Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Axe wins the Axe vs Rubick matchup: Axe beats Rubick in 51.50% of 142,661 ranked matches.
Stealing Berserker's Call is often a trap for Rubick. Without the benefit of Axe's armor or Counter Helix, using a stolen Call just makes Rubick a stationary target who will get blown up immediately. This problem highlights the core of the matchup: Axe's game plan is to blink on and eliminate a squishy, high-impact hero, and Rubick fits that description perfectly. A well-timed Telekinesis can delay the initiation, but it rarely saves Rubick or his allies from Axe's follow-up. Even a good Culling Blade steal isn't enough to make up for how easily Axe can single Rubick out and kill him before a fight begins.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Axe's win rate against Rubick 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 | 53.14% | 954 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.58% | 4,634 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.87% | 6,737 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.03% | 2,107 |
Axe's win rate against Rubick 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 51.50% | ▼ -0.1pp | 142,661 |
| 7.41e | 51.65% | ▼ -2.2pp | 516,229 |
| 7.41d | 53.86% | ▼ -0.2pp | 535,539 |
| 7.41c | 54.06% | — | 281,439 |
Move this data into a draft
Axe starts on Radiant and Rubick on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 4, 2026.