Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lifestealer wins the Lifestealer vs Sven matchup: Lifestealer beats Sven in 52.24% of 1,474 ranked matches.
Stacking health and strength on Sven feels like the right move until Lifestealer shows up to the fight. Lifestealer's Feast turns that massive health pool into a liability, dealing more damage the tankier Sven becomes. Sven’s primary lockdown, Storm Hammer, is also completely negated by a well-timed Rage, preventing him from stunning Lifestealer. Without the ability to control him or effectively tank his damage, Sven often finds himself losing a straight-up fight, even with God's Strength active. He can't create distance, and his greatest defensive asset—his own health—is turned against him by Lifestealer.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Lifestealer's win rate against Sven 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 | 50.40% | 496 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.96% | 1,362 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.46% | 1,122 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.70% | 378 |
Lifestealer's win rate against Sven 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 | 52.24% | ▼ -1.9pp | 1,474 |
| 7.41d | 54.12% | ▼ -0.3pp | 80,169 |
| 7.41c | 54.46% | ▲ +0.8pp | 33,047 |
| 7.41b | 53.70% | — | 39,765 |
Move this data into a draft
Lifestealer starts on Radiant and Sven on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.