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Axe: DotA guide

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A cruel hero who can force anyone who comes near him to feel his fury. He is especially feared against melee heroes, where a player of this character can tank and deny all the creeps outside of their tower range. Once Mogul Khan is armed with a blink dagger and teleporting around the map there isn't much anyone can do against this unstoppable orc.

Character type: Strength. Team affiliation: Scourge.
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Quick Tips

Battle Hunger only works well early in the game, or to finish off someone who's running later. Watch your enemies as they play against you in the laning phase. If they're constantly last hitting and dodge your attacks well don't bother leveling it. On the other hand, if they don't seem very skilled, you might be able to get a lot of early kills pumping the battle hunger skill all the way up. Try to only use it when the enemy's health is low enough to die to it, or when you'd be able to follow up with a culling blade to weaken them.

If you want to play as this character, it's best to wait to see who your opponents pick first. Axe is unstoppable against many, but he fails against caster heroes who can simply nuke him to death unless he's been super fed. The best heroes to use him against are folks like Meepo & others who rely on melee damage.
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Guide links

Strategy tips from other Dota players & item suggestions are below this area.
Forum post about hero strategy
Message board discussion between several players about Mogul Khan.
Axe on hubpages
Dota character overview with additional tips, builds and guides.

Skills

Axe has four abilities in DotA. Most of his revolve around forcing enemies to battle, and purging the weaker heroes who can't win them from the battlefield.

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Battle Hunger

Damage over time

battle hunger skill icon

Does damage until opponent kills something, lasts quite awhile.

Comments about Battle Hunger:

  • Jul 19, 2011 @ 3:55 am | delete
    don;t use it that much; with dagger and phase boots it's a little useless

Counter Helix

Passive when attacked

counter helix skill icon

Every attack on Mogul Khan has a chance to trigger a whirlwind, damaging everyone around.

Comments about Axe's Counter Helix:

  • Jul 19, 2011 @ 3:55 am | delete
    it's the 1st must have in my opinion

Berserker's Call

A taunt skill

Berserker call icon

Makes everything within a small range of the Axe hero attack him.

Comments about Berserker's Call:

  • Jul 19, 2011 @ 3:56 am | delete
    this is a must have for that upper skill
  • Kwizqjirqtl Oct 22, 2010 @ 12:58 am | delete
    works really nice with blink dagger

Culling Blade

Axe's ultimate nuke

Culling blade icon

Has the bonus potential to kill anyone who's already quite weakened.

Comments about Culling Blade:

  • Jul 19, 2011 @ 3:56 am | delete
    nuke nuke nuke
  • Nov 22, 2010 @ 12:22 am | delete
    for me
    bot.
    vangaurd
    kelens dagger of scape
    blademail
    aganims
    radiance
  • Aug 6, 2011 @ 2:44 am | delete
    its good
  • Nov 22, 2010 @ 12:22 am | delete
    for me
    bot.
    vangaurd
    kelens dagger of scape
    blademail
    aganims
    radiance

Item build

The first thing I always try to do while playing him is buy a vanguard. It is extremely helpful while berserker call is running. The huge armor boost makes it so most creeps will likely do low enough damage to be fully absorbed. An old axe guide might recommend two, but they don't stack. Only buy one! A stout shield or poor man shield can do the trick instead if you'd like other items. I then always rush a Kelen dagger of blinking. It makes this hero much more useful in team fights. He can just teleport to the other dota staging area and make everyone attack him instead of using their abilities.

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What do you buy in a DotA build for him?

  • JOse Jonas R. Zornosa Aug 12, 2011 @ 8:39 pm | delete
    for me
    Vladimirs
    Vanguard(2x)
    Radiance
    Poor man's shield
    bot
    Perseverance
    Mekanism
  • AXE?? Apr 21, 2011 @ 5:30 am | delete
    vanguard(early) +
    manta style +
    radiance +
    any other items
    = sure win...:D
  • PRO AXE USER :) Apr 3, 2011 @ 9:37 pm | delete
    I always buy:
    2 - Vanguard (health)
    1 - Perseverance (mana)
    1 - Battlefury (attack)
    1 - Boots of Travel (speed)
    1 - Divine Rapier (damage)
  • good axe user Jan 16, 2011 @ 10:35 pm | delete
    wtf? basher,buriza,lifesteal? with his attack speed? bfury makes creeps easier to kill but when there are no creeps axe WON'T SPIN! the true build is:
    vanguard
    dagger
    blademail(works with call)(efective against ursa)or hood if most are nukers
    BoT
    tarasque
    curiass (helix's damage is reduced by armor so youll need this to make it amazing)

    heres a list of bad axe items
    bfury
    aghanims
    lifesteal
    sny
    basher
    buriza
    butterfly
    divine (u dont need damage cuz u spin)
    mkb
    bkb (axe is an fat initiator, spells should be wasted on him instead of his teammates. but if have no teamwork u can buy bkb)
  • AxE Dec 9, 2010 @ 4:36 am | delete
    I always buy:
    Vanguard
    Heart of terasque
    red feet of pinokio
    cranium busher
    buterfly and
    mask of mednes
  • st1ck Nov 19, 2010 @ 5:10 am | delete
    BoT, Kelen's Dagger, 2Vanguard to 2Tarrasque, Blademail, Radiance
  • 123456 Mar 7, 2011 @ 3:17 pm | delete
    vanguards dnt stack ..
  • john Nov 6, 2010 @ 9:18 pm | delete
    treads
    2x vanguard
    battlefury
    buriza
    tarrasque
  • john Nov 6, 2010 @ 9:18 pm | delete
    treads
    2x vanguard
    battlefury
    buriza
    tarrasque
  • C.Zheng Oct 17, 2010 @ 12:50 am | delete
    the mogul kahn can buy vanguard,phase boots,heart,divine,battle fury,monkey king bar, like that!
  • PRO AXE Oct 17, 2010 @ 12:49 am | delete
    2x vanguard
    phaseboots
    maelstrom to mjolnir
    blademail
    buriza or maonkey king bar
    heart
  • Axe vs Jug Sep 21, 2010 @ 7:43 am | delete
    Axe use his counter helix to kill, so theres no use to buy items like bladefury or stanic, try to buy items that add armor and hp, like shiva`s gurd, assault cuirass, etc. buy blademail if enemy heros have lots of agi heros and does kills in few hits, like troll, ursa, anti, etc. after buying blademail, blink in when enemy hero is with his creeps and do call, activite blademail, the enemy should die really fast, if dosent, use battle hunger and ult to chase him down. xD
  • someone Jul 6, 2010 @ 12:32 am | delete
    I smash with this.. vsed 5 Insanes.. soo eassyy... 150 or more kills
    1.Vanguard
    2.Vanguard
    3. Battle Fury
    4.Satanic
    5. Linken's Sphere
    6. Radiance
    U WILL PWNED THERE ASSES!!!!
  • DotAnoob Aug 27, 2010 @ 9:01 am | delete
    do you need any speed items? e.g phase boots/bot/treads/arcane boots
  • -RaVen05- Dec 10, 2009 @ 5:55 am | delete
    Dude try using:
    1. Vanguard
    2. Vanguard
    3. Battle fury
    4. ButterFly
    5. Kelen's Dagger
    6. Satanic
    Dude Axe will be a Crocodile Skin Character with 2x Vanguard!!!
    Hahahaha
  • tian Jul 7, 2010 @ 9:56 am | delete
    nawwwwww he wont be a crocodile skin after gettin the 2nd vanguard it will deduct by %50 of the effect of the 2nd van......its much better off to build onlt 1 vanguard......then battlefury.........heart of tarrasque<<
  • something Sep 12, 2009 @ 8:02 am | delete
    And upgrade talisman to butterfly, and oh yeah, i'm sorry i placed discusion about BH in item section.
  • something Sep 12, 2009 @ 7:54 am | delete
    Phase boot, for armor &ms. then hood to counter nuker, vanguard, dagger, talisman of evasion (even if their attacak miss it can make CH too), heart. If the game continue replace hood w/ shiva and vanguard w/ cuiras (you can sell phase for boots of travel, you will need mobility this time to destroy enemy tower). And in your poll why you ask BH or helix first. It must be CH and BC, then stat. Hunger will stop if your enemy kill or deny something. It's easy unless your enemy can't do last hit because he worry about something or not skilled player, and regen make the dmg useless.

    There are only three use of hunger:
    1) Against Blink Dagger users: Casting BH against a Dagger user can break totally a team combo if you find the blinker hidden behind a tree just waiting for the right moment to go in and kill your entire team.
    2) Chasing: Casting BH against a fleeing target won't let him uses potions or blinks.

Strategy

Seen any really retarded Axe dota players you want to tell everyone about? Got a great Axe build you want other people to try? Or maybe you have some new strategies dota players might be able to put to good use?

  • Name Jul 21, 2010 @ 10:44 am | delete
    does some1 recomend milljonir (or however u write it) as a good item for axe?
  • CeleryStalker Oct 17, 2010 @ 12:51 am | delete
    I don't think so, but you never know. Pub matches are usually a fun place to try weird things. Players are often so bad it doesn't matter what you buy to win with.
  • AxeOwner Apr 25, 2010 @ 10:09 pm | delete
    Yer its so over once axe gets 2 vguards.. like online 2v5 drow ranger and Axe (me) owned 5 ppl. Sand King, Pit Lord, Windrunner, Pudge, and POTM
  • something Sep 12, 2009 @ 7:55 am | delete
    3) Finishing a lucky bastard: Sometimes happens of a lucky guy escapes of you with less than 50 HP, so you can just finish him casting a BH an pursueing for some seconds (for the exp).

    But remembering: Don't get it more than lv1! Doesn't worths the spent points.

Legend of the Axe

In the war of Humans and Orcs that occured long ago many Orcish warriors were corrupted by demonic influence and became tools of blackest darkness. One such warrior was the leader of the Half-Tribe of the Bloodied Axe Clan; Mogul Kahn. Mogul was slain by human Paladins but mysteriously was seen fighting alongside the Scourge around the time Mannoroth started to command the Orcs in the war against Archimonde. Mogul Kahn the Axe has been revived by demons and uses his reflexes and powerful blows to hunt down and seek out the Sentinels' agile warriors and cut them down to size, even projecting his lust for war onto them.

"I've got Axe for you!" ... oh wait, wrong dota character.

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