How Axe and Troll Warlord perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Axe and Troll Warlord win 52.45% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 713 matches.
Getting caught by Berserker's Call feels like a death sentence. Axe locks down several heroes, forcing them to attack him and creating a perfect kill zone. This lets Troll Warlord activate Battle Trance and tear into targets that can't fight back or run away. All those forced attacks on Axe also trigger a constant stream of Counter Helix spins, piling on damage before Troll even lands his first hit. The entire setup removes the primary weakness of Troll Warlord, which is being kited.
Once Axe has his Blink Dagger, the pair can dictate the pace of the mid-game. They want to force fights, take Roshan, and push towers with the threat of this combo. The best way to deal with them is to split them up or catch Axe before he can initiate. If you let Axe land a good Call, Troll Warlord has all the time he needs to clean up the fight, and there's very little you can do to stop him once he gets going.
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 | 54.20% | 452 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.81% | 818 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.65% | 518 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.66% | 147 |
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 | 52.45% | ▼ -1.5pp | 713 |
| 7.41d | 53.91% | ▼ -1.2pp | 66,154 |
| 7.41c | 55.09% | ▲ +1.3pp | 34,975 |
| 7.41b | 53.76% | — | 31,715 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.