies Magical
Channeled - Grips an enemy unit, disabling it and causing heavy damage over time, while stealing mana every second based on the unit's maximum mana.
  • Range: 625
  • Duration: 5 (7 with Aghanim's Scepter)
  • Damage per Second: 100/155/215 (155/215/270 with Aghanim's Scepter)
  • Mana Transfer per second: 5% (10% with Aghanim's Scepter) of target's max mana
  • Cooldown: 100 seconds
  • Mana Cost: 200/300/400
Lore: Victims of Atropos are frequently torn apart by vivid conjurations of their own nightmares.
  • Using Fiend's Grip on a spell immune unit will still disable and drain mana, but no damage will be dealt to the targeted unit.
  • Goes through spell immunity but deals no damage.
  • Is blocked by Linken's Sphere.
  • Deals a total of 500/775/1075 (1085/1505/1890 with Aghanim's Scepter) damage and drain a total of 25% (70% with Aghanim's Scepter) of the target's max mana.
  • Aghanim's Scepter Fiend's Grip now also causes anyone who attacks Bane while he is channeling to be afflicted with Nightmare.

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