By GamGem ResearchLast updated 7 Nov 2026
Axe — Aghanim’s Shard, Scepter and talent upgrades
- Initiator
- Durable
- Disabler
Battle Hunger · Several instances · stack on one target
SourcesP1HADIDWhen it was bought (Aghanim's Shard)
- 15–20′51 · 57% won
- 20–25′80 · 66% won
- 25–30′106 · 62% won
- 30–35′44 · 52% won
- 35–40′23 · 43% won
- 40–45′10 · 70% won
- 45–50′3 · 33% won
- 55–60′4 · 50% won
Matchup matrix (Axe)
GoodEvenBad Hoodwink |  Rubick |  Pangolier |  Tiny |  Windranger |  Shadow Fiend |  Clockwerk |  Ember Spirit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat level | Low | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
| Win rate (no Shard) | 30.6% | 25.0% | 39.1% | 17.4% | 28.6% | 33.3% | 25.0% | 29.4% |
| Win rate (with Shard) | 68.1% | 61.2% | 60.9% | 67.4% | 59.1% | 64.5% | 66.0% | 58.3% |
| Shard gap | +37.5% | +36.2% | +21.7% | +50.1% | +30.5% | +31.2% | +41.0% | +28.9% |
| Priority | A | A | C | S | B | B | A | B |
Migration ledger
Axe · patch 7.40 → 7.41fTalent fork (level 25)
Counterfactual (no Aghanim's Shard)
Games it was skipped, beside games it was bought — observationalAll heroes (Aghanim’s Scepter, league play)
Role: AllSort: Bought most96 heroes
BrewmasterCarry−0.1%93.7%55.0%53.7%19:454200
Phantom LancerCarry+2.7%92.1%20.0%54.7%21:244200
Lone DruidCarry+1.8%91.8%41.4%63.2%21:104200
ZeusNuker+4.7%89.2%—54.1%22:154200
Sand KingInitiator+0.9%86.7%41.2%48.0%20:194200PangolierCarry+3.4%82.5%34.2%53.8%25:304200
Queen of PainCarry+0.8%82.3%45.5%50.0%22:244200
AlchemistCarry+3.7%80.7%39.1%58.3%19:014200
UnderlordSupport+5.6%80.3%17.8%46.0%21:404200
MeepoCarry−1.9%78.9%—53.3%23:144200
Vengeful SpiritSupport+10.7%75.8%13.3%57.4%21:244200
KezCarry+5.5%74.1%39.1%60.5%26:474200
TinkerCarry+11.7%74.1%—45.0%23:154200
SlarkCarry+0.9%70.8%51.6%54.7%22:584200Ember SpiritCarry+7.3%63.3%39.0%59.0%32:374200
Troll WarlordCarry+0.4%61.9%—38.5%23:414200
TidehunterInitiator+5.1%61.0%38.5%51.5%23:054200
Void SpiritCarry+3.7%59.7%37.1%46.2%26:304200
LinaSupport+3.9%58.7%40.0%49.4%20:154200
EnigmaDisabler−4.8%57.8%66.0%54.6%32:304200
ClinkzCarry+9.8%54.2%40.8%62.2%28:304200
MiranaCarry+7.0%53.4%43.9%58.9%34:084200
Primal BeastInitiator+10.6%52.8%36.8%59.2%30:304200
IoSupport+5.3%52.2%49.5%60.7%16:494200
LargoDurable+6.5%52.0%46.2%59.6%28:574200
LifestealerCarry+16.1%50.8%27.8%60.5%30:534200
PudgeDisabler+4.7%48.8%43.2%52.4%21:154200
HuskarCarry−2.1%46.6%61.3%57.4%32:564200
BeastmasterInitiator−4.1%46.1%55.6%48.1%14:524200
KunkkaCarry+7.2%44.4%43.3%56.3%28:384200
BaneSupport+8.1%43.5%47.9%62.3%36:084200
SlardarCarry+14.1%43.1%38.8%63.7%32:294200
JakiroSupport+10.6%40.8%37.2%55.1%36:124200
Drow RangerCarry+2.0%40.3%45.5%48.7%20:464200
GyrocopterCarry+4.0%39.0%45.0%51.6%18:114200
LichSupport+22.0%37.0%34.5%69.4%39:014200
BatriderInitiator+9.6%36.7%46.1%61.2%34:464200
Centaur WarrunnerDurable+19.7%36.5%39.5%70.5%37:144200
DisruptorSupport−1.5%36.2%44.5%42.2%38:034200
LycanCarry−0.0%35.8%55.8%55.8%31:404200
DoomCarry+7.2%35.7%48.6%59.8%38:214200
Faceless VoidCarry+9.2%35.5%44.9%59.2%27:414200
EnchantressSupport+2.3%34.1%49.1%52.6%27:254200
Legion CommanderCarry+12.3%32.6%48.4%66.7%34:544200
NecrophosCarry+12.7%32.5%43.2%61.9%39:574200
VenomancerSupport+11.8%32.4%50.7%68.2%35:274200
Dragon KnightCarry+21.9%31.9%40.8%73.0%35:474200
GrimstrokeSupport+12.1%31.5%44.8%62.5%32:064200
InvokerCarry+3.5%30.4%51.4%56.5%29:574200
TimbersawNuker+11.8%30.4%47.7%64.6%30:374200
Storm SpiritCarry+11.4%29.1%44.4%60.5%41:174200
UrsaCarry+23.7%28.4%38.9%71.9%30:594200
MagnusInitiator+1.3%27.7%41.7%43.5%27:404200
EarthshakerSupport+1.1%26.6%50.9%52.4%24:274200
Anti-MageCarry+8.2%26.3%46.6%57.7%29:294200
WarlockSupport+17.6%26.2%39.8%63.6%35:504200
ChenSupport+16.4%24.5%47.5%69.2%39:014200
Keeper of the LightSupport−3.9%23.9%58.5%53.4%34:304200
Shadow DemonSupport+6.5%22.5%49.5%57.9%36:474200
Dark SeerInitiator+15.9%21.7%43.4%63.7%36:394200
Outworld DestroyerCarry+25.9%21.0%37.2%70.0%31:414200
LunaCarry−4.9%20.6%48.9%42.6%24:114200
JuggernautCarry+16.4%20.0%43.2%63.6%32:204200
Naga SirenCarry+15.1%19.4%48.0%66.7%46:324200RubickSupport+14.8%18.9%44.8%63.1%39:254200
Ogre MagiSupport+3.3%16.7%46.0%50.0%22:334200
MarciSupport−15.0%16.0%42.9%25.0%22:414200
TerrorbladeCarry−0.3%15.9%52.1%51.7%48:514200
Death ProphetCarry+14.4%15.8%36.3%53.3%25:454200
TuskInitiator+17.2%15.2%46.0%66.3%39:374200
PuckInitiator+13.1%14.9%48.6%64.0%44:094200
Nature's ProphetCarry+10.4%14.2%50.1%62.3%46:334200
RingmasterSupport+19.6%13.7%44.0%66.7%43:574200
SilencerCarry+14.0%12.7%46.0%62.1%49:294200
Earth SpiritNuker+17.2%12.3%52.0%71.6%44:524200
MarsCarry+25.5%11.9%35.7%64.7%42:294200
MuertaCarry−1.8%10.7%50.5%48.5%29:354200
Treant ProtectorSupport+18.3%10.3%57.9%78.4%39:364200
Spirit BreakerCarry+11.8%10.1%45.7%58.8%36:154200
UndyingSupport+5.1%9.9%43.0%48.6%43:094200
Monkey KingCarry+26.6%9.7%53.3%82.8%35:544200TinyCarry−0.4%9.3%47.4%47.0%39:244200
ViperCarry−10.8%9.2%45.3%33.3%27:254200WindrangerCarry+16.4%8.7%47.3%65.3%48:174200
SvenCarry+28.3%8.3%54.1%85.0%52:014200
Witch DoctorSupport+10.8%8.0%50.3%62.1%42:054200
Nyx AssassinDisabler+11.7%7.0%51.0%63.6%44:444200
PhoenixSupport+12.3%6.9%45.7%59.0%42:124200Shadow FiendCarry+5.6%6.1%49.2%55.2%47:154200
BristlebackCarry+2.3%5.9%47.6%50.0%19:184200
TechiesNuker+0.7%5.6%50.6%51.4%37:374200ClockwerkInitiator+16.9%4.1%51.6%69.2%54:104200
SnapfireSupport+19.9%3.8%48.0%68.8%42:124200
DawnbreakerCarry+9.2%3.2%44.4%53.8%26:024200AxeInitiator+4.1%3.1%49.1%53.3%40:294200HoodwinkSupport+14.9%2.8%49.0%64.3%42:234200Screenshot
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- Situation: Right-click heavy
- Patch: 7.41f
- MMR: All
- Region: All
Technical detail
Aghanim’s Scepter — 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. Aghanim’s Shard — Battle Hunger: Multiple instances of Battle Hunger can stack on a single target.
Kit, talents and upgrades · mechanical · Win rate by medal · counted · Matchups and match length · counted, on a narrower window · What players build · counted · Skill order · counted, in league matches · Situation index · derived, and checkable
Sources disagree on how many heroes patch 7.41e touched: Liquipedia counts about 70, the press 56. Both counts are kept rather than averaged.
Facets arrived in 7.36 and 7.41 removed them from every hero. Axe had two, One Man Army and Call Out; in 7.41 One Man Army is his innate ability.
Sources: P1 Patch 7.41f · HAD Hero Ability Data · ID Item Data 7.41f · MMR: All Brackets · Region: All
Official images
Game data and media via IGDB · igdb.com
Sources
- Roster · 127 heroesread 15 Sept 2026
Name, primary attribute, attack type and role list, read from Valve’s published hero data.
- Win rate, pick rate and sampleread 15 Sept 2026
Counted over 4,610,063 public matches, per hero, with the same figures again above Ancient. The tier letter is derived from the win rate and is labelled so wherever it appears.
- Portraitsread 15 Sept 2026
Served from Valve’s own CDN and never copied into this site. Steam’s API terms permit commercial use; GamGem is not endorsed by Valve.
- What players buildread 15 Sept 2026
The five most common items on each hero in each of Valve’s four game stages, counted over public matches. Each row carries its own pick count.
- Matchups and game lengthread 16 Sept 2026
Who each hero loses to and beats, counted over public matches with a floor of 30 games per pair, plus the same hero's win rate in each of five game-length bands. ⚠️ Observational: a matchup win rate is not a claim that one hero counters another by design. Synergy — how a hero does WITH another — is not published by this channel and is not shown.
- Patch movementread 16 Sept 2026
Which heroes the live patch names, and which way each line moved, counted off Valve’s own structured notes. A line the rule cannot read leaves the hero unmarked rather than guessed.
The roster is the one Valve publishes for patch 7.41f. Draft picks are kept in this browser and never sent anywhere.