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SEASON 41 PROFILE

Frozen King

Bane

Shark Bite helps Bane pressure turrets, Sea Ink restores his health, and Deadly Catch covers an entire corridor. He can poke before committing, but he wins games by turning a kill into a turret or Lord rather than extending the chase.

DATA REVIEWED 24.08.2026 · PATCH 2.1.95

HOW TO PLAY

Bane guide for Season 41

DAMAGE: Mixed
ATTACK: Melee
SPECIALTY: Push / Burst
MAIN POSITIONS: Jungle / EXP Lane
IN THE GAME SINCE: 2016

01EARLY GAME
Use Crab Claw Cannon to secure minions and poke from a range that does not expose Bane to free crowd control.
02MID GAME
When enemies group in an entrance, cast Deadly Catch to cut off the retreat and advance behind the sharks rather than ahead of them.
03LATE GAME
After winning a fight, apply Shark Bite to the structure. Few heroes turn a small advantage into turret damage as quickly as Bane.

IF / LOADOUT LAB

Three builds. One draft.

Choose the lane or job first. Hover or use the keyboard on any item, talent or emblem to see exactly what it does. Spells and blessings are explained alongside their icons.Choose the lane or job first. Tap any item, talent or emblem to open its explanation. Spells and blessings are explained alongside their icons.

EXP Physical Pressure

Default EXP setup for side-lane turret pressure, cannon bounce poke, and short trades built around Endless Battle plus Shark Bite.

11,170 GOLD

WHAT IT DOES
+18 Magic Defense. +40 Movement Speed. Fortitude: CC and Slow Duration Reduced by 30%
Magic Defense
+18
Movement Speed
+40
WHAT IT DOES
+250 HP. +5 Mana Regen. +8% Hybrid Lifesteal. +60 Physical Attack. +10% Cooldown Reduction. +5% Movement Speed. Divine Justice: After casting a skill, the next Basic Attack within 3 seconds deals 60% Physical Attack as extra True Damage (1.5 seconds cooldown). Chase Fate: Triggering Divine Justice grants 10% extra Movement Speed.
HP
+250
Mana Regen
+5
Hybrid Lifesteal
+8%
Physical Attack
+60
Cooldown Reduction
+10%
Movement Speed
+5%
WHAT IT DOES
+80 Physical Attack. +10% Cooldown Reduction. 15 Physical Penetration. Retribution: Dealing damage to an enemy hero or Creep for 5 times in a row and grants 50% extra Movement Speed that decays rapidly over 3s. This effect has 8s cooldown.
Physical Attack
+80
Cooldown Reduction
+10%
WHAT IT DOES
+250 HP. +70 Physical Attack. 15 Physical Penetration. Ambush: If no damage is taken or dealt within 5s, the next Basic Attack will deal extra Physical Damage equal to 160 plus 40% Physical Attack, and inflict 40% slow effects upon the target for 1.5s.
HP
+250
Physical Attack
+70
WHAT IT DOES
+60 Physical Attack. Armor Buster: When attacking an enemy, gains 0.1% extra Physical Penetration for each point of the enemy's Physical Defense, capped at 30%.
Physical Attack
+60
WHAT IT DOES
+800 HP. +15 Physical Defense. Immortal: Revives 2.5s after death and gaining 16% Max HP and 220-1200 shield (scales with level) that lasts for 3s. (210 cooldown).
HP
+800
Physical Defense
+15

EMBLEM + 2 STANDARD TALENTS + 1 CORE TALENT

BASE EMBLEM

Recommended emblem setup for this build.

Adaptive Penetration: +14
Adaptive Attack: +10
Movement Speed: +3%

STANDARD TALENT

Gain 5 Adaptive Penetration. Gain Physical Penetration if extra Physical Attack is higher than extra Magic Power; otherwise, gain Magic Penetration.

STANDARD TALENT

If there is only one enemy hero nearby, damage dealt to them is increased by 7%.

CORE TALENT

When damaging heroes below 30% HP, instantly recover 15% of Lost HP and gains 20% Movement Speed. Additional Effect: Reset cooldown upon killing an enemy hero. Duration: 3 seconds. Cooldown: 30 seconds.

BATTLE SPELL

120s

Flicker

Blinks the hero a short distance in the chosen direction. It can be used to engage, reposition, escape, or cross some walls.

ADAPT ITEMS AND BLESSINGS TO THE MATCH

WHAT IT DOES

+18 Physical Defense. +40 Movement Speed. Valor: Gain 4 extra Physical Defense for 3s when taking Physical Damage, up to 20

Physical Defense: +18
Movement Speed: +40

WHAT IT DOES

+18 Magic Defense. +40 Movement Speed. Fortitude: CC and Slow Duration Reduced by 30%

Magic Defense: +18
Movement Speed: +40

Warrior Boots FOR Tough BootsUse into physical EXP lanes when crowd control is light enough to skip Fortitude.

WHAT IT DOES

+20% Attack Speed. +80 Physical Attack. Lifebane: Dealing damage to a target will reduce the Shield and HP Regen effects on them to 60% of normal for 3s. Punish: Increase damage by 8% against enemy heroes with higher extra HP.

Attack Speed: +20%
Physical Attack: +80

WHAT IT DOES

+250 HP. +70 Physical Attack. 15 Physical Penetration. Ambush: If no damage is taken or dealt within 5s, the next Basic Attack will deal extra Physical Damage equal to 160 plus 40% Physical Attack, and inflict 40% slow effects upon the target for 1.5s.

HP: +250
Physical Attack: +70

Sea Halberd FOR Blade of the HeptaseasUse when healing, shielding, or high-extra-HP fighters are surviving the first cannon and Shark Bite cycle.

WHAT IT DOES

+160 Physical Attack. +5% Movement Speed. Despair: Dealing damage to non-Minion enemies below 50% HP grants 25% extra Physical Attack for 2 seconds (takes effect before the damage is dealt).

Physical Attack: +160
Movement Speed: +5%

WHAT IT DOES

+800 HP. +15 Physical Defense. Immortal: Revives 2.5s after death and gaining 16% Max HP and 220-1200 shield (scales with level) that lasts for 3s. (210 cooldown).

HP: +800
Physical Defense: +15

Blade of Despair FOR ImmortalityUse when ahead and one more damage slot will end side-lane towers before the enemy can group.

WHAT IT DOES

+10% Lifesteal. +20% Attack Speed. +30 Physical Attack. Dragon Scale: Every 4 extra Physical Attack increases Hybrid Defense by 1, up to 50 (effect is halved if Main Role is not Fighter). Lifeline: When taking damage that reduces HP below 30%, gains a (120*Hero Level) shield (increases with level) and 50% Movement Speed that rapidly decays over 3 seconds. This effect has a 60 seconds cooldown.

Lifesteal: +10%
Attack Speed: +20%
Physical Attack: +30

WHAT IT DOES

+800 HP. +15 Physical Defense. Immortal: Revives 2.5s after death and gaining 16% Max HP and 220-1200 shield (scales with level) that lasts for 3s. (210 cooldown).

HP: +800
Physical Defense: +15

Rose Gold Meteor FOR ImmortalityUse against mixed burst or magic pickoff attempts that hit before Sea Ink can recover the trade.

IF / KIT

Abilities at a glance

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IF / LIVE META

Bane in ranked and pro play

AUTOMATIC SNAPSHOT24 Aug 2026

CURRENT TIERB

WIN RATE: 51.3%
PICK RATE: 0.33%
BAN RATE: 0.22%
WIN-RATE CHANGE: -0.15 pp

OUR READING

Bane is a niche choice here. The result is worth watching, but a low pick rate means it should not be read in isolation.

Seven-day ranked data, updated 24 Aug 2026 · MLBBHub · cross-checked with MLBB.io

PRO / MLBB Mid Season Cup 2026NO PICKS OR BANS

Bane has not been picked or banned in this event so far. That tells us about this tournament's draft, not whether the hero works in ranked.

Tournament statistics · Liquipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0

PATCH ARCHIVE

Every buff, nerf and adjustment

IF / PATCH TRACKER

Bane's full patch history

Every documented buff, nerf and adjustment, ordered from the latest patch backwards.

7documented patches

7 patches shown

v2.1.67ADJUSTMENT
22 April 2026
- ADJUSTMENTBane received a adjust.
Check original notes · MLBBHub
v2.1.30NERF
4 November 2025
- NERFSkill 2: Magic Power Bonus When Fully Charged: 250% → 200%
Check original notes · MLBBHub
v1.6.50ADJUSTMENT
- ADJUSTMENTThe frequent use of Physical equipment is wearing Bane down. It's time for a change.
- NERFShark Bite: Physical Attack Bonus: 145-180% → 135-170%
- BUFFAle: Base Damage: 180-380 → 200-400
- BUFFDeadly Catch: Magic Power Bonus: 150% → 170%
Check original notes · MLBB Wiki
v1.6.34NERF
- NERFSkill 1: Base Damage: 180-380 → 150-350
Check original notes · MLBB Wiki

Open the earlier archive · 3 patches

v1.6.26ADJUSTMENT
- ADJUSTMENTadded role Added Secondary Role: Fighter → Fighter/Mage
- ADJUSTMENTSkill 1: New Effect: Enemies hit are slowed by (10 + 10% Magic Power)% for 1s (that is, 10% at 0 Magic Power and 60% at 500 Magic Power)
- ADJUSTMENTSkill 2: Extra HP Restoration: 10% of Lost HP → (6 + 2.5% Magic Power)% of Lost HP
- BUFFSkill 2: Cooldown Reduction Per 100 Magic Power: 5% → 7%
Check original notes · MLBB Wiki
v1.5.62ADJUSTMENT
- ADJUSTMENTFollowing extensive testing, we've finally decided Bane's ready for everyone to try out. In this round of adjustments, we retained and enhanced his high damage dealing characteristics, and slightly increased both his survivability and mobility.
- ADJUSTMENTMore importantly, we’ve made different Bane builds possible so that he can adjust to the ever-changing battlefield. You can continue to choose physical-focused equipment, and cast Skill 1 and enhanced Basic Attacks to poke from a safe distance; but now it's also possible to use new magic builds and get up close and personal, wiping out squishy enemies. You can even focus instead on building Bane's survivability, and shuttle across the battlefield as you please!
- BUFFPassive: Damage of enhanced Basic Attacks: 160-190% → 150-200%
- ADJUSTMENTPassive: Optimized the display of buff stacks on the Passive icon.
- ADJUSTMENTPassive: 100 stacks display the same effect as that of 20 stacks before this patch.
- NERFSkill 1: Cooldown: 6-3.5s → 6-4s
- ADJUSTMENTSkill 1: New Effect: The cooldown reduces by 0.05% for each point of Physical Attack (multiplication applied after cooldown reduction calculations).
- BUFFSkill 1: Physical Attack Bonus: 140% → 160%
- BUFFSkill 2: Cooldown: 10s → 7.5-4.5s
- ADJUSTMENTSkill 2: Cooldown Calculation: Cast Start → Cast End
- ADJUSTMENTSkill 2: New Effect: The cooldown reduces by 0.08% for each point of Magic Power (multiplication applied after cooldown reduction calculations).
- BUFFSkill 2: Movement Speed Increase: 25% → base of 50% but decays quickly
- BUFFSkill 2: Minimum Damage: 100-300 + 120% Physical Attack → 180-380 + 180% Magic Magic Power
- BUFFSkill 2: HP Regen: 260-460 + 200% Magic Power → 160-285 + 10% of lost HP + 200% Magic Power
- ADJUSTMENTUltimate: Damage Type: Physical Damage → Magic Damage
- BUFFUltimate: Damage: 500-900 + 160% Physical Attack → 600-1000 + 200% Magic Power
- ADJUSTMENTUltimate: Optimized all skill descriptions, and added recommended builds for playing Bane as magic DPS/Tank.
Check original notes · MLBB Wiki
v1.4.94ADJUSTMENT
- ADJUSTMENTadded specialty Added label specialty - Push to Push/Burst.
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THE DRAFT

Bane in the draft: strengths, counters and teammates

GOOD INTO

Baxia and Uranus accept long fights, but Bane can wear them down and convert the space gained into direct turret pressure.

AkaiTank

PhoveusFighter

BelerickTank

WATCH OUT FOR

Lolita can deny projectiles and Yve controls space from farther away, forcing Bane into less comfortable angles.

LeomordFighter

BenedettaAssassin / Fighter

HelcurtAssassin

WORKS WELL WITH

Atlas groups enemies for Deadly Catch, while Lapu-Lapu occupies the front line so Bane can attack from a safer position.

Lapu-LapuFighter

SoraFighter / Assassin

UranusTank

See all 5 counters, favorable matchups and best teammates for Bane

COLLECTION

Bane skins: what you can get right now

Available now2

AVAILABLE

Deep Sea Monster

ORIGIN / EVENTin-game shop: 269 Diamonds

Permanently available through the in-game shop: 269 Diamonds.

AVAILABLE

Soul Defiler

ORIGIN / EVENTin-game shop: 899 Diamonds

Permanently available through the in-game shop: 899 Diamonds.

Locked right now3

NOT AVAILABLE NOW

Castle Master

ORIGIN / EVENTa limited Halloween sale in the in-game shop

It was obtainable through a limited Halloween sale in the in-game shop. It is not currently available.

NOT AVAILABLE NOW

Warlord

ORIGIN / EVENTRanked Season 11 reward

It was obtainable through the Ranked Season 11 reward. It is not currently available.

NOT AVAILABLE NOW

Underworld Outlaw

ORIGIN / EVENTSeason 24 first-recharge reward

It was obtainable through the Season 24 first-recharge reward. It is not currently available.

QUICK ANSWERS

The questions players ask about Bane

01What is the best lane for Bane?

Bane is currently played mainly in Jungle and EXP Lane. The guide separates the recommended builds by lane or job, so choose that tab before copying the six items.

02Which Bane build should I use?

Start with «EXP Physical Pressure». The other options, «Jungle Objective Tempo» and «Magic Sustain Flex», are there for a different lane or match-up; they are not cosmetic variations.

03Which heroes counter Bane?

Leomord, Benedetta and Helcurt are the first counters to consider. Lolita can deny projectiles and Yve controls space from farther away, forcing Bane into less comfortable angles.

04Which Bane skins can be obtained now?

2 skins are marked as obtainable right now. 3 more are kept in the vault with the event or shop where each one originally appeared.

Bane

DATA REVIEWED 24.08.2026 · PATCH 2.1.95

v1.5.62ADJUSTMENT

ADJUSTMENTFollowing extensive testing, we've finally decided Bane's ready for everyone to try out. In this round of adjustments, we retained and enhanced his high damage dealing characteristics, and slightly increased both his survivability and mobility.
ADJUSTMENTMore importantly, we’ve made different Bane builds possible so that he can adjust to the ever-changing battlefield. You can continue to choose physical-focused equipment, and cast Skill 1 and enhanced Basic Attacks to poke from a safe distance; but now it's also possible to use new magic builds and get up close and personal, wiping out squishy enemies. You can even focus instead on building Bane's survivability, and shuttle across the battlefield as you please!
BUFFPassive: Damage of enhanced Basic Attacks: 160-190% → 150-200%
ADJUSTMENTPassive: Optimized the display of buff stacks on the Passive icon.
ADJUSTMENTPassive: 100 stacks display the same effect as that of 20 stacks before this patch.
NERFSkill 1: Cooldown: 6-3.5s → 6-4s
ADJUSTMENTSkill 1: New Effect: The cooldown reduces by 0.05% for each point of Physical Attack (multiplication applied after cooldown reduction calculations).
BUFFSkill 1: Physical Attack Bonus: 140% → 160%
BUFFSkill 2: Cooldown: 10s → 7.5-4.5s
ADJUSTMENTSkill 2: Cooldown Calculation: Cast Start → Cast End
ADJUSTMENTSkill 2: New Effect: The cooldown reduces by 0.08% for each point of Magic Power (multiplication applied after cooldown reduction calculations).
BUFFSkill 2: Movement Speed Increase: 25% → base of 50% but decays quickly
BUFFSkill 2: Minimum Damage: 100-300 + 120% Physical Attack → 180-380 + 180% Magic Magic Power
BUFFSkill 2: HP Regen: 260-460 + 200% Magic Power → 160-285 + 10% of lost HP + 200% Magic Power
ADJUSTMENTUltimate: Damage Type: Physical Damage → Magic Damage
BUFFUltimate: Damage: 500-900 + 160% Physical Attack → 600-1000 + 200% Magic Power
ADJUSTMENTUltimate: Optimized all skill descriptions, and added recommended builds for playing Bane as magic DPS/Tank.

Check original notes · MLBB Wiki