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Axe

Mostly Offlane · 92% of games

StrengthMelee

Roles:InitiatorDurableDisablerCarry

Win rate▼ 49.7%
Games29,145
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Games: 29,145

  • Period: Last 7 days
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Popular builds

A build is the first three key items a player bought, in any order, shown in the most common buying order. Win rate and how often it is played are shown under each, from matches with item timings.

Top 5 builds cover 73% of games that reach three key items

Selected build

Blink Dagger → Blade Mail → Black King Bar · 11,411 games · win rate 53.4%
Everything below follows the selected build.

Full build

From the starting items to the late game, in this build's games with the filters above. Each phase shows up to 3 combinations with win rate, games and share of the build's games; the most played is highlighted.

Most common pathQuelling BladeGauntlets of StrengthIron BranchCircletTangoBracer · ~2:46Magic Wand · ~4:08Phase Boots · ~7:37Blink Dagger · ~13:04Blade Mail · ~19:20Black King Bar · ~29:27Heart of Tarrasque · ~40:48Shiva's Guard · ~39:01Aghanim's Scepter · ~37:53

1 · Starting items

0:00
  1. Quelling BladeGauntlets of StrengthIron BranchCircletTango 53.7%2,442 · 21%
  2. Quelling BladeRing of ProtectionIron BranchTango 53.6%789 · 7%
  3. Gauntlets of StrengthIron BranchMagic StickTango 57.5%386 · 3%

Bought before the horn.

2 · Early game

before the 1st key item
  1. Bracer · ~2:46Magic Wand · ~4:08Phase Boots · ~7:37 54.9%3,008 · 26%
  2. Bracer · ~2:18Phase Boots · ~6:47 52.6%2,712 · 24%
  3. Magic Wand · ~3:30Phase Boots · ~6:47 55.7%1,575 · 14%

Finished items only: no components, consumables or Aghanim's Shard. Any order; shown in the most common one.

3 · Core

first 3 key items
  1. Blink Dagger · ~13:04Blade Mail · ~19:20Black King Bar · ~29:27 53.6%6,953 · 61%
  2. Blade Mail · ~13:20Blink Dagger · ~17:38Black King Bar · ~27:48 53.3%4,407 · 39%
  3. Blink Dagger · ~14:48Black King Bar · ~27:02Blade Mail · ~33:30 37.8%45 · 0%

The build itself, in its most common buying orders.

4 · Late game

next 3 items after the core
  1. Heart of Tarrasque · ~40:48Shiva's Guard · ~39:01Aghanim's Scepter · ~37:53 63.4%1,855 · 16%
  2. Aghanim's Shard · ~33:58Aghanim's Scepter · ~37:36Heart of Tarrasque · ~40:32 59.8%1,675 · 15%
  3. Aghanim's Shard · ~33:40Aghanim's Scepter · ~37:34Shiva's Guard · ~38:50 56.9%1,674 · 15%

Any order, shown in the most common one. A game counts if it reached at least one of the items.

Situational items

Bought in at least 5% of this build's games and not on the most common path, sorted by win-rate change.
  • Overwhelming Blink · ~49:43Overwhelming Blink6% of games · ~49:43+17.5 pts
  • Kaya and Sange · ~37:11Kaya and Sange15% of games · ~37:11+15.5 pts
  • Kaya · ~35:24Kaya20% of games · ~35:24+14.1 pts
  • Sange · ~35:59Sange17% of games · ~35:59+13.6 pts
  • Aghanim's Blessing · ~49:53Aghanim's Blessing7% of games · ~49:53+7.9 pts
  • Crimson Guard · ~39:43Crimson Guard6% of games · ~39:43+4.9 pts
  • Lotus Orb · ~38:08Lotus Orb10% of games · ~38:08+4.6 pts
  • Perseverance · ~35:49Perseverance13% of games · ~35:49+4.6 pts

Win-rate change: win rate of the build's games with the item minus without it, in percentage points. At least 30 games on each side.

Skill order, levels 1–25

54.3% · 3,658 games with this order
Ability12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
Berserker's Call48910
Battle Hunger1121415
Counter Helix2357
Culling Blade61318
TalentTTTT
Attributes171921222324

The most common order. Games count if they followed it for as long as they lasted, from 10 points on. Gold numbers: the levels where an ultimate point or a talent usually comes. T: a talent is taken here; the tree shows which.

Talents

+150 Culling Blade Damage (Recommended)
17% · 67.7% · 740
Level 25
+85 Berserker's Call AoE
83% · 61.4% · 3,612
+40 Counter Helix Damage (Recommended)
74% · 56.8% · 6,824
Level 20
+15 Strength
26% · 57.1% · 2,395
+10 Berserker's Call Armor
44% · 52.0% · 4,956
Level 15
+8 Battle Hunger Damage Per Second (Recommended)
56% · 54.6% · 6,366
+8% Movement Speed per active Battle Hunger (Recommended)
83% · 53.8% · 9,512
Level 10
+3s Culling Blade Kill Buff Bonus Duration
17% · 51.6% · 1,899
+2 to All Attributes · levels 17, 19, 21–24

Numbers from the games of this build. Under each talent: how often it is picked, win rate, games. ★ the higher win rate we are 95% sure of, with at least 30 games on each side. Bar: how often each side is picked.

Neutral items

Cloak of Flames50.5% · 5,739
Chipped Vest46.0% · 2,260
Rattlecage53.5% · 2,180
Conjurer's Catalyst55.4% · 2,083
Dandelion Amulet53.6% · 1,443
Poor Man's Shield42.5% · 1,335

When to buy

Win rate depending on when the item was bought (first purchase, 5-minute windows). Earlier is usually better — this shows by how much.

Blink Dagger~15:27
0–5 min▼ 0.0%1
5–10 min▲ 64.3%1,222
10–15 min▲ 54.7%10,961
15–20 min▼ 47.6%9,402
20–25 min▼ 36.1%2,342
25–30 min▼ 27.7%441
30–35 min▼ 30.8%91
35–40 min▼ 47.6%21
40–45 min▼ 37.5%8
45–50 min▼ 0.0%3
55–60 min▲ 100.0%1

Bought before 15:00: 55.7% wins; later: 44.5%.

Blade Mail~18:01
5–10 min▲ 62.0%439
10–15 min▲ 56.3%6,384
15–20 min▲ 54.0%9,087
20–25 min▼ 42.8%5,679
25–30 min▼ 33.3%1,335
30–35 min▼ 31.1%299
35–40 min▼ 39.3%89
40–45 min▲ 56.5%23
45–50 min▲ 50.0%6
50–55 min▲ 50.0%2
55–60 min▲ 66.7%3
60–65 min▼ 0.0%1

Bought before 15:00: 56.6% wins; later: 48.0%.

Black King Bar~30:39
15–20 min▲ 76.7%73
20–25 min▲ 67.9%2,189
25–30 min▲ 58.3%5,490
30–35 min▼ 47.4%4,350
35–40 min▼ 47.5%1,879
40–45 min▼ 47.4%652
45–50 min▼ 44.5%229
50–55 min▼ 49.0%96
55–60 min▼ 45.9%37
60–65 min▼ 45.5%11
65–70 min▼ 40.0%5
70–75 min▼ 0.0%1
75–80 min▲ 100.0%1

Bought before 30:00: 61.2% wins; later: 47.3%.

Aghanim's Scepter~36:48
10–15 min▲ 85.7%7
15–20 min▲ 70.0%30
20–25 min▲ 67.4%328
25–30 min▲ 70.2%872
30–35 min▲ 68.2%1,552
35–40 min▲ 63.4%1,521
40–45 min▲ 57.6%976
45–50 min▲ 59.5%496
50–55 min▲ 50.9%230
55–60 min▼ 49.1%112
60–65 min▲ 63.6%44
65–70 min▲ 50.0%18
70–75 min▼ 46.2%13
75–80 min▼ 33.3%6
80–85 min▲ 100.0%1

Bought before 35:00: 68.8% wins; later: 59.7%.

Heart of Tarrasque~39:16
15–20 min▲ 76.9%13
20–25 min▲ 83.5%91
25–30 min▲ 79.1%435
30–35 min▲ 76.9%853
35–40 min▲ 70.5%1,021
40–45 min▲ 66.3%937
45–50 min▲ 64.7%539
50–55 min▲ 59.3%226
55–60 min▲ 61.4%114
60–65 min▲ 66.0%50
65–70 min▼ 38.1%21
70–75 min▼ 40.0%5
75–80 min▲ 100.0%5

Bought before 35:00: 78.0% wins; later: 66.6%.

Kaya~31:58
5–10 min▲ 87.5%8
10–15 min▲ 65.0%20
15–20 min▲ 78.2%216
20–25 min▲ 68.8%592
25–30 min▲ 70.0%954
30–35 min▲ 66.1%1,093
35–40 min▲ 61.4%778
40–45 min▲ 52.3%365
45–50 min▲ 55.4%157
50–55 min▼ 47.5%59
55–60 min▲ 54.2%24
60–65 min▲ 50.0%10
65–70 min▲ 100.0%4
70–75 min▲ 100.0%1

Bought before 30:00: 70.6% wins; later: 61.4%.

Sange~32:55
5–10 min▲ 100.0%1
10–15 min▲ 66.7%6
15–20 min▲ 67.1%73
20–25 min▲ 72.5%458
25–30 min▲ 68.2%737
30–35 min▲ 66.0%1,075
35–40 min▲ 59.8%776
40–45 min▲ 59.1%337
45–50 min▲ 50.0%138
50–55 min▲ 62.2%45
55–60 min▲ 52.6%19
60–65 min▲ 54.5%11
65–70 min▲ 100.0%2

Bought before 30:00: 69.7% wins; later: 61.9%.

Lotus Orb~33:02
10–15 min▼ 42.9%7
15–20 min▲ 60.5%38
20–25 min▲ 63.7%410
25–30 min▲ 61.2%783
30–35 min▲ 59.9%856
35–40 min▲ 56.6%618
40–45 min▼ 48.7%339
45–50 min▼ 46.0%139
50–55 min▼ 46.8%47
55–60 min▲ 63.0%27
60–65 min▲ 50.0%8
65–70 min▲ 100.0%1
70–75 min▲ 50.0%2

Bought before 30:00: 61.9% wins; later: 55.8%.