Lifestealer Counters (7.41f)
Who counters Lifestealer in Dota 2 7.41f? 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 7.41f, the heroes that counter Lifestealer hardest are Outworld Destroyer, Riki and Broodmother — Lifestealer wins only 46.6%, 46.8% and 47.0% of ranked matches against them.
Lifestealer is strong against
 Tiny | 60.13% | 11,402 |
 Shadow Fiend | 60.02% | 43,063 |
 Chen | 57.58% | 1,254 |
 Underlord | 57.53% | 22,775 |
 Centaur Warrunner | 57.47% | 20,133 |
 Gyrocopter | 57.46% | 7,195 |
 Shadow Demon | 57.44% | 5,118 |
 Mars | 57.02% | 11,654 |
 Timbersaw | 56.56% | 11,031 |
 Templar Assassin | 56.38% | 13,041 |
 Alchemist | 56.22% | 7,690 |
 Nature's Prophet | 56.21% | 20,439 |
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Lifestealer struggles against
 Outworld Destroyer | 46.59% | 23,807 |
 Riki | 46.77% | 13,252 |
 Broodmother | 46.96% | 5,051 |
 Enigma | 47.47% | 8,382 |
 Wraith King | 47.57% | 30,442 |
 Grimstroke | 47.63% | 14,467 |
 Night Stalker | 47.70% | 18,123 |
 Visage | 47.75% | 3,895 |
 Spirit Breaker | 47.92% | 37,875 |
 Meepo | 48.14% | 4,283 |
 Lich | 48.22% | 24,901 |
 Phantom Lancer | 48.30% | 29,531 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters Lifestealer in Dota 2?
- Outworld Destroyer, Riki and Broodmother are Lifestealer's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Lifestealer's win rate drops to 46.6% against Outworld Destroyer, 46.8% against Riki and 47.0% against Broodmother.
- How do you counter Lifestealer?
- Pick or ban the heroes Lifestealer struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Outworld Destroyer (Lifestealer wins only 46.6% against them), Riki (46.8%) or Broodmother (47.0%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Lifestealer strong against?
- Lifestealer performs best against Tiny (60.1% win rate), Shadow Fiend (60.0%) and Chen (57.6%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Lifestealer good in the current patch?
- Lifestealer wins 52.0% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 16.0% pick rate — ranking #21 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Sep 22, 2026.