How Broodmother and Lifestealer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Broodmother and Lifestealer win 51.50% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,431 matches.
Controlling the map with two heroes at once becomes a real possibility. The whole idea revolves around Lifestealer using Infest on one of Broodmother's Spiderlings. This gives him a mobile, disposable taxi to join Broodmother's aggression across her entire web network. A solo push from Broodmother can instantly turn into a lethal gank when Lifestealer bursts out to help secure a kill on an unsuspecting hero. It forces opponents to respect every single group of spiders, which often creates the space Lifestealer needs to farm safely until the perfect moment to strike arrives.
The effectiveness of this pairing really depends on how Broodmother’s own game is going. If she gets a strong start and builds a large spider army, the Infest threat is constant and oppressive. However, if opponents shut Broodmother down early with strong area-of-effect spells, she can't provide the spider swarm needed to make the play work. Enemy teams will try to clear the spiders constantly, not only to contain Broodmother but also to limit Lifestealer's options. It's a combo that can accelerate a lead, but it doesn't create one on its own.
How this pairing performs across skill brackets — the duo's team win rate 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 | Team win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 50.88% | 226 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.21% | 428 |
| Legend & Ancient | 56.99% | 279 |
This duo's team win rate in each recent balance patch — whether the pairing is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Team win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 51.50% | ▲ +1.3pp | 2,431 |
| 7.41d | 50.21% | ▲ +0.7pp | 28,211 |
| 7.41c | 49.53% | ▲ +0.1pp | 14,259 |
| 7.41b | 49.42% | — | 22,661 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.