How Axe and Chen perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41f, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Axe and Chen win 47.58% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,560 matches.
Trying to survive an Axe initiation becomes much harder when Chen is on his team. After Axe jumps in and lands a Berserker's Call, Chen’s converted creeps can freely attack the disabled targets, adding a significant amount of physical damage that helps get enemies into Culling Blade range. Axe's plan often involves taking a lot of damage to lock down key heroes, and that's where Chen's global Hand of God becomes critical. That heal can be the difference between Axe dying after his call and him surviving to clean up the fight, making his aggressive plays much more sustainable.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 43.52% | 108 |
| Legend & Ancient | 39.81% | 108 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 47.58% | ▼ -0.1pp | 3,560 |
| 7.41e | 47.71% | ▼ -2.9pp | 10,059 |
| 7.41d | 50.62% | ▼ -2.0pp | 12,415 |
| 7.41c | 52.65% | — | 6,709 |
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Data updated Oct 5, 2026.