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Axe

Taunts and forces enemies to attack him

Melee

Lead the vanguard with Axe, a brutal initiator who aggressively locks his enemies in battle by forcing them to attack him. Punish their mistakes with a deadly spin of his weapon, and execute low-health targets with a satisfyingly clean chop from his culling blade.

1/3
Complexity
3/3
Durable
3/3
Initiator
2/3
Disabler
1/3
Carry

Base Stats

Axe
Health670+2.5 / s
Mana291
AttributeBase / Growth per lvl
strengthStrength
25+2.7 per lvl
agilityAgility
20+1.7 per lvl
intelligenceIntelligence
18+1.6 per lvl
StatValue
DamageDamage
56 – 60
ArmorArmor
3.3
Movement SpeedMovement Speed
315
Attack RangeAttack Range
150

Win Rates by Rank

Patch7.41
Public Win Rate52.45%651K matches
Pro Win Rate50%5W / 5L
Pro Bans2369.7% ban rate
RankPicksWin Rate
HeraldHerald
36.4K
54.2%
GuardianGuardian
105.4K
53.56%
CrusaderCrusader
135.7K
52.8%
ArchonArchon
137.2K
52.54%
LegendLegend
106K
51.81%
AncientAncient
67.5K
51.51%
DivineDivine
62.8K
50.69%

Innate Ability

Innate
One Man Army
Passive, Hidden

Axe gains Strength based on 50% of his Armor as long as there are no allied heroes within 700 distance from Axe. The effect fades over 3s after approaching an ally.

Armor Pct As Strength50
Radius700
Bonus Linger Duration3s

Talent Tree

+85 Berserker's Call AoE
25
+150 Culling Blade Damage
+15 Strength
20
+40 Counter Helix Damage
+8 Battle Hunger Damage Per Second
15
+10 Berserker's Call Armor
+3s Culling Blade Kill Buff Bonus Duration
10
+8% Movement Speed per active Battle Hunger

Abilities

Berserker's Call
Berserker's Call
Pierces BKB
No Target

Axe taunts nearby enemy units, forcing them to attack him while he gains bonus armor during the duration.

Radius315
Bonus Armor12 / 13 / 14 / 15
Duration2.1 / 2.4 / 2.7 / 3s
Cast Time0.3s
Mana90 / 100 / 110 / 120
Cooldown18 / 16 / 14 / 12s
Battle Hunger
Battle Hunger
PureDispellable
Unit Target

Enrages an enemy unit, causing it to take damage over time until it kills another unit or the duration ends. The enemy is slowed as long as they are facing away from Axe.

Duration12s
Movement Slow18 / 22 / 26 / 30
Damage Per Second12 / 18 / 24 / 30
Cast Range700 / 775 / 850 / 925
Cast Time0.3s
Mana50 / 60 / 70 / 80
Cooldown20 / 15 / 10 / 5s
Counter Helix
Counter Helix
PurePierces BKB
Passive

After a set number of attacks, Axe will perform a helix counter attack, dealing pure damage to all nearby enemies.

Damage100 / 120 / 140 / 160
Radius275
Attacks To Helix7 / 6 / 5 / 4
Cooldown0.3s
Culling Blade
Culling Blade
PurePierces BKBDispellable
Unit Target

Axe spots a weakness and strikes, dealing pure damage. When an enemy hero is killed with Culling Blade, its cooldown is reset, and all nearby allied units gain bonus movement speed and armor. Axe permanently drenches his blade every time he kills an enemy Hero with Culling Blade, gaining bonus armor for each stack.

Damage275 / 375 / 475
Kill Move Speed Bonus20 / 25 / 30
Kill Armor Bonus10 / 15 / 20
Kill Buff Duration6s
Kill Buff Radius900
Charge Speed1200
Armor Per Stack1 / 1.5 / 2
Cast Range175
Cast Time0.3s
Mana100 / 125 / 150
Cooldown80 / 75 / 70s

Aghanim's Upgrades

Counter HelixScepter
Aghanim's ScepterUpgrades Counter Helix

Counter Helix now applies a stacking debuff to enemies hit by it that causes them to deal less total attack damage to Axe. Counter Helix no longer has a cooldown and its counter advances when Axe attacks.

Battle HungerShard
Aghanim's ShardUpgrades Battle Hunger

Multiple instances of Battle Hunger can stack on a single target.