Lifestealer — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: LS, Naix
Lifestealer (LS, Naix) in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
Early vs late game: in ranked games that end before 34 minutes, Lifestealer's team wins 50.1%; in games of 47+ minutes, 51.6% (+1.6 pp, #48 of 127 by late-game edge; 23% of Lifestealer games last 47+ minutes; model estimate). Late & early game heroes →
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Lifestealer by rank bracket
Lifestealer is strongest in Legend & Ancient games, winning 51.98% (#24 of 127 heroes), but drops to 49.60% (#57) in Herald & Guardian.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #57 of 126 | 49.60% | 9.72% | 3,113 |
| Crusader & Archon | #40 of 127 | 51.02% | 12.62% | 17,095 |
| Legend & Ancient | #24 of 127 | 51.98% | 14.58% | 25,535 |
| Divine & Immortal | #51 of 127 | 50.71% | 14.55% | 7,581 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Lifestealer win rate by patch
Lifestealer is winning 51.48% of 3,720,209 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, down 1.5pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 51.48% | ▼ -1.5pp | 14.00% | 3,720,209 |
| 7.41e | 52.98% | ▲ +0.9pp | 14.88% | 4,429,979 |
| 7.41d | 52.10% | ▲ +0.3pp | 9.90% | 2,933,918 |
| 7.41c | 51.79% | ▼ -0.4pp | 10.38% | 1,422,887 |
| 7.41b | 52.18% | ▼ -0.4pp | 11.88% | 1,672,458 |
| 7.41a | 52.58% | — | 15.48% | 885,454 |
Win rate and pick rate per patch window over all quality-filtered ranked matches; the newest patch accumulates matches for days after release — its row shows the current sample size.
Lifestealer counters & matchups
Lifestealer is a spell-immune carry whose Rage shrugs off magic, Feast sustains him through any fight, and Infest lets him ambush from an ally. He feasts on magic-damage heroes his Rage ignores: Mars, Timbersaw and Tinker can't burn down his lifesteal. He's countered by physical lockdown and break: Slardar shreds his armor and stuns through Rage, while Lone Druid, Riki and Meepo out-trade his right-clicks. Draft tip: Lifestealer is a brutal pick into magic-heavy line-ups; he struggles into physical-armor-shred and break (Slardar, Silver Edge) drafts.
Strong against
 Tiny | 59.91% | 100,427 |
 Shadow Fiend | 59.19% | 214,246 |
 Shadow Demon | 56.95% | 37,645 |
 Centaur Warrunner | 56.78% | 138,763 |
 Underlord | 56.59% | 130,520 |
 Mars | 56.34% | 80,609 |
 Gyrocopter | 56.33% | 67,962 |
 Batrider | 56.23% | 19,495 |
Struggles against
 Visage | 46.58% | 28,994 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 46.86% | 220,188 |
 Wraith King | 47.00% | 242,742 |
 Riki | 47.02% | 107,333 |
 Night Stalker | 47.40% | 134,555 |
 Meepo | 47.40% | 34,609 |
 Spirit Breaker | 47.42% | 304,440 |
 Enigma | 47.44% | 67,343 |
Lifestealer synergies
Lifestealer's Infest is one of the best initiation tools in the game — he hides inside a tanky ally, then bursts out onto the enemy backline. He pairs best with front-line divers and lockdown: Axe is the iconic combo (Infest into a Blink-Call for a guaranteed gank), while Dawnbreaker and Tidehunter carry him into the fight and lock the enemy down. Phoenix provides AoE while he chews through the front line. Give Lifestealer a durable initiator to Infest and he becomes an unkillable surprise attacker.
Best teammates
| Outworld Destroyer | 55.69% | 217,674 |
 Legion Commander | 55.27% | 255,704 |
 Dragon Knight | 55.06% | 203,661 |
 Nyx Assassin | 54.76% | 159,150 |
 Lich | 54.72% | 205,364 |
| Riki | 54.32% | 73,107 |
 Grimstroke | 54.20% | 130,984 |
 Dawnbreaker | 54.13% | 161,134 |
Data updated Nov 10, 2026.