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7.41c (Offlane) Offlane

By dotacoach.gg

Key strategic elements to consider when playing Axe:

Use Battle Hunger on the enemy carry just when the lane meets because the creeps are full HP, or use it on the enemy support in order to help your support win the trades..
It is good to fight the opponents while you are surrounded by enemy creeps to proc Counter Helix with more attacks. If needed, toggle creep aggro to force Counter Helix when fighting
If you can`t pressure the opponents` carry on the lane, consider creep skipping or farming neutrals in their jungle once you get tanky enough.
Encourage your supports to stack for you early on in the game as you can clear stacks very quickly.
Don`t roam around too much. Focus on farming your Blink Dagger as it would greatly enhance your roaming capabilities.
You can use Battle Hunger on creeps to increase your movement speed if you picked up the level 10 talent Battle Hunger talent.
Once you acquire Blink Dagger, try to make use of it immediately before the enemy sees it in your inventory. Avoid showing yourself on the map too often. Comboing it with Blade Mail usually results in easy kills.
Be on the lookout for illusion runes and make use of them to push out lanes and farm jungle camps as Counter Helix works on them as well.
When initiating, make sure you have allies that deal damage nearby.

Main skill and item combo order: Blink Dagger => Berserker's Call => Blade Mail => Battle Hunger => Attack => Culling Blade

Power level during the game:

Laning phase: Medium (1.9 out of 3)
Mid Game: High (2.3 out of 3)
Late Game: High (2.4 out of 3)
Very late game: High (2.7 out of 3)

This guide was written by Hammad: https://skelly.gg/g/YoonA

Find out more about Axe in our Heropedia: https://dotacoach.gg/en/heroes/axe