Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Spirit Breaker wins the Lifestealer vs Spirit Breaker matchup: Spirit Breaker beats Lifestealer in 52.47% of 2,653 ranked matches.
Trying to lock down Lifestealer with Charge of Darkness often ends in disappointment. The entire value of Spirit Breaker's initiation—the stun from Charge, the follow-up from Greater Bash, even the knockback from Nether Strike—is completely negated if Lifestealer reacts in time with Rage. This turns a promising gank into a bad situation for Spirit Breaker, leaving him stuck next to a magic-immune opponent who is suddenly very happy to be in a fight.
This dynamic creates a game of cat and mouse centered on one cooldown. Spirit Breaker's goal is to find Lifestealer when Rage is unavailable or to bait it out by charging a different hero. Lifestealer, in turn, has to respect Spirit Breaker’s global presence and avoid farming in risky spots without his key defensive spell. When the spells are traded, Lifestealer has the edge in a direct manfight thanks to Feast, but a well-timed gank from Spirit Breaker can shut him down completely before he gets a chance to fight back.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Lifestealer's win rate against Spirit Breaker 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 | 46.91% | 874 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.44% | 2,644 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.54% | 2,324 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.42% | 722 |
Lifestealer's win rate against Spirit Breaker 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 | 47.53% | ▼ -0.4pp | 2,653 |
| 7.41d | 47.91% | ▼ -0.0pp | 186,439 |
| 7.41c | 47.95% | ▼ -0.9pp | 106,867 |
| 7.41b | 48.81% | — | 140,281 |
Move this data into a draft
Lifestealer starts on Radiant and Spirit Breaker on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.