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Axe

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Ability Build

1
Battle Hunger
2
Counter Helix
3
Counter Helix
4
Berserker's Call
5
Counter Helix
6
Culling Blade
7
Counter Helix
8
Berserker's Call
9
Berserker's Call
10
Berserker's Call
11
Battle Hunger
12
Culling Blade
13
Battle Hunger
14
Battle Hunger
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15
+12% Movement Speed per active Battle Hunger
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16
+30 Counter Helix Damage
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Culling Blade
19
Attribute Bonus
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20
+150 Culling Blade Damage
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
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25
+100 Berserker's Call AoE

Disables, Buffs and Passives

AbilitiesDisablesDispellable BuffsBreakable Passives
Interrupts ChannelingSilencesRoots
Berserker's Call
Battle Hunger
Counter Helix
Culling Blade

Item Build

Starting
Tango
4
Quelling Blade
Ring of Protection
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
1
Observer Ward
Early Game
Vanguard
Boots of Speed
15
Magic Wand
Wind Lace
7
Infused Raindrops
Mid Game
15
Blink Dagger
25
Blade Mail
95
Black King Bar
Aghanim's Shard
Boots of Travel
Late Game
Octarine Core
15
Overwhelming Blink
Heart of Tarrasque
180
Refresher Orb
Situational
60
Pipe of Insight
Assault Cuirass
27
Shiva's Guard
14
Linken's Sphere
Aghanim's Scepter
35
Crimson Guard
15
Lotus Orb
18
Heaven's Halberd
Boots of Travel 2
Neutral
Faded Broach
Occult Bracelet
Vambrace
11
Bullwhip
Cloak of Flames
40
Ogre Seal Totem
10
Havoc Hammer
40
Martyr's Plate
Giant's Ring

Hero Strategy

Use Battle Hunger off cooldown on opponents' support usually.

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 opponents' carry on the lane, consider creep skiping and farming neutrals in their jungle past 5 minute mark.

Encourage your supports to stack for you as you can clear stacks very quickly and early.

Don't roam around too much. Focus on getting Blink Dagger timely.

Use Battle Hunger on creeps to run around faster.

Once you acquire Blink Dagger, try to make use of it immediately and avoid showing yourself on the map too often. Comboing it with Blademail usually results in easy kills.

Grab illusion runes and make use of illusions to push out lanes 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 kill.

Avoid being close to Axe if you have bunch 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 timing.

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.

On Cores, Lifesteal and status resistance items are good against Axe's Call and Blade Mail combo.

Counter Items for Core Players

Laning Phase
Blight Stone
Wind Lace
Boots of Speed
Orb of Corrosion
Mid Game
23
Eul's Scepter of Divinity
Mage Slayer
Sange and Yasha
Kaya and Sange
20
Silver Edge
Late Game
30
Satanic

Counter Items for Support Players

Laning Phase
Blight Stone
Wind Lace
Boots of Speed
Mid Game
23
Eul's Scepter of Divinity
7
Spirit Vessel