Guide for Axe hero

Sunday 10 October 2010 by nkoknki | 0 comments

HERO INTRODUCTION

--Mogul Khan's ability to disrupt an enemy team is legendary, his tanking skills renowned. His Battle Hunger gives enemies the choice between staying back and taking damage, or engaging in battle and risking being trapped by Berserker's Call. The extremely effective combination of Berserker's Call and Counter Helix can cause massive amounts of damage to a large group of enemies, while allowing his allies free reign. If an enemy should manage to escape his Call, Mogul Khan can abruptly end their life with his mighty Culling Blade. Truly, the Axe is an enemy to be feared, lest his opponents taste his blade!

BACKGROUND STORY

--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. 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.

Skills build:

Level 1 - Counter Helix
----- 2 - Berserker's Call
----- 3 - Counter Helix
----- 4 - Berserker's Call
----- 5 - Counter Helix/Berserker's Call
----- 6 - Culling Beard
----- 7 - Counter Helix/Berserker's Call
----- 8 - Berserker's Call/Counter Helix
----- 9 - Berserker's Call/Counter Helix
----- 10 - Stats
----- 11 - Culling Beard
----- 12,13,14,15 - Stats
----- 16 - Culling Beard
----- 17,18,19,20 - Stats
----- 22,23,24,25 - Nothing

--Basically, Axe's build is pretty set in stone. The question of whether to max Counter Helix or Berserker's Call first basically comes down to how much you can depend on your team: if you have a good supporting team and can count on things like ganks, enabling you to basically farm the pussies on the other team, max Call first. If you can't depend on your team (ie, you're playing in a shitty pub) and you need to thin out the local wildlife in order to get going, max Helix first.

Though it is theoretically possible to select Battle Hunger from levels 22-25, please be warned that doing so is like riding a moped or a fat chick: it's a lot of fun until a friend sees you.

Items build:

---Basics:

Stout Shield

Tango of Essification(2)

Bracer

-The stout shield will provide 60% to block 20 dmg which is good in pushing and this will protect you in advancing creeps.The shield is also good in Lane Control, it will keep you from getting red health while facing a whole wave of creeps. While the 2 bracers will add more str and they are good starting items

---Core Items:

Vanguard

Boots

Kelen's Dagger

Blade Mail

-The vanguard will make others be hard up in killing you and will provide +300 hp,+6hp regen/second and 70% to block 40dmg. If you are in trouble, its time to buy boots. Now for the Hit and Run method of your opponents, buy a dagger and when the call is not enough and they get away, just blink and then call again to kill them. It is also for Chasing,Escaping and Direct Nuking.For the blademail, its for more mana for the casting of call and culling.

---Core Extension:

Vanguard
(can be sold if you already have HoT, not if you want to be more tougher)

Phase Boots

Kelen's Dagger

Heart of Tarrasque

Blade Mail

(If you're wondering if where is the hood, it is a recipe for the pipe and if you're also wondering why we have Vanguard, it is just a temporary item for Axe and when you're almost done with a HoT, just sell it for another or a lux item, now if you're saying that it is just a waste of gold, no it is not because you cannot buy a HoT instantly that's why we have it)

-In this Extension, the phase boots is the added which will come in handy in escaping and the HoT which will give another staggering +300hp and +35str and it also comes with a 1% hp regeneration.

---Luxury Items:

Heart of Tarrasque

Khadgar's Pipe of Insight or

Hood of Defiance
(If theres a small amount of Magic Users)

Radiance

Shiva's Guard
(If you're wondering if where is the Blood Stone/S&Y/Vladz/VF then, there is none because its just a waste of gold and will interfere in buying Shiva's and Pipe)

-Another HoT will make you even harder to kill and if its possible, you can make two. The pipe is for resistance against magic and also adds hp regen and armor. For the radiance, this item has a great synergy with counter helix for the fact that it damages units in a certain area. For the shiva, its for calling,slowing and armor for tanking purposes.

---Rejected Items:

Vladmir's Offering

Aghanim's Scepter

Battle Fury

-Lifesteal is not ok with Axe cause duh! he is spinning not punching and another common mistake i see is the Scepter (-_-"). Its true that it gives +10 attributes,+200hp and +150mana but it does not make culling stronger like killing heroes below 1000hp(shame on those who use this item on axe). The battlefury isnt really necessary because you already have your helix. Counter helix counters all attacks within AoE.

Battle Strategies:

---Early Game:

In this time of the game you must follow the basic items and the level 1 skill. You can easily kill here if you're level is from 2-5 even without your Last Skill. To kill enemies in early game, you must be lvl 2 or any level but you must have your Call and your Counter Helix.

---Mid Game:

In this time of the game, you will now have your core items. Now you can kill almost everyone but be careful, you cannot just approach them and pawn, you still need your allies to support you. You can farm in this time of the game to reach your phase boots and buy some of the Luxury Items.

---Last Game:

Now its time to push!!! If the 1st towers of your opponent are still not destroyed, its time to go with your creeps and push them. To make the pushing faster, go behind the tower and take the creeps, just let your creeps attack the tower. When a hero arrives, go back to your respective allies and join them. When the tower is almost destroyed or in Red Health, go for the hero and activate your call or if you want to make sure if you are being targeted, signal on your place and ask them to support you. Same as with the succeeding towers.

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