Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lifestealer wins the Lifestealer vs Spectre matchup: Lifestealer beats Spectre in 53.05% of 2,769 ranked matches.
Thinking Lifestealer can simply run Spectre down every time is a common trap. While Rage is a great tool for ignoring the slow from Spectral Dagger and staying on target, the fight is more complicated. Spectre's Dispersion will always reflect a portion of Lifestealer's own damage back at him, making it a painful trade even when he's magic immune. A smart Spectre also uses Haunt to choose her battles, joining fights away from Lifestealer or escaping his ganks. This matchup often hinges on whether Lifestealer can successfully force the issue early and snowball, or if Spectre gets to farm and dictate the late game with her global presence.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Lifestealer's win rate against Spectre 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 | 47.08% | 805 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.20% | 2,544 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.94% | 2,423 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.64% | 870 |
Lifestealer's win rate against Spectre 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 | 53.05% | ▲ +2.4pp | 2,769 |
| 7.41d | 50.68% | ▲ +1.1pp | 178,884 |
| 7.41c | 49.60% | ▼ -0.7pp | 80,539 |
| 7.41b | 50.34% | — | 87,656 |
Move this data into a draft
Lifestealer starts on Radiant and Spectre on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.