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Axe

Initiator · Durable · Disabler · Carry

Pro games

What pros buy

Most-bought items in each phase of recent professional games, from OpenDota. Consumables are left out after the start.

Starting items

  • Gauntlets of StrengthGauntlets of Strength166×
  • Iron BranchIron Branch138×
  • Ring of ProtectionRing of Protection69×
  • TangoTango54×
  • Magic StickMagic Stick23×
  • Faerie FireFaerie Fire23×

Early game

  • Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed99×
  • ChainmailChainmail97×
  • Phase BootsPhase Boots93×
  • SplintmailSplintmail55×
  • BracerBracer44×
  • BroadswordBroadsword22×

Mid game

  • Blink DaggerBlink Dagger96×
  • Ogre AxeOgre Axe77×
  • Blade MailBlade Mail73×
  • Mithril HammerMithril Hammer64×
  • BroadswordBroadsword60×
  • Black King BarBlack King Bar45×

Late game

  • Black King BarBlack King Bar34×
  • ReaverReaver26×
  • Shiva's GuardShiva's Guard22×
  • Heart of TarrasqueHeart of Tarrasque19×
  • Lotus OrbLotus Orb17×
  • Soul BoosterSoul Booster12×

Pro games

Matchups

Axe's win rate against each hero in pro games. Only heroes with 25+ games count, and small samples are pulled toward 50% when ranking.

Axe is strong against

Axe struggles against

Benchmarks

What strong games look like

From recent public games on this hero: the typical game, and what the best 10% and best 1% of games reached.

StatTypicalTop 10%Top 1%
Gold per minute485602714
XP per minute6879641,244
Last hits per minute4.86.68.6
Hero damage per minute6379671,263
Tower damage7833,5086,450

Watch and learn

Recent pro games on Axe

5–7 in the last 12. Open one for the scoreboard, items and graphs.