How Axe and Slardar perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Axe and Slardar win 45.34% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 408 matches.
Seeing these two heroes together and thinking the plan is to buff Counter Helix is a common mistake. The real strength is how they guarantee physical burst on a single target. Slardar paints someone with Corrosive Haze, and their armor is gone. This lets Axe blink in for a Berserker's Call, and now every right-click during that taunt—from Axe and anyone else nearby—hits for massive damage. The target's health melts so fast they're easily in Culling Blade range before the taunt even finishes. It's a simple, reliable way to delete a key enemy hero from the fight from the moment they get vision.
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 | 47.37% | 266 |
| Crusader & Archon | 47.41% | 464 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.25% | 402 |
| Divine & Immortal | 46.31% | 149 |
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 | 45.34% | ▼ -6.3pp | 408 |
| 7.41d | 51.63% | ▼ -2.1pp | 46,864 |
| 7.41c | 53.74% | ▲ +0.2pp | 28,541 |
| 7.41b | 53.50% | — | 27,273 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.