Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lifestealer wins the Lifestealer vs Monkey King matchup: Lifestealer beats Monkey King in 56.55% of 7,864 ranked matches.
Trying to lock down Lifestealer is a losing battle for Monkey King. Rage shrugs off both the stun from Boundless Strike and the slow from Primal Spring, completely dismantling Monkey King's standard initiation combo. Without that control, he struggles to build Jingu Mastery stacks safely before Lifestealer can react. Instead of being the aggressor, Monkey King finds the fight immediately turned on him. Lifestealer can close the distance and force a direct brawl, which is exactly the kind of engagement he is built for, while it's the opposite for MK.
This dynamic leaves Monkey King with few good options across the game. If he tries to use his mobility to kite, Lifestealer's Open Wounds makes that nearly impossible. Committing to a fight with Wukong's Command isn't a safe bet either; Lifestealer isn't trapped and can often just fight through the soldier damage using his own lifesteal from Feast and Open Wounds. Lifestealer dictates the terms of the fight, forcing Monkey King into a sustained right-click battle that he is not equipped to win, effectively neutralizing his key strengths of burst and mobility.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Lifestealer's win rate against Monkey King 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 | Lifestealer win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 57.17% | 474 |
| Crusader & Archon | 57.71% | 1,142 |
| Legend & Ancient | 58.40% | 1,166 |
| Divine & Immortal | 56.04% | 389 |
Lifestealer's win rate against Monkey King in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Lifestealer win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 56.55% | ▲ +0.2pp | 7,864 |
| 7.41d | 56.32% | ▲ +0.2pp | 88,420 |
| 7.41c | 56.13% | ▲ +1.0pp | 57,860 |
| 7.41b | 55.10% | — | 83,404 |
Move this data into a draft
Lifestealer starts on Radiant and Monkey King on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.