What is the first big item pros buy on Axe?

On patch 7.41 pros usually complete Blade Mail first, around minute 12.

How many last hits do pros get with Axe at 10 minutes?

About 61 last hits and 3854 gold at 10 minutes, 514 GPM over the game (patch 7.41, 500 pro games).

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Pro benchmarks · patch 7.41 · Initiator, Durable, Disabler, Carry

Pro picks

500

Pro win rate

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Public win rate

50.5%

Position:

On patch 7.41, pros playing Axe as 3 (Offlane) get 62 last hits and 3,906 gold by minute 10, finish around 521 GPM and die 1.6 times every 10 minutes. Their first big item is usually Blade Mail at 12:18.

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What pro players reach in this role: use these numbers as your targets.

62
last hits at 10': 3,906
gold at 10': 12:18
Blade Mail timing

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Pro benchmarks

Last hits at 10': 62
Denies at 10': 4
Gold earned at 10': 3,906
Gold earned at 20': 9,304
GPM: 521
XPM: 675
Deaths per 10 minutes: 1.6
Kill participation: 62%
Observers per 10 minutes: 0.0
Sentries per 10 minutes: 0.0
Hero damage per minute: 543
Building damage per minute: 9

Gold earned minute by minute (median)

Items and timings

First purchase time, median of pro games (only items bought in at least 15% of games).

Item	Bought in	Typical time	Fast (top 25%)
Bracer	42%	2:20	1:56
Boots of Speed	100%	3:32	2:26
Vanguard	16%	6:08	4:46
Phase Boots	98%	6:43	5:42
Magic Wand	69%	7:23	4:23
Splintmail	89%	9:19	7:56
Blade Mail	85%	12:18	11:04
Blink Dagger	98%	15:34	13:59
Soul Ring	44%	15:45	12:22
Aghanim's Shard	68%	24:40	19:53
Black King Bar	75%	25:17	23:31
Perseverance	24%	28:49	21:56
Lotus Orb	20%	30:01	25:08
Chasm Stone	28%	34:12	30:43
Ring of Tarrasque	18%	34:33	27:23
Shiva's Guard	22%	35:55	33:38

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Updated daily · 10/26/2026

Questions about Axe

What is the first big item pros buy on Axe?: On patch 7.41 pros usually complete Blade Mail first, around minute 12.
How many last hits do pros get with Axe at 10 minutes?: About 61 last hits and 3854 gold at 10 minutes, 514 GPM over the game (patch 7.41, 500 pro games).

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