Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Lifestealer wins the Lifestealer vs Templar Assassin matchup: Lifestealer beats Templar Assassin in 56.58% of 17,754 ranked matches.
Thinking you can trade hits with Lifestealer because of Refraction is a big mistake. Templar Assassin relies on blocking a set number of attacks, but Lifestealer’s entire game plan involves hitting very fast, especially with Rage active. He will chew through all your Refraction charges in a moment and start healing himself with every swing from Feast. Once those charges are gone, you’re left with a very fragile hero facing an opponent who is now magic immune and sustaining through any return damage.
This leaves Templar Assassin with very few options as the game progresses. Lifestealer will often ignore the frontline and make a straight line for you, using Rage to shrug off any slows from Psionic Traps or stuns from your supports. Your only real play is to stay on the absolute edge of the fight, use Meld to reposition or hide, and hope he commits to a different target. If Lifestealer decides you're his focus, you need a Blink Dagger and a lot of help to survive him.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Lifestealer's win rate against Templar Assassin 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 | 55.03% | 507 |
| Crusader & Archon | 57.72% | 1,930 |
| Legend & Ancient | 56.12% | 2,272 |
| Divine & Immortal | 59.87% | 750 |
Lifestealer's win rate against Templar Assassin 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 | 56.58% | ▼ -0.6pp | 17,754 |
| 7.41e | 57.22% | ▲ +1.3pp | 112,496 |
| 7.41d | 55.89% | ▼ -0.5pp | 65,295 |
| 7.41c | 56.40% | — | 29,527 |
Move this data into a draft
Lifestealer starts on Radiant and Templar Assassin on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Sep 25, 2026.