Bane · Hard Support (pos. 5)
Simple build
BalancedRecommendedData-drivenPatch 7.41
80
When to use it
The most-bought items without the situational ones: buy them in this order and focus on playing the hero.
Where it's played
Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.
224%170%- Safe laneMain70% of matchesSafe lane next to your carry, as Hard Support (pos. 5).
- OfflanePriority 224% of matchesOff lane next to your offlaner, as Soft Support (pos. 4).
Starting items
Iron BranchTangoBlood GrenadeObserver and Sentry WardsFaerie Fire
Core items
- 1Aether LensYour first big item.
- 2Ghost ScepterSecond: buy it right after.
- 3Blink DaggerThird: completes your core.
Boots
Arcane Boots
Late game
Aghanim's ScepterForce Staff
Skill order
Max order:Nightmare›Enfeeble›Brain Sap
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Talents by level
- +3s Fiend's Grip Duration+275 Brain Sap Damage/Heal25
- -3s Nightmare Cooldown+30 Movement Speed20
- +13 Enfeeble Damage Per Second+5% Fiend's Grip Max Mana Drain15
- +20% Enfeeble Cast Range Reduction+125 Brain Sap Cast Range10