Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Lifestealer wins the Lifestealer vs Sven matchup: Lifestealer beats Sven in 52.89% of 31,876 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 | 54.31% | 871 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.01% | 2,968 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.96% | 3,299 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.58% | 1,118 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 52.89% | ▼ -1.3pp | 31,876 |
| 7.41e | 54.20% | ▲ +0.0pp | 187,702 |
| 7.41d | 54.17% | ▼ -0.3pp | 92,620 |
| 7.41c | 54.46% | — | 33,047 |
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 Sep 25, 2026.