Lifestealer

How Lifestealer is doing in ranked games, and what works with it and against it.

Patch 7.41fRanked games from

Lifestealer wins 51.4% of ranked All Pick games, over 563,905 games. That's 0.3 pts less than the week before.

Dotier's verdictOur analysis, not Valve's or Steam's
Win rate51.4%
Games563,905
Most played asCarry · 92%

Win rate by rank

Ranked All Pick, last full week, smoothed so small samples sit closer to 50%.

  • HeraldHerald50.2%7,072
  • GuardianGuardian50.4%35,265
  • CrusaderCrusader51.1%74,402
  • ArchonArchon51.3%122,466
  • LegendLegend51.8%151,220
  • AncientAncient51.7%100,876
  • DivineDivine51.1%51,735
  • ImmortalImmortal50.5%20,869

Where it's played

Share of its games in each position, and its win rate there.

  • Carry92% of games52.3%164,667
  • Mid1% of games50.1%1,029
  • Offlane7% of games49.6%11,715
  • Soft support0% of games45.8%725
  • Hard support0% of games41.9%779

Matchups

Measured against what both heroes' overall strength predicts, so a strong hero doesn't top every list.

Good against

Lifestealer beats these heroes more often than expected.

  1. Tiny4.0 pts better than expected
    61.4%5,580
  2. Centaur Warrunner3.9 pts better than expected
    55.9%7,592
  3. Axe3.9 pts better than expected
    54.9%25,129
  4. Underlord3.6 pts better than expected
    56.9%7,455
  5. Earth Spirit3.1 pts better than expected
    54.7%5,480
  6. Ember Spirit3.0 pts better than expected
    55.0%7,901
  7. Kunkka3.0 pts better than expected
    54.8%6,081
  8. Tidehunter2.9 pts better than expected
    55.0%14,985

Countered by

These heroes beat Lifestealer more often than expected.

  1. Morphling5.0 pts better than expected
    51.4%4,775
  2. Doom4.4 pts better than expected
    50.9%6,344
  3. Broodmother4.4 pts better than expected
    54.0%1,798
  4. Slardar4.3 pts better than expected
    52.0%7,348
  5. Omniknight3.8 pts better than expected
    53.6%2,210
  6. Arc Warden3.7 pts better than expected
    55.0%5,002
  7. Enigma3.6 pts better than expected
    53.7%3,551
  8. Chen3.5 pts better than expected
    48.2%373
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Teammates

Teams with both heroes, against what each one's strength predicts.

Best with

Lifestealer wins more than expected next to these heroes.

  1. Chen4.0 pts better than expected
    51.4%421
  2. Gyrocopter3.3 pts better than expected
    51.3%4,333
  3. Elder Titan2.8 pts better than expected
    55.3%823
  4. Kez2.8 pts better than expected
    49.6%1,974
  5. Dark Seer2.7 pts better than expected
    53.3%4,782
  6. Sand King2.6 pts better than expected
    52.8%4,011
  7. Venomancer2.6 pts better than expected
    51.6%7,233
  8. Primal Beast2.5 pts better than expected
    52.8%3,875

Worst with

Lifestealer wins less than expected next to these heroes.

  1. Juggernaut7.9 pts worse than expected
    46.1%2,177
  2. Morphling7.2 pts worse than expected
    41.9%589
  3. Terrorblade6.9 pts worse than expected
    40.4%527
  4. Medusa6.7 pts worse than expected
    43.5%645
  5. Naga Siren6.3 pts worse than expected
    43.7%278
  6. Phantom Assassin6.1 pts worse than expected
    46.4%2,144
  7. Anti-Mage5.9 pts worse than expected
    46.3%2,487
  8. Faceless Void5.1 pts worse than expected
    44.8%1,175

Items

What Lifestealer players buy, how often, and how those games go.

Starting items

Share of games starting with each item.

  • Gauntlets of StrengthGauntlets of Strength88%
  • Quelling BladeQuelling Blade87%
  • TangoTango56%
  • Iron BranchIron Branch51%
  • Faerie FireFaerie Fire35%
  • Magic StickMagic Stick17%
  • CircletCirclet13%

Boots

Share of games buying each, the average time, and the win rate.

  • Phase BootsPhase Boots98% of games · on average at 7:1651.6%229,360
  • Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed16% of games · on average at 6:3150.4%36,747

Core items

Items of 1,400 gold or more. The time is the median first purchase; the two win rates split those games at that minute.

  • RadianceRadiance88% of games · usually at 17:00By 17:00: 62.8%Later: 40.2%53.1%205,831
  • YashaYasha80% of games · usually at 22:00By 22:00: 62.0%Later: 44.2%54.1%185,491
  • Aghanim's ScepterAghanim's Scepter67% of games · usually at 30:00By 30:00: 66.7%Later: 52.3%59.6%156,909
  • SangeSange63% of games · usually at 25:00By 25:00: 61.7%Later: 58.1%59.9%147,904
  • Skull BasherSkull Basher62% of games · usually at 32:00By 32:00: 67.6%Later: 56.0%62.4%145,170
  • Sange and YashaSange and Yasha43% of games · usually at 25:00By 25:00: 65.1%Later: 45.0%57.2%99,875
  • Manta StyleManta Style39% of games · usually at 26:00By 26:00: 61.2%Later: 46.8%54.6%90,136
  • Abyssal BladeAbyssal Blade35% of games · usually at 39:00By 39:00: 74.9%Later: 60.5%68.6%80,829
  • Armlet of MordiggianArmlet of Mordiggian28% of games · usually at 20:00By 20:00: 58.2%Later: 42.4%51.6%64,735
  • Monkey King BarMonkey King Bar21% of games · usually at 36:00By 36:00: 61.3%Later: 54.4%58.1%49,390

Talents

Each level's two options: how often each is picked over the other, and its win rate.

  1. +1.0% Feast Heal and Damage18% picked · 63.4% won+1.0s Rage Duration82% picked · 62.4% wonLevel 25
  2. +12% Infest Target Movespeed/Health17% picked · 57.6% won+25% Open Wounds Lifesteal83% picked · 57.2% wonLevel 20
  3. +175 Infest Damage14% picked · 52.1% won50 Attack Speed on Open Wounds Target86% picked · 53.6% wonLevel 15
  4. +4 All Attributes28% picked · 50.3% won+15 Movement Speed72% picked · 52.0% wonLevel 10

Last eight weeks

Ranked All Pick win rate by week.

  1. Oct 1, 202651.4%564,030
  2. Sep 24, 202651.7%585,753
  3. Sep 17, 202652.0%638,673
  4. Sep 10, 202653.1%468,088
  5. Sep 3, 202653.3%561,130
  6. Aug 27, 202653.2%737,720
  7. Aug 20, 202653.4%582,880
  8. Aug 13, 202653.3%468,089

Lifestealer in short

The quick version of this page, from the last full week of ranked games.

What is Lifestealer's win rate?

51.4% in ranked All Pick games, over 563,905 games. That's 0.3 pts less than the week before.

What counters Lifestealer?

Morphling, Doom, and Broodmother beat Lifestealer more often than their overall strength predicts. The clearest is Morphling: 5.0 pts better than expected, over 4,775 games.

Which heroes is Lifestealer good against?

Lifestealer beats Tiny, Centaur Warrunner, and Axe more often than expected. The clearest is Tiny: 4.0 pts better than expected, over 5,580 games.

What position is Lifestealer played in?

Mostly carry: 92% of its games. See the best carry heroes

What should I build on Lifestealer?

Most games start with Gauntlets of Strength, Quelling Blade, and Tango. The usual boots are Phase Boots and Boots of Speed. The most bought core items are Radiance, Yasha, Aghanim's Scepter, and Sange.

How we read this

Every number here is our analysis of STRATZ's game counts for the last full week of ranked games: win rates are smoothed toward what's expected, matchups and teammates are compared with both heroes' overall strength, and item timings come from first purchases. STRATZ's own scores aren't used.

Data from STRATZ