How to counter Bane in Dota 2

Deals damage every second and lowers the enemy's total attack damage and cast range.

Feasts on the vital energies of an enemy unit, healing Bane and dealing damage.

Puts the target enemy or friendly Hero to sleep. Sleeping units walk in Bane's chosen direction and are awakened when damaged. If the target was directly attacked, the Nightmare passes to the attacking unit. Bane can attack and damage Nightmared targets freely. Can be put on alt-cast to have the target stand still.

CHANNELED - Grips an enemy unit, disabling it and causing heavy damage over time, while stealing mana every 0.5 seconds based on the unit's maximum mana.

Ends all ongoing Nightmares.

Every time Bane kills an enemy hero or they die under the effect of Bane's debuff, they receive a Terror for the rest of the game that decreases their status resistance to Bane's subsequent debuffs.