How Axe and Dawnbreaker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Axe and Dawnbreaker win 51.47% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,641 matches.
Controlling the map and forcing objectives gets a lot easier with this pair on your side. The enemy team is constantly reacting and has less space to farm because you can start a winning fight almost anywhere. This pressure comes from one of the most reliable initiation combos available. Axe blinks in and lands a Berserker's Call, grouping key targets together. That creates a perfect landing zone for Dawnbreaker's Solar Guardian, which adds a follow-up stun and a burst of damage right as the taunt is ending. It's a simple, powerful sequence that's hard to mess up.
As the game progresses, the threat of this combo forces the enemy to play split up and invest in save items earlier than they want to. For your team, the plan is simple: get Axe a Blink Dagger, keep an eye on Dawnbreaker's ultimate cooldown, and go find a fight. The enemy has to respect Solar Guardian’s global presence from early on, making it difficult for them to commit to aggressive plays. When the combo does land, it almost always means a won teamfight and a free objective afterward.
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 | 52.88% | 208 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.33% | 462 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.74% | 559 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.58% | 238 |
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 | 51.47% | ▼ -2.2pp | 3,641 |
| 7.41d | 53.66% | ▼ -1.7pp | 49,102 |
| 7.41c | 55.34% | ▲ +0.3pp | 27,089 |
| 7.41b | 55.02% | — | 22,928 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.