After mysteriously vanishing from the game, Dota 2's Axe has been 'replaced' by a fake

<img width="900" height="507" src="https://www.pcgamesn.com/wp-content/sites/pcgamesn/2026/06/dota-2-axe-replaced-new-hero-puppetmaster-event-dark-carnival-valve-moba-900x506.jpg"/><p>Dota 2 has a new hero - or should that be an old one? It's tough to be sure. If you logged into the Valve MOBA this week, you might have been surprised to find that Axe, one of its longest-standing and most iconic faces, was completely absent from the roster. You couldn't play him, and his spot in the lineup was replaced by the sort of poster you might find asking for help finding a missing person. All of a sudden, however, Axe has returned, just as quickly as he left... but something's not quite right.</p>
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