Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Axe wins the Axe vs Lion matchup: Axe beats Lion in 53.97% of 6,641 ranked matches.
Securing farm and objectives becomes much harder for Lion's team because Axe treats him like a personal gold-dispenser. After Axe gets his Blink Dagger, he can consistently find and kill Lion before a Hex or Earth Spike can be cast. The typical burst from Lion is also a liability here; using Finger of Death on an Axe with Blade Mail active is often a death sentence for Lion himself. This constant threat forces Lion to play from the absolute back lines, unable to place vision or set up kills. Even if he survives the initial jump, his low health pool makes him a prime target for a Culling Blade reset.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Axe's win rate against Lion 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 | 54.89% | 2,742 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.81% | 7,974 |
| Legend & Ancient | 55.14% | 6,541 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.40% | 1,962 |
Axe's win rate against Lion 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 | 53.97% | ▼ -0.5pp | 6,641 |
| 7.41d | 54.49% | ▲ +0.2pp | 675,041 |
| 7.41c | 54.27% | ▲ +0.4pp | 370,401 |
| 7.41b | 53.91% | — | 316,302 |
Move this data into a draft
Axe starts on Radiant and Lion on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.