Hero Discussion of the Day: Axe (September 15, 2011)

So today's conversation is about Axe the only hero that was on the list of usable hero that wasn't used in the International. Despite this Axe has 8 published guides on Playdota (4 more then Vengeful Spirit which was picked 32 times in the International) and is picked quite often in pub games. You can see a screenshot here if you are unsure of his look (http://victorcisneiros.imgur.com/dota2feedback#cR0Yj) and you can read his complete description at http://dota2wiki.com/wiki/Axe where all the information was pulled from. So what’s your favorite Axe build or your favorite way to kill him.

Axe

Strength	Agility	Intelligence
25+2.5	20+2.2	14+1.6
Damage	Armor	Movespeed
49-53	1.8	290
Attack Range	Base Attack Time	Missile Speed
128	1.7	N/A

Berserker's Call

Axe focuses all of his enemies' hatred on him, causing them to attack him at all costs.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	80	14	N/A	255	1.5 seconds	30 Bonus armor, forces enemies to attack Axe
2	90	14	N/A	255	2.0 seconds	30 Bonus armor, forces enemies to attack Axe
3	100	14	N/A	255	2.5 seconds	30 Bonus armor, forces enemies to attack Axe
4	110	14	N/A	255	3.0 seconds	30 Bonus armor, forces enemies to attack Axe

• Berserker's Call affects units with magic immunity.

Battle Hunger

Afflicts a target with a terrible killing hunger. The target will take damage per second and is slowed until it kills a unit.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	75	20	900	N/A	10 seconds	Deals 15 damage per second and slows for 10%
2	85	15	900	N/A	13 seconds	Deals 21 damage per second and slows for 10%
3	95	10	900	N/A	16 seconds	Deals 27 damage per second and slows for 10%
4	105	5	900	N/A	19 seconds	Deals 33 damage per second and slows for 10%

• Damage type: magic
• Heroes affected with this buff cannot be denied when their HP is low.
• Killing illusions or destroying buildings will also remove the spell.

Counter Helix

Axe counters some blows made to him dealing damage to all nearby enemy units.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	N/A	0.7	N/A	275	N/A	17% chance to trigger. Deals 100 damage
2	N/A	0.65	N/A	275	N/A	17% chance to trigger. Deals 125 damage
3	N/A	0.6	N/A	275	N/A	17% chance to trigger. Deals 150 damage
4	N/A	0.55	N/A	275	N/A	17% chance to trigger. Deals 175 damage

• Damage type: physical
• Counter Helix checks for triggering whenever an attack against Axe begins, not when Axe is actually damaged by said attack.

Culling Blade

Purges the weak from Axe's sight. Deals moderate damage, but will kill a target that is low on life.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	120	75 (10*)	150	N/A	N/A	Deals 150 damage, kills if target is below 300 HP
2	160	65 (10*)	150	N/A	N/A	Deals 250 damage, kills if target is below 450 HP
3	200	55 (10*)	150	N/A	N/A	Deals 300 damage, kills if target is below 625 HP

• Damage type: magic (regular), 100000000 physical (killing blow)
• The killing blow goes through magic immunity.
• The killing blow removes all buffs from the target unit before killing it.
• Can be improved by Aghanim's Scepter (* shows the improved values).