How Abaddon and Axe perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Abaddon and Axe win 56.04% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 778 matches.
Pairing Axe and Abaddon together creates a simple, powerful game plan. Axe wants to jump into the enemy team and land a big Berserker's Call, but he can easily be stunned or silenced on the way in. Abaddon solves this problem completely with Aphotic Shield, providing a strong dispel that guarantees Axe gets his initiation off. The shield also soaks up the initial burst of damage, letting Axe survive long enough for his armor from Call to matter and his Counter Helix to get to work.
This combination leads to extremely one-sided mid-game fights. Once Axe has his targets taunted, Abaddon can keep him alive with Mist Coil and apply his Curse of Avernus slow. Enemies have to choose between focusing a shielded Axe who is spinning constantly, or trying to deal with Abaddon who can make himself invulnerable with Borrowed Time. The only real answer for the opposition is to have enough mobility and control to split up before Axe can ever find a good Call, or to get so far ahead that they can burst through all the defensive layers.
How this pairing performs across skill brackets — the duo's team win rate 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 | Team win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 51.91% | 314 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.53% | 922 |
| Legend & Ancient | 59.85% | 807 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.01% | 249 |
This duo's team win rate in each recent balance patch — whether the pairing is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Team win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 56.04% | ▲ +0.2pp | 778 |
| 7.41d | 55.89% | ▼ -0.4pp | 79,887 |
| 7.41c | 56.33% | ▲ +1.1pp | 28,451 |
| 7.41b | 55.26% | — | 25,901 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.