Axe

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[e][h]Axe

Dire Hero

Attributes

25 +3.4

20 +2.2

18 +1.6

27 - 31

-1

310

Base Stats

Base HP Regen

2.75

Base Mana Regen

0

Sight Range

1800 / 800

Attack Range

150

Missile Speed

Instant

Attack Duration

0.5 + 0.5

Cast Duration

0.3 + 0.51

Base Attack Speed

100

Base Attack Time

1.7

Base Magic Resist

25%

Turn Rate

0.6

Level Changes

Level

1

15

25

Health

762

1820

2585

Mana

291

555

747

Armor

2.2

7.1

10.6

Damage

52-56

99-103

133-137

Most Played As

LessMore

Role

1

2

3

4

5

Mogul Khan, the Axe

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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.

Abilities

Berserker's Call

QE

Targeting
No Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Axe taunts nearby enemy units, forcing them to attack him. Axe has bonus armor for the duration.

Taunt Duration	2 / 2.4 / 2.8 / 3.2

Bonus Armor	30

Radius	300 400 25

Cast Point	0.4

Ability	Applies Battle Hunger to affected units

16 / 14 / 12 / 10
     

14 / 12 / 10 / 8

80 / 90 / 100 / 110

	Berserker's Call applies Battle Hunger to affected units. Battle Hunger also reduces enemy armor and grants you armor per affected target (half on creeps). Lowers Berserker's Call cooldown.

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

Notes

• Affected enemies are freed from its effect if Axe dies during the duration.

Battle Hunger

WR

Targeting
Unit Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

Enrages an enemy unit, causing it to be slowed and take damage over time until it kills another unit or the duration ends. Axe gains movement speed for each unit and half speed on creeps affected with Battle Hunger.

Damage Per Second	16 / 24 / 32 / 40 140 25

Enemy Movement Speed Slow	12%

Movement Speed Bonus Per Unit	12%

Duration	12

Cast Range	700 / 775 / 850 / 925

Cast Point	0.3

Movement Speed Bonus Per Creep	6%

Armor Reduction	7

Armor Gain Per Affected Target (Half on Creeps)	7

20 / 15 / 10 / 5

50 / 60 / 70 / 80

	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.
	Blocked by Linken's Sphere and echoed by Lotus Orb.
	Dispellable.

Ordinary heroes cannot withstand Mogul Khan's rage for battle, such that it injures them until it is satisfied.

Notes

• Total damage:
  • 192 / 268 / 384 / 480
  • 1680
    25
• Multiple casts do not stack, it only refreshes the duration.
• With scepter as a point target spell, it can debuff enemies that are invisible and inside the fog of war.

Counter Helix

EX

Targeting
Passive

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Pure

When attacked, Axe performs a helix counter attack, dealing damage to nearby enemies.

Damage	60 / 100 / 140 / 180

Counter Helix Chance	17% / 18% / 19% / 20%

Damage Radius	275

0.3

	Causes your attacks to have a chance to proc a Counter Helix. Attack procs ignore Counter Helix cooldown. Provides +35 Attack Speed.
	Disabled by break.
	Illusions gain this ability.

Axe is the only reinforcements this army needs.

Culling Blade

RC

Targeting
Unit Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical
Instant Kill

Axe spots weakness and strikes, dealing moderate damage but instantly killing an enemy unit with low health. When an enemy hero is killed this way, Culling Blade will not go on cooldown. Axe and nearby allied units will also gain bonus movement and attack speed.

Damage	150 / 250 / 300

Instant Kill Threshold	250 / 350 / 450 600 20

Movement Speed Bonus	30%

Attack Speed Bonus	30

Speed Bonus Duration	6

Speed Bonus Radius	900

Cast Range	150

Cast Point	0.3

75 / 65 / 55

60 / 120 / 180

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

Notes

• If the enemy unit is below the kill threshold, the kill is guaranteed regardless of life protecting buffs such as  Shallow Grave and  False Promise.

Talent Tree

Talent Tree
+100  Battle Hunger DPS	25	+100  Berserker's Call AoE
+150  Culling Blade Threshold	20	+20 Health Regen
+300 Health	15	+25 Movement Speed
+1.75 Mana Regen	10	+25 Attack Speed

Recommended Items

Starting Items			Early Game

Mid Game			Late Game

General Strategy

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.

Axe (In-Game Description)

Overview

Skill Build

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Spell
Level	11	12	13	14	15	16	18	20	25
Spell

Early Game

Mid Game

Late Game

Version History

Version	Balance Changes
7.28b
	Counter Helix shard attack speed increased from 25 to 35
7.28a
	Counter Helix shard attack speed increased from 20 to 25
7.28
	Battle Hunger cast range rescaled from 750 to 700/775/850/925 Level 10 Talent changed from +20 Movement Speed to +1.75 Mana Regen Level 15 Talent changed from +2 Mana Regen to +25 Movement Speed Level 15 Talent changed from Attacking Procs Counter Helix to +300 Health Scepter Rework Berserker's Call applies Battle Hunger to affected units. Lowers Berserker's Call cooldown by 2 seconds. Battle Hunger also reduces enemy armor by 7 and grants you 7 per affected target (half on creeps). Added Aghanim's Shard Causes your attacks to have a chance to proc a Counter Helix. Attack procs ignore Counter Helix cooldown. Provides +20 Attack Speed.
7.27b
	Culling Blade kill threshold increased from 250/325/400 to 250/350/450 Level 10 Talent changed from +8 Strength to +25 Attack Speed Level 15 Talent changed from +35 Attack Speed to Attacking Procs Counter Helix Level 20 Talent changed from Attacking Procs Counter Helix to +150 Culling Blade Threshold
7.26c
	Strength gain reduced from 3.6 to 3.4 Level 10 Talent increased from +6 Strength to +8 Level 10 Talent changed from +30 Attack Speed to +20 Movement Speed Level 15 Talent changed from +25 Movement Speed to +35 Attack Speed Level 15 Talent reduced from +2.5 Mana Regen to +2 Level 25 Talent increased from +80 Berserker's Call AoE to +100
7.26b
	All talents are now about 20% weaker
7.24
	Movement speed increased by 5 Strength gain increased from 3.4 to 3.6
7.23
	Counter Helix cooldown improved from 0.45/0.4/0.35/0.3 to 0.3 Counter Helix chance reduced from 20% to 17/18/19/20% Culling Blade now deals damage through Spell Immunity
7.22c
	Base movement speed increased from 295 to 305
7.22
	Base damage increased from 24-28 to 27-31 Base armor increased from -2 to -1 Reworked Scepter upgrade: Now causes Battle Hunger to be a 400 AoE target ability (Debuff still reduces enemy damage by 30%) Battle Hunger gives half speed when used on creeps
7.21d
	Strength gain increased from 3.2 to 3.4
7.20d
	Counter Helix damage reduced from 75/110/145/180 to 60/100/140/180 Level 15 Talent reduced from +4 Mana Regen to +3
7.20
	Berserker's Call armor bonus reduced from 40 to 30
7.14
	Battle Hunger mana cost rescaled from 75 to 50/60/70/80 Base movement speed increased from 285 to 290
7.13b
	Base movement speed reduced from 290 to 285 Base armor reduced from -1 to -2
7.12
	Battle Hunger duration increased from 10 to 12
7.10
	Level 15 Talent increased from +30 Movement Speed to +40
7.07
	Base HP regen increased from 2.75 to 4.25 Reworked Talent Tree
7.06
	Reworked Scepter on Axe: Causes Battle Hunger to reduce enemy total damage output by 30% Applies Battle Hunger on enemy heroes within a 700 AoE after a successful Culling Blade
7.02
	Level 20 Talent from +30 Movement Speed to +35
7.00
	Added Talent Tree
6.88e
	Counter Helix damage reduced from 90/120/150/180 to 75/110/145/180
6.87
	Counter Helix damage type from Physical to Pure Counter Helix damage reduced from 100/135/170/205 to 90/120/150/180
6.84
	Berserker's Call cast point from 0.3 to 0.4 Counter Helix now triggers when attacks land rather than when they start Culling Blade movement and attack speed bonuses reduced from 40% to 30%
6.83c
	Berserker's Call no longer affects invulnerable units (like Cycloned units) Berserker's Call no longer keeps the targets disabled if Axe dies Culling Blade kill threshold reduced from 250/350/450 to 250/325/400 (Scepter from 300/450/625 to 300/425/550)
6.83
	Battle Hunger duration from 10/12/14/16 to 10 Battle Hunger damage per second from 15/20/25/30 to 16/24/32/40 Total damage from 150/240/350/480 to 160/240/320/400 Duration from 10/12/14/16 to 10 Battle Hunger cast range from 900 to 750 Battle Hunger movement and slow from 10% to 12% Battle Hunger mana cost from 75/85/95/105 to 75
6.82
	Counter Helix chance to activate increased from 17% to 20% Culling Blade no longer ignores Linken's Sphere
6.81
	Counter Helix now uses Pseudo Random chance
6.80
	Base HP regen increased from 2 to 3 Berserker's Call duration increased from 1.5/2/2.5/3 to 2/2.4/2.8/3.2 Berserker's Call cooldown rescaled from 10 to 16/14/12/10
6.79
	Berserker's Call AoE increased from 275 to 300 Battle Hunger duration reduced from 10/13/16/19 to 10/12/14/16 Battle Hunger damage reduced from 15/21/27/33 to 15/20/25/30 Battle Hunger movement speed slow/bonus increased from 8% to 10% Battle Hunger is now dispellable Counter Helix cooldown reduced from 0.55/0.5/0.45/0.4 to 0.45/0.4/0.35/0.3 Counter Helix now hits siege units Culling Blade no longer goes on cooldown if it successfully kills a hero Culling Blade threshold reduced from 300/450/625 to 250/350/450 (Aghanim upgraded version is still 300/450/625) Culling Blade speed bonus increased from 25% to 40% and AoE from 600 to 900 Culling Blade 40% speed bonus now applies to attack speed as well Culling Blade Aghanim allied buff duration increased from 6 to 10 Culling Blade mana cost reduced from 150/200/250 to 60/120/180
6.78
	Counter Helix cooldown decreased from 0.65/0.6/0.55/0.5 to 0.55/0.5/0.45/0.4
6.75
	Berserker's Call bonus armor increased from 30 to 40 Battle Hunger slow decreased from 10% to 8% Battle Hunger movement bonus increased from 4% to 8% per affected enemy Counter Helix damage increased from 100/130/160/190 to 100/135/170/205
6.73
	Aghanim's Culling Blade cooldown from 10 to 6 Base Int from 14 to 18 Base HP regeneration from 1.25 to 2 Battle Hunger gives Axe a 4% bonus movement speed per target it affects Berserker's Call cooldown from 14 to 10 Counter Helix damage increased from 100/125/150/175 to 100/130/160/190 Counter Helix proc cooldown decreased from 0.7/0.65/0.6/0.55 to 0.65/0.6/0.55/0.5 If Culling Blade kills a unit, Axe unleashes a war cry Grants nearby allied units a temporary movement bonus (25% for 6 seconds) AoE: 600
6.72d
	Base HP regeneration increased from 1 to 1.25
6.72
	Battle Hunger damage per second rescaled from 15/17/25/33 to 15/21/27/33 Base HP regeneration increased from 0.25 to 1
6.71
	Battle Hunger cooldown reduced from 25/20/15/10 to 20/15/10/5
6.70
	Berserker's Call bonus armor increased from 5/10/15/20 to 30
6.69
	Cooldown on Aghanim's Culling Blade reduced from 15 to 10 seconds Battle Hunger slow increased to 10%
6.68
	Battle Hunger now slows the target by 8% until it runs out or kills another unit
6.67
	Culling Blade Scepter CD reduced by 5 seconds
6.65
	Added Aghanim's Scepter for Axe: Culling Blade cooldown decreased from 75/65/55 to 20
6.63
	Battle Hunger duration reduced from 10/15/20/25 to 10/13/16/19 Increased damage to keep the same total damage output
6.60
	Base armor reduced from 0 to -1
6.58
	Counter Helix cooldown rescaled from 0.6 to 0.7/0.65/0.6/0.55
6.51
	Counter Helix chance increased from 15% to 17%
6.50
	Base strength increased from 19 to 25 Base agility reduced from 22 to 20
6.42
	Lowered mana cost and cooldown of Battle Hunger Improved hero animation when casting Culling Blade
6.40
	Berserker's Call radius increased from 275 to 300
6.35
	Base armor increased from -1 to 0
6.10
	Changed Counter Helix damage type from magical to physical Berserker's Call AoE increased from 100/150/200/250 to a constant 275 Berserker's Call duration reduced from 3.5 to 1.5/2/2.5/3 Counter Helix damage reduced from 175 to 100/125/150/175 Counter Helix chance rescaled from 5/10/15/20% to 15% Culling Blade damage reduced from 200/300/400 to 150/250/300 Culling Blade scepter threshold increased from 290/400/550 to 300/450/625
6.03
	Changed primary attribute from Agility to Strength Battle Hunger cast range increased from 650 to 900
6.02
	Battle Hunger cooldown reduced from 30 to 25 Battle Hunger damage per second increased from 10/15/20/25 to 15/15/20/25 Battle Hunger duration reduced from 20/25/30/35 to 10/15/20/25 Battle Hunger mana cost from 75/90/105/120 to 105/115/125/135 Counter Helix damage increased from 150 to 175 Culling Blade now deals 200/300/400 damage and kills below 290/400/550 health Increased mana cost from 95/135/175 to 120/160/200
6.00
	New Hero

Notable Players

Blizzy

jonassomfan

DM

Shachlo

Srf

See also

• Taunt
• Damage Over Time
• Pseudo Random Distribution

External links

Guides

• Standard Axe (Jungle) Build
• Standard Axe (Lane) Build
• DotaFire's Builds & Guides for Axe