How Axe and Timbersaw perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Axe and Timbersaw win 39.76% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 254 matches.
Stacking enemies with Berserker's Call for Timbersaw's spells seems strong on paper, but their fighting styles often clash. Axe wants to lock everyone down in one spot to end a fight, while Timbersaw thrives by zipping around the edges with Timber Chain, dealing sustained damage over a longer brawl. This basic conflict is made worse by the fact they both want the same job. As two heroes who excel in the offlane, they compete for the same farm and map space from the very beginning. A team rarely has enough resources to support both an Axe and a Timbersaw, leaving the draft feeling greedy and unbalanced.
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 | 40.88% | 137 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.00% | 248 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.85% | 260 |
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 | 39.76% | ▼ -7.3pp | 254 |
| 7.41d | 47.01% | ▼ -1.5pp | 24,170 |
| 7.41c | 48.49% | ▲ +1.9pp | 11,188 |
| 7.41b | 46.60% | — | 9,267 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.