Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lifestealer wins the Lifestealer vs Shadow Fiend matchup: Lifestealer beats Shadow Fiend in 53.96% of 3,425 ranked matches.
Picking Lifestealer into an enemy Shadow Fiend is often a safe, reliable choice. The fundamental problem for Shadow Fiend is that his main sources of damage and control—Shadowraze and the fear from Requiem of Souls—are completely nullified by Rage. This allows Lifestealer to simply walk through SF's entire combo, apply Open Wounds, and start hitting him. Since Shadow Fiend is a fragile hero with no inherent escape mechanism, he has little chance of surviving once Lifestealer closes the gap. This forces the SF player into a very passive game, heavily relying on teammates for saves he otherwise wouldn't need against a different carry.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Lifestealer's win rate against Shadow Fiend 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 | 49.39% | 986 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.40% | 3,133 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.30% | 3,045 |
| Divine & Immortal | 54.60% | 1,218 |
Lifestealer's win rate against Shadow Fiend 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 | 53.96% | ▲ +0.3pp | 3,425 |
| 7.41d | 53.63% | ▲ +0.2pp | 215,741 |
| 7.41c | 53.48% | ▼ -1.9pp | 97,427 |
| 7.41b | 55.35% | — | 105,205 |
Move this data into a draft
Lifestealer starts on Radiant and Shadow Fiend on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.