How Dawnbreaker and Lifestealer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dawnbreaker and Lifestealer win 56.66% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,742 matches.
Turning a small skirmish into a decisive victory is the core of this duo's strength. Lifestealer can use Infest on Dawnbreaker, who then becomes a global delivery system with Solar Guardian. When Dawnbreaker flies to an ally in trouble, she arrives with a stun and a full-health carry ready to pop out. This combination allows Lifestealer to bypass his usual mobility issues, instantly joining any fight on the map and immediately applying pressure with his damage and slows.
The threat of this global gank forces the enemy team to play on their heels. Any attempt to push a lane or pick off an isolated hero can be instantly punished by a Lifestealer bomb arriving from across the map. This forces opponents to group up much earlier than they might want to, ceding map control and farm. To play against this, you need excellent vision to spot the Solar Guardian channel or enough coordinated burst to kill the initial target before Dawnbreaker can even land.
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 | 47.77% | 314 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.91% | 1,345 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.89% | 1,678 |
| Divine & Immortal | 59.32% | 681 |
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 | 56.66% | ▲ +2.5pp | 1,742 |
| 7.41d | 54.15% | ▼ -0.6pp | 108,705 |
| 7.41c | 54.79% | ▼ -0.9pp | 72,603 |
| 7.41b | 55.73% | — | 72,372 |
Move this data into a draft
Both heroes start on Radiant. Fill the remaining slots to test this pairing inside a complete draft and get next-pick recommendations.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.