Axe Counters (7.41)
Who counters Axe in Dota 2 7.41? Heroes Axe is strong against and heroes it struggles against, ranked by win rate over 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 Nature's Prophet (59.2%), Terrorblade (58.7%) and Morphling (58.6%), 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 (44.5%) scales past him and reflects damage with Dispersion, while Lifestealer (46.0%) and Wraith King (46.5%) 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.
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| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Nature's Prophet | 59.22% | 73,900 |
 Terrorblade | 58.68% | 27,566 |
 Morphling | 58.60% | 39,347 |
 Windranger | 58.12% | 113,060 |
 Anti-Mage | 58.11% | 93,153 |
 Timbersaw | 57.58% | 35,018 |
 Gyrocopter | 57.53% | 36,771 |
 Mars | 57.48% | 78,177 |
 Templar Assassin | 57.30% | 61,305 |
 Tinker | 57.02% | 40,104 |
Axe struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Spectre | 44.49% | 88,880 |
 Lifestealer | 45.97% | 154,368 |
 Wraith King | 46.52% | 140,997 |
 Lone Druid | 48.05% | 23,059 |
 Necrophos | 48.15% | 141,691 |
 Phoenix | 48.38% | 62,518 |
 Meepo | 48.54% | 28,318 |
 Dawnbreaker | 48.64% | 66,648 |
 Tidehunter | 48.73% | 129,887 |
 Night Stalker | 49.04% | 74,248 |