How Axe and Sniper perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Axe and Sniper win 54.34% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,845 matches.
Trying to position against this combo is a nightmare. Berserker's Call locks down anyone who gets caught, turning them into perfect, stationary targets. This is exactly what Sniper needs to safely unload his damage from well outside the fight. Axe provides the hard initiation and control that lets Sniper stay at his maximum range, using Shrapnel on the clumped enemies and focusing down whoever Axe has trapped. It's a very straightforward and effective setup.
The whole game revolves around Axe's Blink Dagger timing. Once he has it, he can set the tempo, forcing fights that are always favorable. Sniper's job is to follow up from a safe distance, trusting Axe to create the opportunity. For the enemy team, the only real counter-play is to split up to avoid a multi-hero Call or to have heroes who can jump the backlines and kill Sniper before Axe can even initiate. It forces a very specific and difficult response.
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 | 56.48% | 2,548 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.79% | 6,551 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.05% | 4,370 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.98% | 930 |
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 | 54.34% | ▲ +1.2pp | 4,845 |
| 7.41d | 53.09% | ▼ -2.4pp | 523,464 |
| 7.41c | 55.45% | ▲ +2.1pp | 274,706 |
| 7.41b | 53.32% | — | 234,105 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.