Axe Counters

Best heroes to pick against Axe — and who Axe beats

Across 126 matchups in Divine and Immortal ranked games, the hardest counters to Axe are Abaddon, Shadow Demon and Largo. Axe does best against Anti-Mage, Phantom Assassin and Arc Warden. Best teammates: Keeper of the Light, Warlock and Phoenix.

All Axe matchups

Advantage is the STRATZ matchup score: how many win-rate points the matchup adds (+) or takes away (−) from this hero compared with what both heroes’ overall strength would predict. Negative = that opponent counters this hero.

#	Opponent	Advantage	Axe win rate	Games	Counters
Heroes that counter Axe · 61
1	Abaddon	−9.2	39.3%	351	Abaddon counters
2	Shadow Demon	−5.0	48.0%	306	Shadow Demon counters
3	Largo	−4.5	44.4%	349	Largo counters
4	Lifestealer	−4.2	43.2%	2,817	Lifestealer counters
5	Necrophos	−3.9	45.2%	2,417	Necrophos counters
6	Venomancer	−3.8	47.7%	463	Venomancer counters
7	Wraith King	−3.6	41.9%	1,459	Wraith King counters
8	Ancient Apparition	−3.4	46.3%	1,039	Ancient Apparition counters
9	Spectre	−3.4	44.4%	1,268	Spectre counters
10	Lone Druid	−3.4	45.3%	448	Lone Druid counters
11	Tinker	−2.9	46.9%	693	Tinker counters
12	Doom	−2.8	45.9%	1,213	Doom counters
13	Outworld Devourer	−2.8	42.1%	2,346	Outworld Devourer counters
14	Tiny	−2.7	51.8%	1,113	Tiny counters
15	Batrider	−2.4	47.4%	133*	Batrider counters
16	Sven	−2.3	44.2%	1,939	Sven counters
17	Zeus	−2.2	48.6%	1,540	Zeus counters
18	Witch Doctor	−2.2	46.3%	1,712	Witch Doctor counters
19	Dragon Knight	−2.1	43.4%	2,703	Dragon Knight counters
20	Warlock	−1.9	49.5%	566	Warlock counters
21	Keeper of the Light	−1.8	45.7%	589	Keeper of the Light counters
22	Jakiro	−1.7	50.2%	839	Jakiro counters
23	Sand King	−1.5	50.8%	415	Sand King counters
24	Leshrac	−1.5	43.3%	413	Leshrac counters
25	Silencer	−1.4	47.8%	1,136	Silencer counters
26	Queen of Pain	−1.4	50.2%	1,320	Queen of Pain counters
27	Invoker	−1.3	45.0%	3,076	Invoker counters
28	Oracle	−1.3	47.3%	1,138	Oracle counters
29	Kunkka	−1.3	47.9%	655	Kunkka counters
30	Nature's Prophet	−1.3	53.1%	1,412	Nature's Prophet counters
31	Phoenix	−1.2	45.3%	901	Phoenix counters
32	Vengeful Spirit	−1.2	45.5%	1,206	Vengeful Spirit counters
33	Visage	−1.1	42.6%	284*	Visage counters
34	Centaur Warrunner	−1.1	49.5%	752	Centaur Warrunner counters
35	Skywrath Mage	−1.0	48.9%	1,401	Skywrath Mage counters
36	Gyrocopter	−1.0	51.1%	485	Gyrocopter counters
37	Pugna	−1.0	45.5%	516	Pugna counters
38	Ember Spirit	−0.9	48.2%	1,597	Ember Spirit counters
39	Beastmaster	−0.9	49.8%	257*	Beastmaster counters
40	Meepo	−0.9	40.7%	209*	Meepo counters
41	Winter Wyvern	−0.8	45.9%	1,226	Winter Wyvern counters
42	Underlord	−0.8	52.1%	828	Underlord counters
43	Clockwerk	−0.8	49.5%	475	Clockwerk counters
44	Bloodseeker	−0.7	47.4%	230*	Bloodseeker counters
45	Pudge	−0.7	48.2%	3,783	Pudge counters
46	Slark	−0.7	48.3%	2,404	Slark counters
47	Undying	−0.7	49.7%	1,981	Undying counters
48	Slardar	−0.7	50.4%	808	Slardar counters
49	Dark Willow	−0.7	47.4%	1,383	Dark Willow counters
50	Pangolier	−0.7	50.7%	872	Pangolier counters
51	Shadow Shaman	−0.7	46.6%	2,365	Shadow Shaman counters
52	Ring Master	−0.6	49.1%	961	Ring Master counters
53	Crystal Maiden	−0.5	48.5%	1,840	Crystal Maiden counters
54	Templar Assassin	−0.5	52.2%	669	Templar Assassin counters
55	Tidehunter	−0.4	51.5%	2,563	Tidehunter counters
56	Elder Titan	−0.3	43.6%	140*	Elder Titan counters
57	Bounty Hunter	−0.2	43.4%	1,478	Bounty Hunter counters
58	Brewmaster	−0.2	46.1%	623	Brewmaster counters
59	Luna	−0.2	47.8%	2,194	Luna counters
60	Enigma	−0.1	43.1%	641	Enigma counters
61	Dawnbreaker	−0.0	45.7%	1,944	Dawnbreaker counters
Axe is favoured against · 65
1	Anti-Mage	+6.8	55.4%	1,657	Anti-Mage counters
2	Phantom Assassin	+6.3	54.6%	866	Phantom Assassin counters
3	Arc Warden	+5.7	50.5%	507	Arc Warden counters
4	Chen	+4.9	53.4%	58*	Chen counters
5	Treant Protector	+4.6	58.6%	304	Treant Protector counters
6	Phantom Lancer	+4.3	50.8%	1,392	Phantom Lancer counters
7	Techies	+4.1	41.2%	119*	Techies counters
8	Terrorblade	+3.7	56.4%	1,015	Terrorblade counters
9	Kez	+3.7	58.8%	663	Kez counters
10	Huskar	+3.7	56.2%	418	Huskar counters
11	Sniper	+3.5	55.0%	1,482	Sniper counters
12	Naga Siren	+3.5	52.3%	86*	Naga Siren counters
13	Juggernaut	+3.4	48.7%	2,384	Juggernaut counters
14	Lina	+3.3	55.0%	2,014	Lina counters
15	Marci	+3.2	52.1%	1,024	Marci counters
16	Puck	+3.2	52.8%	523	Puck counters
17	Muerta	+3.1	53.2%	278*	Muerta counters
18	Broodmother	+3.1	52.5%	198*	Broodmother counters
19	Dark Seer	+2.6	50.3%	1,132	Dark Seer counters
20	Night Stalker	+2.4	48.4%	1,560	Night Stalker counters
21	Primal Beast	+2.4	51.1%	714	Primal Beast counters
22	Snapfire	+2.3	52.0%	1,923	Snapfire counters
23	Alchemist	+2.3	54.8%	270*	Alchemist counters
24	Bristleback	+2.3	55.1%	356	Bristleback counters
25	Dazzle	+2.1	48.3%	1,688	Dazzle counters
26	Ogre Magi	+2.0	52.0%	1,555	Ogre Magi counters
27	Lycan	+1.9	47.8%	272*	Lycan counters
28	Death Prophet	+1.8	52.2%	859	Death Prophet counters
29	Chaos Knight	+1.8	49.7%	346	Chaos Knight counters
30	Timbersaw	+1.7	53.6%	989	Timbersaw counters
31	Rubick	+1.6	51.0%	4,150	Rubick counters
32	Morphling	+1.6	51.4%	535	Morphling counters
33	Storm Spirit	+1.6	53.6%	916	Storm Spirit counters
34	Grimstroke	+1.6	47.8%	1,190	Grimstroke counters
35	Bane	+1.5	50.7%	402	Bane counters
36	Io	+1.5	48.9%	622	Io counters
37	Hoodwink	+1.4	53.4%	1,885	Hoodwink counters
38	Troll Warlord	+1.4	49.6%	236*	Troll Warlord counters
39	Magnus	+1.4	51.0%	1,815	Magnus counters
40	Disruptor	+1.3	48.9%	1,643	Disruptor counters
41	Void Spirit	+1.3	51.6%	973	Void Spirit counters
42	Drow Ranger	+1.2	56.4%	730	Drow Ranger counters
43	Weaver	+1.1	50.9%	591	Weaver counters
44	Windranger	+1.0	50.8%	3,061	Windranger counters
45	Lion	+0.9	51.3%	3,468	Lion counters
46	Enchantress	+0.9	51.2%	344	Enchantress counters
47	Earthshaker	+0.9	49.2%	2,403	Earthshaker counters
48	Omniknight	+0.9	46.3%	352	Omniknight counters
49	Lich	+0.9	47.7%	1,792	Lich counters
50	Medusa	+0.9	51.5%	231*	Medusa counters
51	Razor	+0.8	49.5%	961	Razor counters
52	Earth Spirit	+0.7	48.1%	989	Earth Spirit counters
53	Viper	+0.7	49.6%	855	Viper counters
54	Tusk	+0.6	50.2%	1,122	Tusk counters
55	Riki	+0.5	47.6%	599	Riki counters
56	Shadow Fiend	+0.4	58.4%	1,030	Shadow Fiend counters
57	Monkey King	+0.4	52.1%	956	Monkey King counters
58	Clinkz	+0.4	47.4%	546	Clinkz counters
59	Legion Commander	+0.4	46.7%	2,322	Legion Commander counters
60	Spirit Breaker	+0.2	47.0%	2,468	Spirit Breaker counters
61	Nyx Assassin	+0.1	46.4%	2,140	Nyx Assassin counters
62	Mars	+0.1	51.6%	863	Mars counters
63	Ursa	+0.0	47.8%	1,463	Ursa counters
64	Faceless Void	+0.0	50.0%	838	Faceless Void counters
65	Mirana	+0.0	48.5%	2,123	Mirana counters