Axe Counters (7.41f)
Who counters Axe in Dota 2 7.41f? The heroes Axe beats and loses to, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
Axe is a tanky initiator who forces fights with Berserker's Call and executes with Culling Blade. He dominates illusion and blink-reliant heroes — his top matchups are the likes of Nature's Prophet, Terrorblade and Morphling, all of whom get Called out of their escape or illusions. Axe struggles into heroes that out-sustain his damage or punish him for diving: Spectre scales past him and reflects damage with Dispersion, while Lifestealer and Wraith King simply out-tank a single Call. Draft tip: Axe is a premium pick into mobile, squishy cores — but think twice into Spectre or hard-carry line-ups he can't burst down before they out-scale him.
In Dota 2 7.41f, the heroes that counter Axe hardest are Wraith King, Outworld Destroyer and Lifestealer — Axe wins only 44.9%, 45.2% and 45.3% of ranked matches against them.
Axe is strong against
 Terrorblade | 58.76% | 11,109 |
 Naga Siren | 58.65% | 3,553 |
 Shadow Fiend | 58.42% | 43,706 |
 Chen | 57.96% | 1,451 |
 Nature's Prophet | 57.26% | 24,089 |
 Morphling | 56.46% | 9,422 |
 Huskar | 55.87% | 11,005 |
 Treant Protector | 55.78% | 9,053 |
 Storm Spirit | 55.74% | 14,783 |
 Pangolier | 55.54% | 8,522 |
 Weaver | 55.53% | 15,227 |
 Anti-Mage | 55.46% | 27,242 |
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Axe struggles against
 Wraith King | 44.93% | 36,409 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 45.24% | 25,668 |
 Lifestealer | 45.26% | 50,562 |
 Spectre | 45.78% | 29,623 |
 Witch Doctor | 46.59% | 37,746 |
 Abaddon | 46.61% | 9,355 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 46.97% | 29,226 |
 Dragon Knight | 47.20% | 20,333 |
 Night Stalker | 47.23% | 21,089 |
 Lich | 47.39% | 26,396 |
 Pudge | 47.51% | 69,990 |
 Phoenix | 47.52% | 12,739 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters Axe in Dota 2?
- Wraith King, Outworld Destroyer and Lifestealer are Axe's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Axe's win rate drops to 44.9% against Wraith King, 45.2% against Outworld Destroyer and 45.3% against Lifestealer.
- How do you counter Axe?
- Pick or ban the heroes Axe struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Wraith King (Axe wins only 44.9% against them), Outworld Destroyer (45.2%) or Lifestealer (45.3%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Axe strong against?
- Axe performs best against Terrorblade (58.8% win rate), Naga Siren (58.7%) and Shadow Fiend (58.4%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Axe good in the current patch?
- Axe wins 50.9% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 17.1% pick rate — ranking #40 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Sep 22, 2026.