The Strange Story of Dota 2's Worst Hero

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Chapters
Intro - 00:00:00
Lore - 00:01:04
First Implementation - 00:02:04
The International 2011 - 00:08:44
The International 2012 - 00:10:28
The International 2013 - 00:16:20
The International 2014 - 00:19:32
The International 2015 - 00:25:37
The International 2016 - 00:34:24
The International 2017 - 00:46:50
The International 2018 - 00:50:42
The International 2019 - 01:01:53
The International 2021 - 01:06:20
The International 2022 - 01:14:24
The International 2023 - 01:18:55
Conclusion - 01:22:10

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#StoriesOfDota #Dota2 #Axe

[AdamSandlerFan]

axe never seemed like a hero who was genuinely bad, but this video perfectly made it clear that he had issues. maybe my favorite video of yours yet.

[thelolimans]

ive never played dota before and have zero idea whats going on but your videos are always a treat to watch, its interesting to see a documentary of the history of moba characters

[TheAweDude]

Great vid, for some reason I always thought that the Culling Blade's cooldown reset was a core mechanic of the spell. I think Rubick would be an incredibly interesting hero to do next, because while his kit remained basically the same for most of his time, he still has always felt so dynamic.

[KitsuneFaroe]

I totally forgot during the Stream chat but I think Axe giving temporary INSANE armor by Culling Blade instead of Speed might be a great step in the right direction.of making his ult more usefull!

[pureevil]

The thing about Axe is that he is a hero that has dominated pubs. Whenever he is too strong he just destroys in pubs.

[skok]

Just to clarify - the Culling Blade's buff from the TI 2022 segment of the video, I believe it still works the way it did (i.e. it just KILLS instead of dealing damage) which is still a unique mechanic as it not only can surpass any damage mitigation (I understand it's pure damage, but who knows what changes to the dmg types will come), but allows the skill to keep countering Shallow Grave.

[iskander]

You just like.... Turned my entire world upside down. I know Pugs are different from Pro, but hearing Axe was actually bad astounds me. My old roommate and I used to duo queue as Axe and Tusk and just run over people back when I played with him. As the Blink initiating Axe of that duo, I am shocked to learn he was actually pretty bad in pro. I know he had more than a few good outings to other tourneys back in the day outside of TI when I was paying attention to pro, but seeing his only okay results at TI is shocking

[smellpower]

Axe was fixed when Icefrog ported him to HoN. Battle Hunger was removed entirely and replaced with a short range charge that inflicted a 'panic' debuff, giving the enemy double attack but half damage. Totally changed the hero for the better, suddenly his toolkit all fell into place, both balance-wise and theme-wise.

[ryanv]

For me, i honestly think that it isn't the ultimate that's the main issue here, it's the 2nd skill. For those who play HON, they know how a power house axe iteration there. Instead of tick dmg Legionnaire has a flat dmg depending on his str, making him more of a one combo burst hero. If valve would rework him, i wish they would do this since he is such iconic hero from the old days of dota.

[Mad_Rowdy_]

53:31 this was also called "wave cutting" as well. I've never heard anyone call it "creep skipping" but after some quick research it seems both where used so it may just be a regional/environment thing.

[TBA]

Videos worth just to get to He gets the call of his lifetime"

[markelovalexander]

14:00 I believe a lone energy booster + tranquil boots was an old strat, where you could disassemble tranquils, make arcane boots, replenish mana, disassemble arcane boots back into tranquils, use them for healing, e.t.c.
Great video, never thought axe was that bad in pro games. -_-

[Cheesusful]

Love the puns, new drinking game: take a drink every time baumi says "axe-shall" or "axe-ident"

[GeoffTheG]

Fantastic production value as ever - Good job Baumi!

[thoriumbrother]

Would love to see videos on bat and Lycan, two heroes who seemingly stayed viable forever

[notabene]

Axe was introduced to me before even playing the game much in the same way you talked about Shaker last time: "This couldn't be a toon in any game but dota."

[jsonn]

Quality Content! thank you for sharing!

[baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis]

I literally just stomped Axe as Dazzle 2 games in a row in 5k mmr. I expect to reach immortal this week.

[DoodlesD]

"Attentive viewer you are, im confident you noticed that this didn't address any of Axe's issues."

"Keen listeners among you may have noticed this is how every damaging ability works, but i suppose for Axe this is special"

This series is incredible😂

[erfanmz]

Watched the whole video for the part. Nicely done and thank you for leaving the ODPixel call in it.