How Chen and Lifestealer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Chen and Lifestealer win 43.06% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 641 matches.
Pushing early with Chen's army can feel at odds with Lifestealer's need to farm. Chen wants to group up and pressure objectives with his converted creeps, while Lifestealer usually needs space to hit his own item timings before he can really fight. The classic Infest bomb, where Lifestealer hides in a strong creep for a surprise gank, is an option, but it’s often difficult to set up and relies on finding the right neutrals. While Hand of God provides a global save, the two heroes fundamentally want to play the game at different speeds. This can result in Chen's push feeling weak or Lifestealer getting overwhelmed before he's ready to contribute.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 42.45% | 106 |
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 | 43.06% | ▼ -2.8pp | 641 |
| 7.41d | 45.84% | ▼ -2.2pp | 7,170 |
| 7.41c | 48.03% | ▼ -3.6pp | 4,318 |
| 7.41b | 51.66% | — | 5,437 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.