Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lifestealer wins the Lifestealer vs Clockwerk matchup: Lifestealer beats Clockwerk in 53.87% of 568 ranked matches.
Thinking about picking Clockwerk often means checking if the enemy has a hero with a built-in dispel. Lifestealer’s Rage is a direct answer to Clockwerk's primary initiation. After a successful Hookshot, Clockwerk wants to trap and kill his target with Power Cogs and Battery Assault. Lifestealer can simply activate Rage to purge the initial stun, become immune to the magical damage, and walk out of the cogs. This interaction defuses Clockwerk's main purpose, often turning his ultimate into a wasted cooldown.
Throughout a game, this puts the burden of execution squarely on Clockwerk. He has to play around Rage, either by baiting it out before a fight or by choosing a different target entirely, which can leave Lifestealer free to attack his team. Lifestealer, on the other hand, can play more aggressively and confidently, knowing the enemy’s key initiator has trouble controlling him. This doesn't make Clockwerk useless—he can still isolate supports—but it complicates his job while simplifying Lifestealer’s.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Lifestealer's win rate against Clockwerk 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 | 51.58% | 190 |
| Crusader & Archon | 56.10% | 574 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.34% | 628 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.11% | 315 |
Lifestealer's win rate against Clockwerk 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 | 53.87% | ▲ +0.5pp | 568 |
| 7.41d | 53.33% | ▲ +1.6pp | 57,594 |
| 7.41c | 51.69% | ▼ -1.3pp | 35,180 |
| 7.41b | 53.02% | — | 25,466 |
Move this data into a draft
Lifestealer starts on Radiant and Clockwerk on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.