Hero Discussion of the Day: Axe (January 19, 2012)

Axe was last discussed on September 15. The latest patch has turned Axe's manly dial to 11, and his beard is becoming even more powerful in pub play. For those uninitiated, check out the 6.73 changelog to see the changes in full.

Axe

Strength	Agility	Intelligence
25+2.5	20+2.2	18+1.6
Damage	Armor	Movespeed
49-53	1.8	290
Attack Range	Base Attack Time	Missile Speed
Melee	1.7	Instant
Animations	Icon	Fan art

Berserker's Call

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

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting range	Area of Effect	Duration	Allowed Targets	Effects
1	80	10	N/A	275	1.5 seconds	Enemy units	30 Bonus armor, forces enemies to attack Axe
2	90	10	N/A	275	2 seconds	Enemy units	30 Bonus armor, forces enemies to attack Axe
3	100	10	N/A	275	2.5 seconds	Enemy units	30 Bonus armor, forces enemies to attack Axe
4	110	10	N/A	275	3 seconds	Enemy units	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 of Effect	Duration	Allowed Targets	Effects
1	75	20	900	N/A	10 seconds	Enemy units	Deals 15 damage per second and slows for 10%
2	85	15	900	N/A	13 seconds	Enemy units	Deals 21 damage per second and slows for 10%
3	95	10	900	N/A	16 seconds	Enemy units	Deals 27 damage per second and slows for 10%
4	105	5	900	N/A	19 seconds	Enemy units	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.
• Gives Axe a 4% stacking movement bonus per affected enemy.

Counter Helix

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

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting range	Area of Effect	Duration	Allowed Targets	Effects
1	N/A	.65 seconds	N/A	275	N/A	Enemy units	17% chance to trigger. Deals 100 damage
2	N/A	.6 seconds	N/A	275	N/A	Enemy units	17% chance to trigger. Deals 130 damage
3	N/A	.55 seconds	N/A	275	N/A	Enemy units	17% chance to trigger. Deals 160 damage
4	N/A	.5 seconds	N/A	275	N/A	Enemy units	17% chance to trigger. Deals 190 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 Mogul Kahn's sight. Deals moderate damage, but will kill a target that is low on life. Gives a 25% movespeed bonus for 6 seconds to nearby allies when a kill is successful.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting range	Area of Effect	Duration	Allowed Targets	Effects
1	120	75(6*)	150	N/A	N/A	Enemy heroes	Deals 150 damage, kills if target is below 300 HP
2	160	65(6*)	150	N/A	N/A	Enemy heroes	Deals 250 damage, kills if target is below 450 HP
3	200	55(6*)	150	N/A	N/A	Enemy heroes	Deals 300 damage, kills if target is below 625 HP

• Damage type: magic (regular), 100000000 physical (killing blow)
• The killing blow is dealt at the target if its HP is below 300/450/625 respectively, depending on the level of Culling Blade.
• The killing blow goes through magic immunity.
• The killing blow removes all buffs from the target unit before killing it.
• The killing blow gives a 25% movement speed bonus to Axe and his allies in a 600 AoE.
• Can be improved by Aghanim's Scepter (* shows the improved values).

Check out DotaCinema's video overview of Axe in Dota 2.

Be sure to take a look at Zotmaster's ever so manly guide to Axe.

As always, check out yesterday's discussion of Morphling or the (almost) complete HDotD archives.