Axe — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Axe in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Axe counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
Axe counters & matchups
Axe is a tanky initiator who forces fights with Berserker's Call and executes with Culling Blade. He dominates illusion and blink-reliant heroes — his top matchups are Nature's Prophet (59.2%), Terrorblade (58.7%) and Morphling (58.6%), all of whom get Called out of their escape or illusions. Axe struggles into heroes that out-sustain his damage or punish him for diving: Spectre (44.5%) scales past him and reflects damage with Dispersion, while Lifestealer (46.0%) and Wraith King (46.5%) simply out-tank a single Call. Draft tip: Axe is a premium pick into mobile, squishy cores — but think twice into Spectre or hard-carry line-ups he can't burst down before they out-scale him.
Strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Nature's Prophet | 59.22% | 73,900 |
 Terrorblade | 58.68% | 27,566 |
 Morphling | 58.60% | 39,347 |
 Windranger | 58.12% | 113,060 |
 Anti-Mage | 58.11% | 93,153 |
 Timbersaw | 57.58% | 35,018 |
 Gyrocopter | 57.53% | 36,771 |
 Mars | 57.48% | 78,177 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Spectre | 44.49% | 88,880 |
 Lifestealer | 45.97% | 154,368 |
 Wraith King | 46.52% | 140,997 |
 Lone Druid | 48.05% | 23,059 |
 Necrophos | 48.15% | 141,691 |
 Phoenix | 48.38% | 62,518 |
 Meepo | 48.54% | 28,318 |
 Dawnbreaker | 48.64% | 66,648 |
Axe synergies
Axe is the setup half of countless combos — Berserker's Call hands a stationary, clumped enemy team to a follow-up carry. He's strongest next to AoE and execute partners: Spectre (58.7%) Haunts onto his Call for a team wipe, while Lifestealer (57.4%) and Wraith King (56.4%) clean up everything pinned in place. Phantom Lancer (56.0%) loves the same dynamic — Call buys his illusions free hits. In short, give Axe a carry or AoE nuker who can cash in the 3-second window he creates.
Best teammates
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Spectre | 58.66% | 81,922 |
| Lifestealer | 57.42% | 122,495 |
| Wraith King | 56.36% | 64,479 |
| Lone Druid | 56.26% | 18,470 |
 Phantom Lancer | 56.04% | 73,934 |
 Bloodseeker | 55.90% | 42,653 |
| Phoenix | 55.84% | 52,776 |
 Naga Siren | 55.69% | 22,296 |