Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lifestealer wins the Brewmaster vs Lifestealer matchup: Lifestealer beats Brewmaster in 54.36% of 298 ranked matches.
Picking Brewmaster into an enemy Lifestealer often forces you into an awkward position. The core problem is Rage, which lets Lifestealer completely ignore Cinder Brew and Thunder Clap during fights. This makes it incredibly difficult for Brewmaster to control him or set up kills for the team. Even Primal Split isn't a reliable answer. Lifestealer can either activate Rage to avoid the Storm panda's cyclone or simply wait out the ultimate's duration by attacking someone else. Once Brewmaster reforms, he’s a prime target for Lifestealer to run down and kill while his spells are on cooldown. The fight becomes a simple right-click contest, which is exactly where Lifestealer wants to be.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Brewmaster's win rate against Lifestealer in recent ranked matches, split by average match rank. Ranks with too few recent matches are omitted. These rows use the last 30 days of quality-filtered ranked matches, all patches in that span combined — a wider window than the patch-scoped count above, so the per-rank match totals can exceed it.
| Rank | Brewmaster win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 52.17% | 253 |
| Legend & Ancient | 44.88% | 254 |
| Divine & Immortal | 43.48% | 138 |
Brewmaster's win rate against Lifestealer in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Brewmaster win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 45.64% | ▼ -1.6pp | 298 |
| 7.41d | 47.22% | ▲ +0.2pp | 19,401 |
| 7.41c | 46.97% | ▲ +0.9pp | 11,593 |
| 7.41b | 46.03% | — | 13,993 |
Move this data into a draft
Brewmaster starts on Radiant and Lifestealer on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.