Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Phantom Lancer wins the Lifestealer vs Phantom Lancer matchup: Phantom Lancer beats Lifestealer in 52.12% of 83,593 ranked matches.
Facing a Lifestealer as Phantom Lancer can be deeply uncomfortable. Lifestealer’s Rage makes him immune to your Spirit Lance slow, allowing him to run straight at the real hero without getting kited. If he connects, his high single-target damage is a serious threat. On the other side of the coin, Lifestealer has a terrible time dealing with a swarm of illusions. His kit is almost entirely single-target, forcing him to buy specific items to handle the illusion army. Phantom Lancer can also use Doppelganger to dodge Open Wounds or create distance when Lifestealer commits. The fight often depends on whether Lifestealer can find and kill the real PL before he's overwhelmed by copies.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Lifestealer's win rate against Phantom Lancer 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 | 49.35% | 845 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.43% | 3,257 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.45% | 3,790 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.25% | 1,131 |
Lifestealer's win rate against Phantom Lancer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 47.88% | ▼ -1.0pp | 83,593 |
| 7.41e | 48.85% | ▲ +0.3pp | 259,086 |
| 7.41d | 48.53% | ▲ +0.6pp | 147,290 |
| 7.41c | 47.97% | — | 69,342 |
Move this data into a draft
Lifestealer starts on Radiant and Phantom Lancer on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 4, 2026.