How Axe and Mars perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Axe and Mars win 39.57% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 187 matches.
Setting up a big Berserker's Call inside Arena of Blood seems like the dream combo, but in practice, these heroes often get in each other's way. Both Axe and Mars want to be the primary initiator, using their big teamfight ultimates to control the same set of enemy heroes. This redundancy means one of them often holds their spell, or they both commit to a single fight where one would have been enough. They also tend to occupy the same part of the map and need similar items like Blink Dagger, which can lead to competition for farm and slow down both heroes' timings.
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 | 40.59% | 202 |
| Legend & Ancient | 35.68% | 241 |
| Divine & Immortal | 39.81% | 103 |
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 | 39.57% | ▼ -7.3pp | 187 |
| 7.41d | 46.86% | ▼ -0.4pp | 22,467 |
| 7.41c | 47.29% | ▼ -0.1pp | 16,852 |
| 7.41b | 47.36% | — | 16,864 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.