Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Troll Warlord wins the Lifestealer vs Troll Warlord matchup: Troll Warlord beats Lifestealer in 52.53% of 22,165 ranked matches.
Thinking Lifestealer handles this matchup easily because of Rage is a common mistake. While spell immunity ignores the slow and miss chance from Whirling Axes, it doesn't stop Troll Warlord from simply fighting back. Troll can activate Battle Trance to survive the initial burst and continue building Fervor stacks during the duel. The fight often hinges on which hero commits their ultimate first and whether the other can disengage. Lifestealer can't kite a target under Battle Trance, and Troll Warlord struggles to lock down an enemy with Rage available. It usually comes down to who gets the jump or has better backup from their team.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Lifestealer's win rate against Troll Warlord 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 | 43.55% | 287 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.76% | 840 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.06% | 835 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.05% | 210 |
Lifestealer's win rate against Troll Warlord 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 | 47.47% | ▼ -1.7pp | 22,165 |
| 7.41e | 49.20% | ▲ +0.5pp | 66,082 |
| 7.41d | 48.74% | ▼ -0.5pp | 46,169 |
| 7.41c | 49.22% | — | 24,514 |
Move this data into a draft
Lifestealer starts on Radiant and Troll Warlord on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 4, 2026.