Axe
Patch 7.41e30.07.2026-1.53 (1.53)
GENERAL
- NERFBase Agility decreased from 20 to 18-10%
Abilities
Battle Hunger
- NERFDamage per second decreased from 12/18/24/30 to 12/16/20/240%-11%-17%-20%
Patch 7.41d04.06.2026-0.59 (0.59)
GENERAL
- NERFBase Health Regen decreased by 0.5?Valve also lists "Sense of Foreboding increased from 0 to 0.5", but no such ability exists anywhere in the game files (likely a Valve leftover) — the only real change is the base Health Regen reduction-20%
Abilities
Battle Hunger
- NERFCast Range decreased from 700/775/850/925 to 600/700/800/900-14%-10%-6%-3%
Patch 7.4124.03.2026+0.38 (0.75)
Abilities
Coat of Blood→One Man Army
- NEWNew innate ability.
Passive.
Whenever Axe kills an enemy, he gains +0.2/0.3/0.4/0.5 permanent armor (by Culling Blade rank). Kills with Culling Blade give 3× that amount.
Passive.
Increases Axe's Strength by 50% of his armor, as long as there are no allied heroes within a 700 unit radius of him.
The effect fades over 3s after an ally walks within range. Bonus Strength can be broken.
Culling Blade
- NEWNow each hero kill made with Culling Blade provides a permanent stack, which provides 1/1.5/2 armor depending on the current level of Culling Blade
Patch 7.40c21.01.2026-0.87 (0.87)
GENERAL
- NERFStrength gain decreased from 2.8 to 2.7-4%
Talents
- NERFLevel 15 Talent: Battle Hunger Damage Per Second decreased from +10 to +8-20%
Patch 7.40b23.12.2025-0.54 (0.54)
Talents
- NERFLevel 15 Talent: Battle Hunger Damage Per Second decreased from +12 to +10-17%
Patch 7.4015.12.2025+0.64 (4.75)
Abilities
Berserker's Call
- BUFFDuration increased from 1.8/2.2/2.6/3s to 2.1/2.4/2.7/3s+17%+9%+4%0%
- NERFCooldown increased from 17/15/13/11s to 18/16/14/12s+6%+7%+8%+9%
Battle Hunger
- REWORKDamage type changed from Physical to Pure
- BUFFNo longer has reduced movement slow against creeps
- DELNo longer has an armor-based damage multiplier
Talents
- REWORKLevel 15 Talent: +10% Battle Hunger Slow replaced with +12 Battle Hunger Damage Per Second
- REWORKLevel 20 Talent: +100 Culling Blade Damage replaced with +15 Strength
- REWORKLevel 25 Talent: 2x Battle Hunger Armor Multiplier replaced with +150 Culling Blade Damage
- BUFFLevel 20 Talent: Counter Helix Damage increased from +30 to +40+33%
Patch 7.39d05.08.2025-2.23 (2.23)
Abilities
Berserker's Call
- NERFMana Cost increased from 80/90/100/110 to 90/100/110/120+12%+11%+10%+9%
Culling Blade
- NERFKill Armor Bonus decreased from 20/25/30 to 10/15/20-50%-40%-33%
Patch 7.39c24.06.2025-1.62 (1.62)
Talents
- NERFLevel 10 Talent: Movement Speed per active Battle Hunger decreased from +10% to +8%-20%
- NERFLevel 25 Talent: Berserker's Call AoE decreased from +100 to +85-15%
Patch 7.39b29.05.2025-2.03 (2.03)
Abilities
Counter Helix
- NERFAghanim's Scepter Attack Damage Reduction decreased from 15% to 12%-20%
Patch 7.3921.05.2025+1.48 (1.48)
Facets
Call Out
- BUFFBerserker's Call: Bonus Armor increased from +5 to +6?Total value increased from 17/18/19/20 to 18/19/20/21 — +6%+6%+5%+5%+20%
Abilities
Battle Hunger
- BUFFMovement Slow increased from 15/20/25/30% to 18/22/26/30%+20%+10%+4%0%
Talents
- BUFFLevel 20 Talent: Counter Helix Damage increased from +25 to +30+20%