AXE GETS COUNTERED BY: (HEROES)

Centaur Warrunner (because of his high hp bar and tankyness, also Aghanim’s Scepter on Centaur saves heroes from Axe Call(first spell)

Dawnbreaker (because of her ultimate ability that heals allies from incoming dmg, also when she lands she stuns an area, the stun goes through Black King Bar)

Doom (he can lane good vs him, harass him with infernal blade(3rd spell), he can devour(first spell) purge creep for dispelling Axe’s Battle Hunger(2nd spell) (Doom’s ultimate ability Doom can zone out Axe from the fight and disable his front line presence) 

Legion Commander (because of her ultimate ability, it’s a long disable and whole team can focus to get the kill in duel and prevent axe from jumping first and initiating,also her second spell purges Battle Hunger)

Lifestealer (has built in Black King Bar for Axe’s Blade Mail+Blink combo, steals hp, has lifesteal to sustain in lane, Aghanim’s Scepter is also good vs Axe)

Night Stalker (only because of his vision that he provides to his allies from his ult)

Phoenix (because of her second spell that stops Axe from attacking and her ultimate that she can place on top of Axe’s Call to zone out the enemies or to focus on killing the Egg and kind of saving the heroes that has been Called from Axe)

Primal Beast (has a stun that goes through Black King Bar and can easily stop Axe combo (blink+call+blade mail+bkb), also Primal Beast Aghanim’s Scepter applies break on the enemies preventing axe from spinning around dealing pure dmg) 

Spirit Breaker (his second spell gives 70 or 75% status resist making Axe’s Call almost impossible to be effective vs him, and he can also chase Axe around the map providing vision of Axe to his allies, his ultimate ability goes through Black King Bar meaning he can stop Axe combo (blink+call+blade mail+bkb)

Timbersaw (great vs strength heroes, axe can’t pressure or deal damage to Timbersaw in the early to mid game, timber has a lot of slows and is mobile(meaning he can use mobility)

Treant Protector (because of his ult that goes through Black King Barstopping Axe’s combo(blink+call+blade mail+bkb), also his 3rd skill heals target across whole map)

Tusk (because snowball(2nd spell)can save heroes from Axe’s Call making him useless, also his ult goes through Black King Bar, Aghanim’s Scepter is also good vs him to zone out or move away axe from the fight)

Bounty Hunter (only if the player is a good Bounty Hunter can BH consider being counter to Axe, BH can chase Axe actress the whole map constantly tracking him and revealing him to the enemies)

Lone Druid (because of his high hp Bear that can constantly root Axe while healing the hero-making his lane miserable, also as long as one of the two are not Called by Axe the other can use savage roar fearing Axe and stop him from hitting the Called target while having Blade Mail activated)

Medusa (Axe has 1 option to win vs Medusa and that is pressure early game, if that doesn’t happen Axe can’t do nothing to her because of her concept with health to mana damage she takes meaning when she is being hit by enemies she loses mana first then hp making Axe’s Queling Blade(ultimate ability) useless, also her ultimate ability goes through Black King Bar

Monkey King (has build in lifesteal with his Jingy’s stacks, can sustain on lane vs him, his ultimate ability can zone out Axe from the place he blinks in to Call (1st spell)

Morphling (Axe can pressure Morph in the early/mid game, later he can’t do that much to him because of Morphling Aghanim’s Shard that allows him to shift from agility to strength countering the disable that Axe has) 

Templar Assasinn (because of her Refractions(first spell)

Ursa (because of Ursa’s Furry Swipes(3rd spell) zoning out Axe from lane and combined with his second spell Ursa can man fight/kill fast Axe at any point in the game, also his ultimate ability has 80%status resist making Axe’s Call useless

Vengefull Spirit (because of her Aghanim’s Scepter she can use spells on her illusion even if she is dead, making Axe’s Call not a problem to her, also her ultimate ability goes through Black King Bar)

Viper (Viper loves staying in one place and tanking/absorbing dmg from enemies because he returns some back, his ultimate ability breaks one target and slowing them which is that Axe hates, the blade mail doesn’t do much if Viper player knows how to itemize)

Keeper Of The Light (he can heal allies from Axe’s Call)

Necrophos ( Necrophos loves facing tanky heroes and staying on top of them dealing otd(over time dmg), also his ultimate ability is a great counter to Axe, Axe’s blade mail doesn’t do anything to Necro, if Necro manages to use his second spell its even more non effective, can heal the whole team constantly with Q spam) 

OutWorld Devourer (because of Astral Imprisonment(second spell) that traps enemies/allies) 

Pugna (because of her second spell that can be used on enemies/allies to stop attacking countering Axe’s blade mail, also her ultimate ability can heal allies while being Called, her Ward(3rd spell) can stop axe from blinking in the fight)

Ringmaster (because of his Box(second spell) saving allies from Axe’s Call)

Rubick (because of his Aghanim’s Shard that makes his telekinesis(first spell) to be used on allies-saving them by repositioning them away from Axe and preventing his combo)

Shadow Demon ( because of his Disruption(first spell), also Shadow Demon has purge with his Aghanim’s Shard and his Aghanim’s Scepter makes his ultimate ability to apply break on enemies while slowing them) 

Silencer (because of Global(ult) stopping Axe’s team to follow up on Axe’s initiation with blink)

Wynter Wyvern (because he has long range attack with his first spell canceling Axe’s blink, his 3rd spell heals allies and stopping enemies to deal physical dmg, his ultimate ability goes through Black King Bar and counters Axe Call, also if the enemy team has melee heroes it’s like an own setup for Winter’s Curse(WW ult because they will jump to kill Axe’s Called target/targets) 

Witch Doctor (little counter because he can constantly heal allies with his second spell, if used correctly WD can zone out axe with his Maledict(3rd spell) preventing axe from staying in the fight and fighting back while constantly stopping his blink dealing otd(over time dmg), his ultimate deals pure dmg and can be used right after Axe’s Call to kind of zone out enemies)

Zeus (because of Thunder Wrath(ult) to provide vision of Axe on the map while stopping his blink dagger, Aghanim’s Scepter on zeus is a good dmg dealer to Axe because it can be placed across the whole map)

Abaddon (because he can purge Axe’s Battle Hunter and he can’t die in 1 combo from Axe because of his ultimate ability, his passive(3rd spell) slows enemies and Aghanim’s Scepter on Abadoon heal all allies around him making Axe’s impact smaller)

Bane (because he can sleep allies or Axe in the Call and stopping it, his ultimate ability goes through Black King Bar, can trade with Axe on lane because of his 2nd spell) 

Batrider (his ultimate ability goes through Black King Bar stopping Axe’s Call, he is faster and more mobile then Axe and can chase him with Sticky Napalm(1st spell) and Flamebreak(3rd spell) and stay on top of him slowing him into death)

Beastmaster (because Primal Roar(ult) goes through Black King Bar), also his Aghanim’s Scepter applies AOE break to enemies countering Axe’s Counter Helix

AXE GETS COUNTED BY:(ITEMS)

Ghost Scepter( if you manage to press Ghost Scepter before Axe does his combo ( blink dagger+berserker’s call(first spell)+blade mail ) the call and the blade mail will not work(except if axe’s allies or axe himself purge your ghost scepter with nullifier or disperser) because you won’t hit axe and you won’t return your own damage 

Blink Dagger (if you have vision over axe or have good reflexes you can blink out the same time axe jumps leaving axe ambushed by your teammates forcing him to waste his whole combo 

Eul’s Scepter Of Divinity ( when axe does his combo on some of your allies you can lift axe in the air(if he doesn’t use Black King Bar) wasting his whole combo by him in the air and you not hitting anybody and not dealing damage to yourself) 

Wind Waker (best item vs axe (same as eul’s scepter, wind waker is an upgraded version of eul’s scepter. With wind waker you have option to either lift your allies in the air or lift axe, if axe have popped Black King Bar you can’t use it on him, but you can use it on your allies and axe or anybody from his team can’t do anything to stop this, only way to counter wind waker is to use nullifier on the called target BUT BEFORE SOMEONE USES WIND WAKER ON THAT SAME TARGET)

Khanda ( Breaks axe’s passive counter helix not allowing axe to spin in circles dealing pure damage)

Force staff (only works for melee heroes) if used on the called target, the target forces away from axe wasting 1 second from the Call minimizing the damage that you gonna do to yourself from first spell)

Crella’s Crozier (upgraded version of ghost scepter) applies the same explanation as ghost scepter plus with crella’s you reduce his health restoration countering his high hp pool and heals that he gets with Hearth of Tarrasque or heals from his allies

Ethereal Blade (if your allies use ethereal blade on you while you are inside Axe’s call you can’t hit axe thus you not dealing damage to yourself, only thing opponents can do is to purge that ethereal blade)

Silver Edge (breaks his passive skill counter helix not allowing axe to deal pure damage and also slows his movement speed) you can also be invisible and try to wind where axe is hiding in the trees or wait axe to jump first on other target and then you join the fight with black king bar satanic aeon disc etc.

Satanic ( if you manage to press Satanic before Axe jumps on you with his combo you will heal while you hit axe basically wasting his Call

Manta Style (you can dodge Axe’s call with manta style but it’s very hard and it’s mostly luck or insane reflexes to do it )

Essence Distiller ( you can use this item on the ground where you think axe is hiding and it gives vision of axe to your whole team while also stopping axe’s blink dagger 

Aeon Disk (also one of the best items to counter axe, when activated(and it activates by itself) you are not taking any damage) only way for axe or his allies to cancel aeon disc is to use nullifier 

Sange and Yasha ( because of the status resistance that this item gives, Axe’s Call lasts shorter than it does 

Hurricane Pike (if you have vision over axe or have insane reflexes you can press hurricane pike on axe before he jumps and when he jumps you will automatically pike yourself from him wasting his Call) 

–Also any kind of heal or armor buff from allies given on the called target are direct counter to axe because axe wants to kill the target that he has called+culling blade inside the 3 seconds window that he has before the target can use his abilities and items and possibly turning the fight around