Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Night Stalker wins the Axe vs Night Stalker matchup: Night Stalker beats Axe in 54.67% of 2,043 ranked matches.
Crippling Fear's silence can completely shut down an initiation from Axe, leaving him unable to cast Berserker's Call. On the other hand, if Axe lands his Call first, Night Stalker is locked down and can't use his silence or high nighttime mobility to escape. This interaction defines their duels. The wider game often becomes a contest of tempos. Night Stalker wants to create chaos and pick off heroes alone, especially when Dark Ascension is active. Axe wants to group up with his team and force fights around objectives where he can control multiple enemies. Neither hero really wants to focus the other, so the game often hinges on which of them can better disable the *other's* teammates.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Axe's win rate against Night Stalker 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 | 55.57% | 583 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.09% | 2,038 |
| Legend & Ancient | 45.65% | 2,228 |
| Divine & Immortal | 44.48% | 951 |
Axe's win rate against Night Stalker 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 | 45.33% | ▼ -3.5pp | 2,043 |
| 7.41d | 48.82% | ▼ -1.1pp | 190,018 |
| 7.41c | 49.92% | ▼ -0.1pp | 98,957 |
| 7.41b | 50.00% | — | 86,643 |
Move this data into a draft
Axe starts on Radiant and Night Stalker on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.