How Axe and Winter Wyvern perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Axe and Winter Wyvern win 51.56% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 9,666 matches.
Securing map control often comes down to keeping your initiator alive after they go in. When Axe uses Berserker's Call, he draws a ton of physical damage. Winter Wyvern can respond with Cold Embrace, making him immune to those attacks while he heals. This allows Axe to survive his own chaotic initiations far more often, spinning on clumped-up enemies who can't hurt him. The grouping also provides a perfect setup for Wyvern's Splinter Blast to hit multiple targets, compounding the advantage from a single successful taunt.
This defensive save enables a more aggressive tempo throughout the game. Axe can confidently dive towers or jump into the enemy jungle for kills, knowing Winter Wyvern has a tool to bail him out. Later, Wyvern’s Winter's Curse can isolate a key target, making them vulnerable for Axe to blink in and clean up with Culling Blade. Enemies are caught in a difficult bind: they can't group up because of Berserker's Call, but if they spread out, one of them is an easy target for a pickoff.
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 | 53.81% | 591 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.49% | 1,448 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.94% | 1,218 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.10% | 495 |
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 | 51.56% | ▼ -0.3pp | 9,666 |
| 7.41d | 51.90% | ▼ -1.6pp | 117,644 |
| 7.41c | 53.52% | ▲ +0.8pp | 55,267 |
| 7.41b | 52.72% | — | 45,328 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.