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 52.7%
Pick Rate 19.0%
Attributes
670 +61.6/lvl
291 +19.2/lvl
25 +2.8/lvl
20 +1.7/lvl
18 +1.6/lvl
Stats
Damage:
55 - 59 + 2.8/level (150.2 - 154.2 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
Facets
One Man Army
Win Rate: 53.8%
Pick Rate: 46.8%
One Man Army
Call Out
Win Rate: 51.7%
Pick Rate: 53.2%
Berserker's Call gives attacking enemies more attack speed and Axe more armor for the duration.
Berserker's Call
Berserker's Call gives Axe increased bonus armor and increases the attack speed of the affected units.
BONUS ARMOR: 5
ENEMY ATTACK SPEED BONUS: 45
Abilities
LEVELS WITH: Culling Blade
Whenever Axe gets a kill, he permanently gains 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.4 / 0.5 armor. Killing with Culling Blade gives 3x that amount.
Berserker's Call
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
17 / 15 / 13 / 11
80 / 90 / 100 / 110
Aghanim's Shard
Berserker's Call applies Battle Hunger to affected units.
- +10 Berserker's Call Armor
- +100 Berserker's Call AoE
Battle Hunger
Enrages an enemy unit, causing it to take damage over time until it kills another unit or the duration ends. The damage is increased by a factor of Axe's armor. The enemy is also slowed as long as they are facing away from Axe.
DURATION: 12
MOVEMENT SLOW: -11% / -19% / -27% / -35%
DAMAGE PER SECOND: 10 / 15 / 20 / 25
ARMOR MULTIPLIER: 1
20 / 15 / 10 / 5
50 / 60 / 70 / 80
700 / 775 / 850 / 925
- +10% Movement Speed per active Battle Hunger
- +10% Battle Hunger Slow
- x2x Battle Hunger Armor Multiplier
Counter Helix
After a set number of attacks, Axe will perform a helix counter attack, dealing pure damage to all nearby enemies.
DAMAGE: 95 / 120 / 145 / 170
RADIUS: 275
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.
- +25 Counter Helix Damage
Culling Blade
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.
DAMAGE: 275 / 375 / 475
KILL SPEED DURATION: 6
KILL SPEED RADIUS: 900
100 / 85 / 70
100 / 125 / 150
175
- +3s Culling Blade Speed Bonus Duration
- +100 Culling Blade Damage
Talents
x2x Battle Hunger Armor Multiplier
+ 0.6 %
+100 Berserker's Call AoE
+25 Counter Helix Damage
+100 Culling Blade Damage
+ 3.2 %
+10 Berserker's Call Armor
+10% Battle Hunger Slow
+ 3.8 %
+10% Movement Speed per active Battle Hunger
+ 0.7 %
+3s Culling Blade Speed 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 invenotory. Avoid showing yourself on the map too often. Comboing it with Blademail 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 Eul's Scepter 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.
Lore
As a grunt in the Army of Red Mist, Mogul Khan set his sights on the rank of Red Mist General. In battle after battle he proved his worth through gory deed. His rise through the ranks was helped by the fact that he never hesitated to decapitate a superior. Through the seven year Campaign of the Thousand Tarns, he distinguished himself in glorious carnage, his star of fame shining ever brighter, while the number of comrades in arms steadily dwindled. On the night of ultimate victory, Axe declared himself the new Red Mist General, and took on the ultimate title of 'Axe.' But his troops now numbered zero. Of course, many had died in battle, but a significant number had also fallen to Axe's blade. Needless to say, most soldiers now shun his leadership. But this matters not a whit to Axe, who knows that a one-man army is by far the best.