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Axe
Axe
Strength attribute symbol
Agility attribute symbol
Intelligence attribute symbol
25 + 3.4
20 + 2.2
18 + 1.6
Level 0 1 15 25 30
Health 120 670 1704 2716 3134
+2.75 +5.25 +10.01 +14.61 +16.51
Mana 75 291 555 891 1011
+0 +0.9 +2.02 +3.42 +3.92
Armor -1 2.33 7.47 13.13 15.3
Magic Resist 25% Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "%".% Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "%".% Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "%".% Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "%".%
Damage Block 16 (50%)
Damage

27
31

52
56

99
103

145
149

164
168

Attack Rate 0.59/s 0.71/s 0.89/s 1.09/s 1.16/s
Attack Range Melee 150 (600)
Attack Speed ▶️ 100 (1.7s BAT)
Attack Animation 0.5 + 0.5
Projectile Speed Instant
Move Speed ▶️ 310 (Nighttime 340)
Turn Rate Takes 0.175s to turn 180°. 0.6
Collision Size 24
Bound Radius 24
Vision Range (G) 1800 (Nighttime 800)
Gib Type Default
Internal Not Provided

Mogul Khan, the Axe, is a melee strength hero, infamous for creating chaos in battle and thriving off of it.

Axe is commonly played as an initiator, as his potent disables can disrupt the enemy's formation and give his team openings in fights. Axe's fighting style demands that he gets up close and very personal, as he can taunt enemies into attacking him with Berserker's Call, preventing them from engaging his teammates and granting him a huge amount of bonus armor. Once he has the enemy's attention, he can counter those who strike him with a sweeping Counter Helix that slashes all enemies at melee range with pure damage. He also has a slow and damage-over-time nuke in Battle Hunger, which can harass the enemy or force them to join in battle, while also slowing their movement speed and boosting his own. Finally, he has the ability to unconditionally remove weakened enemies from the battlefield if they are under a certain threshold with Culling Blade, while simultaneously boosting his allies' speed. A bloodthirsty and indomitable warrior, Axe's presence on the battlefield is felt by friend and foe alike, dominating the attention of the enemy wherever he goes.

Bio

Axe minimap iconMogul Khan, the Axe
▶️ "Axe is all the reinforcement this army needs!"
As a grunt in the Army of Red Mist, Mogul Khan set his sights on the rank of Red Mist General. In battle after battle he proved his worth through gory deed. His rise through the ranks was helped by the fact that he never hesitated to decapitate a superior. Through the seven year Campaign of the Thousand Tarns, he distinguished himself in glorious carnage, his star of fame shining ever brighter, while the number of comrades in arms steadily dwindled. On the night of ultimate victory, Axe declared himself the new Red Mist General, and took on the ultimate title of 'Axe.' But his troops now numbered zero. Of course, many had died in battle, but a significant number had also fallen to Axe's blade. Needless to say, most soldiers now shun his leadership. But this matters not a whit to Axe, who knows that a one-man army is by far the best.

Abilities

Berserker's Call
Berserker's Call icon
Ability
No Target
Affects
Enemies / Self
Axe taunts nearby enemy units, forcing them to attack him, while he gains bonus armor during the duration.
Cast Animation: 0.4+0.5
Radius: 300 (Talent 400)
Armor Bonus: 30
Duration: 2/2.4/2.8/3.2
Cooldown symbol
 16/14/12/10 (With Aghanim's Scepter 14/12/10/8)
Mana symbol
 80/90/100/110
Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Berserker's Call applies Battle Hunger to affected units. Reduces Berserker's Call cooldown by 2.
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers [?]
modifier_axe_berserkers_call_armor
Death
modifier_axe_berserkers_call
Death
Mogul Khan's warcry taunts opponents into engaging in an unconquerable battle with the Axe.

  • Re-casting on a unit under the taunt effect of Berserker's Call refreshes the duration.
  • When Axe dies, the taunt ends immediately.
  • Does not affect lane creeps from the very first creep wave that spawns, until they meet the opposing creeps in the lane.


Battle Hunger
Battle Hunger icon
Affects
Enemies / Self
Damage
Magical
Enrages an enemy unit, causing it to be slowed and take damage over time until it kills another unit or the duration ends. Axe gains movement speed for each unit affected with Battle Hunger, half speed from creeps.
Cast Animation: 0.3+0.5
Cast Range: 700/775/850/925
Damage per Second: 16/24/32/40 (Talent 18/26/34/42)
Enemy Move Speed Slow: 12%
Self Move Speed Bonus per Affected Enemy: 12%
Non-Hero Multiplier: 0.5
Duration: 12
With Aghanim's Scepter Enemy Armor Reduction: 7
With Aghanim's Scepter Self Armor Bonus per Affected Enemy: 7
Cooldown symbol
 20/15/10/5
Mana symbol
 50/60/70/80
Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Battle Hunger also reduces enemy armor by 7 and grants Axe 7 armor per affected targeted.
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers [?]
modifier_axe_battle_hunger_self
Undispellable
modifier_axe_battle_hunger
Ordinary heroes cannot withstand Mogul Khan's rage for battle, such that it injures them until it is satisfied.

  • Battle Hunger has a passive modifier that is present at all times, but hidden when the stack count is at 0.
    • This modifier gains 1 stack for every affected creep (treats creep-heroes as creeps), and 2 for every affected hero.
    • Each stack grants Axe 6% movement speed (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. and 3.5 armor).
    • This means each affected hero effectively grants Axe 12% movement speed (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. and 7 armor).
    • This modifier has no stack limit.
  • Casting Battle Hunger multiple times on the same target does not stack, but refreshes the duration instead.
  • Deals damage in 1 second intervals, starting 1 second after the debuff is placed, resulting in 12 instances.
  • Can deal up to 192/288/384/480 (Talent 216/312/408/504) damage (before reductions) when lasting its full duration.
  • The debuff can be removed by killing any unit that is not an illusion, in any way. This includes buildings, wards, and denying allied units.
    • The affected unit itself has to make the kill to remove the debuff. Summons or illusions owned by the same player do not remove it when they make a kill.
  • Leveling up Battle Hunger does not update the damage of already placed debuffs.
    • However, choosing the damage upgrading talent immediately upgrades all of Axe's currently active Battle Hunger debuffs.


Counter Helix
Counter Helix icon
Ability
Passive
Affects
Enemies
(Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. Self)
Damage
Pure
When attacked, Axe has a chance to perform a helix counter attack, dealing pure damage to all nearby enemies.
Radius: 275
Proc Chance: 17%/18%/19%/20%
Damage: 60/100/140/180
With Aghanim's Shard Attack Speed Bonus: 35
Cooldown symbol
 0.3
Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Causes Axe's attacks to have a chance to proc a Counter Helix. Attack procs ignore Counter Helix cooldown. Increases attack speed by 35.
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers [?]
modifier_axe_counter_helix
Undispellable
Axe is the only reinforcement this army needs.

  • Can only proc when an enemy unit lands an attack on Axe, regardless of distance. This means it cannot proc on missed attacks.
  • Despite the visual effects, the damage is applied instantly within the radius.
  • Counter Helix does not use a regular cooldown. It is neither displayed on the ability icon when proccing, nor is it affected by cooldown manipulating effects.
  • With Aghanim's Shard icon Aghanim's Shard, Counter Helix can proc on Axe's attacks as well.
    • These procs are independent from the regular procs and even work while the ability is on cooldown.


Culling Blade
Culling Blade icon
Affects
Enemies / Allies
Axe spots a weakness and strikes, instantly killing an enemy unit with low health, or dealing moderate damage otherwise. When an enemy hero is killed with Culling Blade, its cooldown is reset, and Axe and nearby allied units gain bonus movement speed.
Cast Animation: 0.3+0.5
Cast Range: 150
Kill Move Speed Bonus Radius: 900
Damage: 150/250/300
Kill Health Threshold: 250/350/450 (Talent 400/500/600)
Kill Move Speed Bonus: 30%
Kill Attack Speed Bonus: 30
Kill Bonus Buff Duration: 6
Cooldown symbol
 75/65/55
Mana symbol
 60/120/180
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers [?]
modifier_axe_culling_blade_boost
modifier_axe_culling_blade_jungle_weapon_gesture
Death
Mogul Khan is the embodiment of battle and fury, launching into a gruesome fatality against those who dare engage the Axe in combat.

  • When the target's health is above the threshold, it only applies its regular damage (magical) and plays a different sound.
    • Even when the target dies to the regular damage (possible with damage amplifications), the other effects of Culling Blade are not applied.
  • When the target's health is below the threshold, it does the following:
    • It deals pure damage to the target equal to the health threshold value (flagged as HP Removal).
    • It applies the speed bonus to Axe and nearby allies.
    • If the target was a hero, clone or illusion, its cooldown gets reset.
  • The target's health is checked upon reaching the cast point, so if it gained health during that time so it exceeds the health threshold, the cull fails.
  • The modifier_axe_culling_blade_jungle_weapon_gesture modifier is used by the Fists of Axe Unleashed and is responsible for the sound and animation.


Talents

Hero Talents
2x Battle Hunger icon Battle Hunger Armor Multiplier25+100 Berserker's Call icon Berserker's Call AoE
+1 Bonus Armor per Culling Blade icon Culling Blade Stack20+150 Culling Blade icon Culling Blade Damage
+30 Counter Helix icon Counter Helix Damage15+12% Battle Hunger icon Battle Hunger Slow
+12% Movement Speed per active Battle Hunger icon Battle Hunger10+4s Culling Blade icon Culling Blade Speed Bonus Duration

Recent Changes

Main Article: Axe/Changelogs
Version
Description
  • Increased base armor from -1 to 0.
  • Reduced Berserker's Call icon Berserker's Call armor bonus from 25 on each level to 16/19/22/25.
  • Culling Blade icon Culling Blade
    • No longer grants 20/30/40 kill attack speed bonus.
    • Now grants 20/25/30 kill armor bonus. [?]
  • Increased Berserker's Call icon Berserker's Call radius from 300 to 315.
  • Culling Blade icon Culling Blade
    • Increased damage from 250/350/450 to 275/375/475.
    • U
      Increased current health kill threshold from 250/350/450 to 275/375/475.
  • Reduced Agility attribute symbol agility gain from 2 to 1.7.
  • Increased Counter Helix icon Counter Helix damage from 80/110/140/170 to 95/120/145/170.


Recommended items

Gameplay

One by one the soldiers of the Red Mist fell, some in battle, others to Moghul Khan's ambitions, until the self-declared general found himself a commander without troops. No matter, Axe thought. For a one-man army is the best army of all. Leaping into battle, Moghul Khan compels nearby foes to attack him with a taunting Berserker's Call. Absorbing blows from every direction, Axe reacts by swinging his axe full circle in a Counter Helix, easily dispatching the swarm he had gathered. But alas, not all stay long enough to meet their end. The few limping away from Moghul Khan feel an inexplicable Battle Hunger, a hunger that is never sated before Axe sends them to an early grave with Culling Blade.
Roles: Initiator Initiator Durable Durable Disabler Disabler Pip jungler Jungler
Complexity: Hero Complexity
Adjectives: Legs ( 2 )


Audio

History

Equipment

Trivia

  • Axe's alternate/fun name was "Mogul Kahnt Touch This", a reference to MC Hammer's famous song U Can't Touch This.
  • Axe, Disruptor minimap icon Disruptor, and Warlock minimap icon Warlock are all related as they come from the Oglodi tribe.
  • Axe's phrase ▶️ "Better red than dead!" is a reversed reference to an American Cold War slogan stating "Better dead than Red".
  • Several of Axe's deny and Culling Blade killing blow responses (such as ▶️ "You get nothing. Good day, sir!") are references to Willy Wonka's infamous rage scene in the 1971 movie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.[1]
  • Axe's name, lore and "one-man army" image may have been inspired by Khan Noonien Singh in the Star Trek series, who was also described as a "one-man army" and killed uncooperative subordinates (along with used-to wearing a red shirt).
  • Axe was the mascot of Dota 2, featuring only himself in several Dota 2 pages and game arts. This was removed in November 2013 for unknown reasons.
  • In The Lab, a VR game by Valve, there are some Bendies who wield Axe's war axe, along with other Dota 2 weapons like a Stout Shield, Huskar's spear and Legion Commander's sword.

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References

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