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Axe
Initiator · Durable · Disabler · Carry
Pro games
What pros buy
Most-bought items in each phase of recent professional games, from OpenDota. Consumables are left out after the start.
Starting items
Gauntlets of Strength170×
Iron Branch139×
Ring of Protection70×
Tango52×
Faerie Fire23×
Magic Stick20×
Early game
Boots of Speed99×
Chainmail97×
Phase Boots93×
Splintmail58×
Bracer48×
Broadsword24×
Mid game
Blink Dagger96×
Ogre Axe79×
Blade Mail73×
Mithril Hammer65×- Broadsword58×
Black King Bar46×
Late game
- Black King Bar36×
Reaver27×
Shiva's Guard21×
Heart of Tarrasque19×
Lotus Orb17×
Soul Booster12×
Pro games
Matchups
Axe's win rate against each hero in pro games. Only heroes with 25+ games count, and small samples are pulled toward 50% when ranking.
Axe is strong against
Benchmarks
What strong games look like
From recent public games on this hero: the typical game, and what the best 10% and best 1% of games reached.
| Stat | Typical | Top 10% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold per minute | 493 | 623 | 749 |
| XP per minute | 700 | 986 | 1,243 |
| Last hits per minute | 4.8 | 6.8 | 8.8 |
| Hero damage per minute | 662 | 1,006 | 1,389 |
| Tower damage | 689 | 3,416 | 6,316 |
Watch and learn
Recent pro games on Axe
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