Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Axe wins the Axe vs Rubick matchup: Axe beats Rubick in 51.51% of 4,976 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 | 55.07% | 1,351 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.19% | 5,213 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.74% | 5,551 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.98% | 2,195 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 51.51% | ▼ -2.4pp | 4,976 |
| 7.41d | 53.87% | ▼ -0.2pp | 478,463 |
| 7.41c | 54.06% | ▲ +0.9pp | 281,439 |
| 7.41b | 53.13% | — | 244,394 |
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 Aug 11, 2026.