Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Axe wins the Axe vs Bane matchup: Axe beats Bane in 51.06% of 9,213 ranked matches.
Using Fiend's Grip on a diving Axe is often a death sentence. When Axe jumps in with Blademail, Bane channeling his ultimate becomes a suicide mission as the damage is reflected right back. Berserker's Call also forces Bane or his allies to attack, triggering Counter Helix spins that quickly shred through his low health pool. The very act of trying to lock Axe down plays directly into his hands, turning Bane's most powerful single-target disable into a huge liability for his own team.
This dynamic puts Bane on the back foot for the entire game. After the laning stage, Axe sees Bane as a prime target for Blink initiations, knowing he can secure a quick kill and a Culling Blade reset. Bane is forced to play extremely far back, trying to use Nightmare to save an ally from a Call rather than daring to disable Axe himself. His main contribution is effectively neutralized, leaving Axe free to control teamfights as he pleases.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Axe's win rate against Bane in recent ranked matches, split by average match rank. Ranks with too few recent matches are omitted. These rows use the last 30 days of quality-filtered ranked matches, all patches in that span combined — a wider window than the patch-scoped count above, so the per-rank match totals can exceed it.
| Rank | Axe win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 54.53% | 508 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.78% | 1,265 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.42% | 1,061 |
| Divine & Immortal | 43.82% | 429 |
Axe's win rate against Bane in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Axe win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 51.06% | ▼ -1.3pp | 9,213 |
| 7.41d | 52.36% | ▼ -1.6pp | 103,805 |
| 7.41c | 53.94% | ▲ +0.5pp | 36,113 |
| 7.41b | 53.42% | — | 28,894 |
Move this data into a draft
Axe starts on Radiant and Bane on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.