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Axe counters and build in Dota 2

Axe in Dota 2: who counters it, who it beats, best allies and the build — start, boots and items through the game on the latest patch.

Axe build

Start
  1. Tango
  2. ×2Iron Branch
  3. Quelling Blade
  4. Gauntlets of Strength
  5. Circlet
  6. Magic Stick
Boots
  1. 9 minPhase Boots
  2. 40 minBoots of Travel
Through the game
  1. 2 minBracer
  2. 3 minMagic Wand
  3. 9 minVanguard
  4. 14 minBlink Dagger
  5. 17 minBlade Mail
  6. 26 minAghanim's Shard
  7. 28 minPerseverance
  8. 29 minBlack King Bar
  9. 31 minKaya
  10. 35 minAghanim's Scepter
Talents
  1. +85 Berserker's Call AoE 81%+150 Culling Blade Damage 19%25
  2. +15 Strength 28%+40 Counter Helix Damage 72%20
  3. +8 Battle Hunger Damage Per Second 55%+10 Berserker's Call Armor 45%15
  4. +3s Culling Blade Kill Buff Bonus Duration 20%+8% Movement Speed per active Battle Hunger 80%10
Skill build
  1. lvl 7Counter Helix
  2. lvl 11Berserker's Call
  3. lvl 15Battle Hunger
All ranksHerald — GuardianCrusader — ArchonLegend — AncientDivine — Immortal
  • Position 3: Off Lane94%

Strong against Axe

HeroAdvantageWin rateMatches
Lifestealer+3.6%54.3%12,259
Abaddon+3.2%53.9%2,144
Primal Beast+2.7%51.1%2,068
Monkey King+2.6%47.2%3,705
Timbersaw+2.5%47.9%3,169
Sand King+2.5%51.3%2,621
Spectre+2.4%54.1%8,192
Pudge+2.1%52.2%20,094
Earth Spirit+2.0%50.3%2,242
Venomancer+2.0%49.2%4,859
Warlock+1.9%51.8%4,534
Tiny+1.8%44.9%2,799

Axe is strong against

HeroAdvantageWin rateMatches
Phantom Lancer+5.4%53.4%6,759
Anti-Mage+5.0%56.0%7,944
Terrorblade+3.7%58.9%2,433
Morphling+3.6%56.2%1,978
Naga Siren+3.4%55.7%662
Troll Warlord+2.9%51.2%1,596
Oracle+2.6%54.2%2,454
Chaos Knight+2.5%52.2%3,969
Phantom Assassin+2.3%51.5%9,314
Juggernaut+2.2%50.8%13,388
Windranger+2.2%55.2%11,942
Omniknight+2.1%52.4%1,453

Best allies for Axe

HeroSynergyWin rateMatches
Elder Titan+5.0%58.4%274
Lycan+4.4%53.9%167
Broodmother+4.1%55.7%1,081
Death Prophet+3.1%51.4%1,796
Abaddon+2.8%55.1%1,188
Visage+2.8%57.2%566
Omniknight+2.7%54.3%887
Medusa+2.5%53.2%2,048
Arc Warden+2.4%56.6%3,181
Oracle+2.4%52.5%2,164
Tinker+2.3%49.7%3,087
Io+2.1%52.7%2,211
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