Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lich wins the Axe vs Lich matchup: Lich beats Axe in 51.88% of 4,140 ranked matches.
It seems like Axe should have a free game against a slow support, but a good Lich makes that very difficult. The key is positioning far enough back to cast Frost Shield on whoever gets caught by Berserker's Call. That extra armor and slow can be enough to prevent a clean kill and let the target escape. Later on, Axe has to be careful with his initiations. A big, multi-hero Call is the perfect setup for Lich to bounce Chain Frost through the entire enemy team, completely turning a fight around. The matchup often comes down to which hero acts first and whose team is better positioned to react.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Axe's win rate against Lich 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 | 48.27% | 1,187 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.81% | 3,481 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.72% | 3,186 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.33% | 1,049 |
Axe's win rate against Lich 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 | 48.12% | ▼ -1.7pp | 4,140 |
| 7.41d | 49.86% | ▼ -1.2pp | 296,048 |
| 7.41c | 51.09% | ▲ +0.2pp | 147,966 |
| 7.41b | 50.93% | — | 127,992 |
Move this data into a draft
Axe starts on Radiant and Lich on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 14, 2026.