Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Sniper wins the Lifestealer vs Sniper matchup: Sniper beats Lifestealer in 50.34% of 3,051 ranked matches.
Ignoring the slows from Shrapnel with Rage gives Lifestealer a direct line to his target. Sniper relies on kiting and keeping distance, and Rage turns that off. This forces Sniper's team to be the ones to peel, because Sniper himself has few options once Lifestealer is on top of him. The challenge for Lifestealer is simply getting into the fight and finding Sniper, who will be positioned far in the back. A well-timed Infest into a blinking initiator is the common plan, but it requires coordination. Without that surprise initiation, Lifestealer can find it difficult to close the gap before Rage expires.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Lifestealer's win rate against Sniper 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 | 45.27% | 1,427 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.54% | 3,595 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.65% | 2,683 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.60% | 579 |
Lifestealer's win rate against Sniper 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 | 49.66% | ▼ -1.9pp | 3,051 |
| 7.41d | 51.52% | ▲ +1.3pp | 250,911 |
| 7.41c | 50.25% | ▼ -2.3pp | 139,803 |
| 7.41b | 52.52% | — | 154,720 |
Move this data into a draft
Lifestealer starts on Radiant and Sniper on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.