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
Tango
×2Iron Branch
Quelling Blade
Gauntlets of Strength
Circlet
Magic Stick
Boots
9 minPhase Boots
40 minBoots of Travel
Through the game
2 minBracer
3 minMagic Wand
9 minVanguard
14 minBlink Dagger
17 minBlade Mail
26 minAghanim's Shard
28 minPerseverance
29 minBlack King Bar
31 minKaya
35 minAghanim's Scepter
Talents
- +85 Berserker's Call AoE 81%+150 Culling Blade Damage 19%25
- +15 Strength 28%+40 Counter Helix Damage 72%20
- +8 Battle Hunger Damage Per Second 55%+10 Berserker's Call Armor 45%15
- +3s Culling Blade Kill Buff Bonus Duration 20%+8% Movement Speed per active Battle Hunger 80%10
Skill build
lvl 7Counter Helix
lvl 11Berserker's Call
lvl 15Battle Hunger
- Position 3: Off Lane94%
Strong against Axe
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tiny | +4.3% | 51.0% | 1,438 |
 Batrider | +3.6% | 53.7% | 177 |
 Venomancer | +3.2% | 51.4% | 741 |
 Ancient Apparition | +3.0% | 54.3% | 1,036 |
 Phoenix | +2.9% | 56.1% | 1,360 |
 Spectre | +2.8% | 55.4% | 1,912 |
 Kunkka | +2.8% | 53.5% | 976 |
 Witch Doctor | +2.8% | 54.3% | 2,217 |
 Outworld Destroyer | +2.7% | 57.8% | 3,561 |
 Lifestealer | +2.7% | 54.9% | 4,454 |
 Bane | +2.6% | 54.2% | 585 |
 Timbersaw | +2.5% | 50.2% | 1,453 |
Axe is strong against
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
 Anti-Mage | +6.0% | 55.0% | 1,638 |
 Phantom Lancer | +5.0% | 50.9% | 2,263 |
 Terrorblade | +3.5% | 53.7% | 937 |
 Broodmother | +3.2% | 52.2% | 230 |
 Phantom Assassin | +3.1% | 51.8% | 1,192 |
 Bristleback | +2.9% | 56.2% | 603 |
 Huskar | +2.9% | 54.9% | 647 |
 Naga Siren | +2.8% | 49.0% | 147 |
 Marci | +2.8% | 50.6% | 982 |
 Chaos Knight | +2.7% | 51.1% | 610 |
 Arc Warden | +2.6% | 48.1% | 872 |
 Juggernaut | +2.5% | 48.7% | 3,730 |
Best allies for Axe
| Hero | Synergy | Win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broodmother | +5.5% | 56.7% | 210 |
 Chen | +4.4% | 54.7% | 75 |
 Primal Beast | +4.3% | 56.6% | 226 |
 Clinkz | +3.9% | 55.4% | 865 |
 Lycan | +3.7% | 55.0% | 60 |
 Warlock | +2.8% | 49.3% | 882 |
| Terrorblade | +2.6% | 50.7% | 1,214 |
 Death Prophet | +2.5% | 51.6% | 546 |
 Omniknight | +2.5% | 55.5% | 265 |
| Lifestealer | +2.2% | 52.4% | 3,442 |
 Elder Titan | +2.1% | 53.2% | 158 |
| Witch Doctor | +2.1% | 51.5% | 3,119 |
Patch 7.41f
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