How Axe and Chaos Knight perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Axe and Chaos Knight win 50.39% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,935 matches.
Locking down an area with Berserker's Call gives Chaos Knight a perfect window to strike. The taunt holds enemies clumped together and unable to use spells or items, allowing CK to use Reality Rift and surround a target with his Phantasm illusions. A follow-up Chaos Bolt can extend the lockdown on that first target, ensuring they go down to the immense physical damage before the taunt even wears off. Axe provides the setup, and Chaos Knight brings the execution.
This entire game plan hinges on Axe successfully initiating, usually with a Blink Dagger. Before that timing, the two heroes don't interact much. Afterwards, the strategy can feel a bit one-dimensional and predictable. If the enemy team plays spread out to mitigate Berserker's Call, or if they have good saves to protect the focused target, the combo can fall flat. It relies on both heroes committing to the same play, and if one is out of position, their combined threat disappears.
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 | 58.09% | 303 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.33% | 598 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.36% | 435 |
| Divine & Immortal | 45.67% | 127 |
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 | 50.39% | ▼ -2.4pp | 3,935 |
| 7.41d | 52.75% | ▲ +0.5pp | 49,127 |
| 7.41c | 52.23% | ▼ -0.3pp | 19,444 |
| 7.41b | 52.52% | — | 20,445 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.