Lifestealer Synergies (7.41)

Best heroes to pair with Lifestealer in Dota 2 7.41, and the worst pairings, ranked by team win rate over ranked matches.

Lifestealer's Infest is one of the best initiation tools in the game — he hides inside a tanky ally, then bursts out onto the enemy backline. He pairs best with front-line divers and lockdown: Axe (57.4%) is the iconic combo (Infest into a Blink-Call for a guaranteed gank), while Dawnbreaker (56.7%) and Tidehunter (56.6%) carry him into the fight and lock the enemy down. Phoenix (56.5%) provides AoE while he chews through the front line. Give Lifestealer a durable initiator to Infest and he becomes an unkillable surprise attacker.

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Best paired with Lifestealer

Hero	Win Rate	Matches
Axe	57.42%	122,495
Dawnbreaker	56.70%	53,883
Tidehunter	56.56%	104,857
Phoenix	56.53%	60,466
Legion Commander	56.39%	131,477
Techies	56.36%	93,654
Night Stalker	56.17%	62,967
Nyx Assassin	55.57%	57,100
Riki	55.54%	27,664
Lich	55.41%	119,459

Worst paired with Lifestealer

Hero	Win Rate	Matches
Terrorblade	44.21%	8,327
Morphling	45.09%	10,527
Templar Assassin	45.28%	23,107
Nature's Prophet	45.33%	56,263
Timbersaw	45.57%	25,113
Ursa	45.91%	16,870
Juggernaut	46.78%	24,195
Phantom Assassin	46.98%	25,737
Tinker	47.00%	37,460
Anti-Mage	47.66%	23,663