Lifestealer Counters (7.41e)
Who counters Lifestealer in Dota 2 7.41e? The heroes Lifestealer beats and loses to, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
Lifestealer is a spell-immune carry whose Rage shrugs off magic, Feast sustains him through any fight, and Infest lets him ambush from an ally. He feasts on magic-damage heroes his Rage ignores: Mars, Timbersaw and Tinker can't burn down his lifesteal. He's countered by physical lockdown and break: Slardar shreds his armor and stuns through Rage, while Lone Druid, Riki and Meepo out-trade his right-clicks. Draft tip: Lifestealer is a brutal pick into magic-heavy line-ups; he struggles into physical-armor-shred and break (Slardar, Silver Edge) drafts.
In Dota 2 7.41e, the heroes that counter Lifestealer hardest are Broodmother, Bane and Slardar — Lifestealer wins only 31.9%, 41.8% and 41.9% of ranked matches against them.
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Lifestealer is strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Sand King | 64.54% | 361 |
 Primal Beast | 63.39% | 254 |
 Tiny | 63.37% | 516 |
 Puck | 61.33% | 331 |
 Storm Spirit | 60.85% | 567 |
 Centaur Warrunner | 59.58% | 997 |
 Medusa | 59.27% | 275 |
 Timbersaw | 58.85% | 384 |
 Mars | 58.64% | 440 |
 Tinker | 58.59% | 384 |
 Batrider | 58.47% | 118 |
 Alchemist | 58.41% | 339 |
Lifestealer struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Broodmother | 31.94% | 216 |
 Bane | 41.78% | 292 |
 Slardar | 41.93% | 601 |
 Visage | 42.75% | 131 |
 Chaos Knight | 44.22% | 346 |
 Marci | 44.24% | 330 |
 Dazzle | 44.56% | 377 |
 Undying | 45.24% | 1,123 |
 Clinkz | 46.06% | 393 |
 Omniknight | 46.15% | 208 |
 Razor | 46.32% | 462 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 46.42% | 1,103 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters Lifestealer in Dota 2?
- Broodmother, Bane and Slardar are Lifestealer's toughest matchups in patch 7.41e: Lifestealer's win rate drops to 31.9% against Broodmother, 41.8% against Bane and 41.9% against Slardar.
- Who is Lifestealer strong against?
- Lifestealer performs best against Sand King (64.5% win rate), Primal Beast (63.4%) and Tiny (63.4%) in patch 7.41e.
- Is Lifestealer good in the current patch?
- Lifestealer wins 51.8% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41e, with a 12.0% pick rate — ranking #30 of 127 heroes by win rate.
Data updated Aug 8, 2026.