Axe

Popularity: #7

Leaderboard: #31

Ban Rank: #6

KDA Rank: #103

Hero

Build

Matchup

Axe stats, abilities and strategy [7.40]

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 51.5%

Pick Rate 19.0%

Attributes

Axe image

670 +61.6/lvl

291 +19.2/lvl

Strength Image

25 +2.8/lvl

Agility Image

20 +1.7/lvl

Intelligence Image

18 +1.6/lvl

Stats

Attack

Damage:

56 - 60 + 2.8/level (151 - 155 at level 30)

Attack

Range:

150

Attack

Armor:

3.3 + 0.3/level (13.9 at level 30)

Attack

Movement:

315

Roles

Carry

Durable

Nuker

Pusher

Support

Escape

Disabler

Initiator

Facets

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One Man Army

Win Rate: 52.2%

Pick Rate: 54.5%

Axe gains Strength based on his armor as long as he's away from his allies.

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Call Out

Win Rate: 50.8%

Pick Rate: 45.5%

Berserker's Call gives attacking enemies more attack speed and Axe more armor for the duration.

Abilities

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Coat of Blood

ABILITY: Passive


Axe permanently drenches his blade every time he kills an enemy Hero, gaining 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.4 / 0.5 bonus armor for each stack. Killing with Culling Blade gives 3x stacks.

Q

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

Cooldown

18 / 16 / 14 / 12

Mana Cost

90 / 100 / 110 / 120


FACET: Call Out

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Berserker's Call gives Axe increased bonus armor and increases the attack speed of the affected units.


Aghanim ScepterAghanim Shard

Aghanim's Shard

Berserker's Call applies Battle Hunger to affected units.


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LEVEL 25 TALENT: +85 Berserker's Call AoE

LEVEL 15 TALENT: +10 Berserker's Call Armor


Patch 7.40

  • Duration increased from 1.8/2.2/2.6/3s to 2.1/2.4/2.7/3s
  • Cooldown increased from 17/15/13/11s to 18/16/14/12s

Mogul Khan's warcry taunts opponents into engaging in an unconquerable battle with the Axe.

W

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

Cooldown

20 / 15 / 10 / 5

Mana Cost

50 / 60 / 70 / 80

Cast Range

700 / 775 / 850 / 925


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LEVEL 15 TALENT: +12 Battle Hunger Damage Per Second

LEVEL 10 TALENT: +8% Movement Speed per active Battle Hunger


Patch 7.40

  • No longer has an armor-based damage multiplier
  • Damage type changed from Physical to Pure
  • No longer has reduced movement slow against creeps

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

Cooldown

0.3


Aghanim ScepterAghanim Shard

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.


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LEVEL 20 TALENT: +40 Counter Helix Damage


Axe is the only reinforcement this army needs.

R

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.


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

Cooldown

80 / 75 / 70

Mana Cost

100 / 125 / 150

Cast Range

175


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LEVEL 25 TALENT: +150 Culling Blade Damage

LEVEL 10 TALENT: +3s Culling Blade Kill Buff Bonus Duration


Mogul Khan is the embodiment of battle and fury, launching into a gruesome fatality against those who dare engage the Axe in combat.

Talents

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+150 Culling Blade Damage

+ 0.0%

+85 Berserker's Call AoE

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+40 Counter Helix Damage

+ 0.0%

+15 Strength

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+10 Berserker's Call Armor

+ 0.0%

+12 Battle Hunger Damage Per Second

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+8% Movement Speed per active Battle Hunger

+ 0.0%

+3s Culling Blade Kill Buff Bonus Duration

Win Rate

Pick Rate

Patch 7.40

  • Level 15 Talent +10% Battle Hunger Slow replaced with +12 Battle Hunger Damage Per Second
  • Level 20 Talent Counter Helix Damage increased from +30 to +40
  • Level 20 Talent +100 Culling Blade Damage replaced with +15 Strength
  • Level 25 Talent 2x Battle Hunger Armor Multiplier replaced with +150 Culling Blade Damage

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.

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