Axe stats, abilities and strategy [7.41]
Taunts and forces enemies to attack him
One after another, Axe cuts down his foes. Marching ahead of his team, he locks his enemies in battle then counters their blows with a deadly spin of his weapon. Slamming his culling blade through a weakened enemy, he is always charging onward.
Win Rate 52.2%
Pick Rate 15.8%
Attributes
670 +59.4/lvl
291 +19.2/lvl
25 +2.7/lvl
20 +1.7/lvl
18 +1.6/lvl
Stats
Damage:
56 - 60 + 2.7/level (148 - 152 at level 30)
Range:
150
Armor:
3.3 + 0.3/level (13.9 at level 30)
Movement:
315
Roles
Carry
Durable
Nuker
Pusher
Support
Escape
Disabler
Initiator
Patch 7.41
- Removed Coat of Blood innate ability
Facets
Abilities
ABILITY: Passive
PASSIVE: Breakable
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.
Patch 7.41
- Now Axe's innate ability
- Increases Axe's Strength by 50% of his armor, as long as there are no allied heroes within a 700 radius of him. The effect fades over 3s after an ally walks within range
Berserker's Call
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: Yes
PASSIVE: No
Axe taunts nearby enemy units, forcing them to attack him while he gains bonus armor during the duration.
RADIUS: 315
BONUS ARMOR: 12 / 13 / 14 / 15
DURATION: 2.1 / 2.4 / 2.7 / 3
18 / 16 / 14 / 12
90 / 100 / 110 / 120
Aghanim's Shard
Berserker's Call applies Battle Hunger to affected units.
LEVEL 25 TALENT: +85 Berserker's Call AoE
LEVEL 15 TALENT: +10 Berserker's Call Armor
Mogul Khan's warcry taunts opponents into engaging in an unconquerable battle with the Axe.
Battle Hunger
AFFECTS: Unit
DAMAGE TYPE: Pure
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: No
PASSIVE: No
DISPELLABLE: Yes
DEBUFF: Yes
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.
Destroying buildings will also remove the debuff.
DURATION: 12
MOVEMENT SLOW: 18 / 22 / 26 / 30
DAMAGE PER SECOND: 12 / 18 / 24 / 30
20 / 15 / 10 / 5
50 / 60 / 70 / 80
700 / 775 / 850 / 925
LEVEL 15 TALENT: +8 Battle Hunger Damage Per Second
LEVEL 10 TALENT: +8% Movement Speed per active Battle Hunger
Ordinary heroes cannot withstand Mogul Khan's rage for battle, such that it injures them until it is satisfied.
Counter Helix
ABILITY: Passive
DAMAGE TYPE: Pure
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: Yes
PASSIVE: Breakable
After a set number of attacks, Axe will perform a helix counter attack, dealing pure damage to all nearby enemies.
Counter Helix triggers when the attack hits.
Illusions' counters don't increase when they attack when you have a Scepter.
DAMAGE: 100 / 120 / 140 / 160
RADIUS: 275
ATTACKS TO HELIX: 7 / 6 / 5 / 4
0.3
Aghanim's Scepter
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.
LEVEL 20 TALENT: +40 Counter Helix Damage
Axe is the only reinforcement this army needs.
Culling Blade
AFFECTS: Unit
DAMAGE TYPE: Pure
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: Yes
PASSIVE: No
DISPELLABLE: Yes
BUFF: Yes
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.
Culling Blade death cannot be prevented with other abilities like Shallow Grave.
DAMAGE: 275 / 375 / 475
KILL MOVE SPEED BONUS: 20 / 25 / 30
KILL ARMOR BONUS: 10 / 15 / 20
KILL BUFF DURATION: 6
KILL BUFF RADIUS: 900
ARMOR PER STACK: 1 / 1.5 / 2
80 / 75 / 70
100 / 125 / 150
175
LEVEL 25 TALENT: +150 Culling Blade Damage
LEVEL 10 TALENT: +3s Culling Blade Kill Buff Bonus Duration
Patch 7.41
- Now each hero kill made with Culling Blade provides a permanent stack, which provides 1/1.5/2 armor depending on the current level of Culling Blade
Mogul Khan is the embodiment of battle and fury, launching into a gruesome fatality against those who dare engage the Axe in combat.
Talents
+150 Culling Blade Damage
+ 1.1%
+85 Berserker's Call AoE
+40 Counter Helix Damage
+ 0.3%
+15 Strength
+10 Berserker's Call Armor
+8 Battle Hunger Damage Per Second
+ 5.3%
+8% Movement Speed per active Battle Hunger
+ 1.3%
+3s Culling Blade Kill Buff Bonus Duration
Win Rate
Pick Rate
Strategy
Use Battle Hunger on the enemy carry just when the lane meets because the creeps are full HP, or use it on the enemy support in order to help your support win the trades..
It is good to fight the opponents while you are surrounded by enemy creeps to proc Counter Helix with more attacks. If needed, toggle creep aggro to force Counter Helix when fighting
If you can't pressure the opponents' carry on the lane, consider creep skiping or farming neutrals in their jungle once you get tanky enough.
Encourage your supports to stack for you early on in the game as you can clear stacks very quickly.
Don't roam around too much. Focus on farming your {blink-dagger} as it would greatly enhance your roaming capabilities.
You can use Battle Hunger on creeps to increase your movement speed if you picked up the level 10 talent.
Once you acquire {blink-dagger}, try to make use of it immediately before the enemy sees it in your inventory. Avoid showing yourself on the map too often. Comboing it with {blade-mail} usually results in easy kills.
Be on the lookout for illusion runes and make use of them to push out lanes and farm jungle camps as Counter Helix works on them as well.
When initiating, make sure you have allies that deal damage nearby.
Counter Strategy
Axe's Battle Hunger can be removed by getting a creep or hero kill.
Avoid being close to Axe if you have a lot of allied or neutral creeps next to you.
Bring an extra hero to gank Axe if he starts creep-skipping.
Keep checking Axe's items. Be aware of his {blink-dagger} and {blade-mail} timings.
Don't clump up in teamfights or Axe will kill you all!
Consider buying an {euls-scepter-of-divinity} to use it on Axe quickly after he jumps your allies.
Lifesteal and status resistance items are good against Axe's Call and {blade-mail} combo.
A good way to counter Axe’s Berserker’s Call is by buying {euls-scepter-of-divinity}. You can use it to lift Axe during his initiation, canceling his control and saving your allies from getting locked down or bursted.