How Axe and Oracle perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Axe and Oracle win 51.91% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,023 matches.
Picking into this duo means dealing with an initiator who can’t be killed. Axe's entire game plan revolves around forcing enemies to attack him with Berserker's Call, a risky move that can get him killed before he can spin. Oracle removes that risk entirely with False Promise, allowing Axe to absorb a fight's worth of damage and survive. Any attempt to focus Axe during his Call is wasted, as Oracle can simply reset his health bar afterwards. For enemies trying to escape, Oracle's Purifying Flames offers a bit of extra burst damage that can be enough to set up a clean Culling Blade.
This combo defines the mid-game. Once both heroes have their ultimates, Axe can initiate on the enemy team with complete confidence as long as Oracle is nearby. This forces the opponent to play cautiously, constantly checking for a potential gank. Their main recourse is to either try and burst Oracle before he can cast his ultimate, or to have enough disengage to wait out the duration of False Promise. Even then, Oracle can use Fate's Edict to disarm a key right-clicker trying to bring Axe down, further securing the fight.
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 | 51.83% | 382 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.36% | 1,143 |
| Legend & Ancient | 57.01% | 1,084 |
| Divine & Immortal | 54.82% | 425 |
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 | 51.91% | ▼ -0.8pp | 1,023 |
| 7.41d | 52.69% | ▼ -2.3pp | 103,194 |
| 7.41c | 54.98% | ▲ +0.2pp | 41,343 |
| 7.41b | 54.73% | — | 37,445 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.