How Disruptor and Lifestealer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Disruptor and Lifestealer win 53.92% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,493 matches.
Trying to run from this pair often feels impossible. The setup starts with Lifestealer using Infest to get close, then emerging to slow a target. That slow is all Disruptor needs to guarantee a Glimpse, pulling the enemy right back to where they were a few seconds ago. From there, Disruptor can trap them in Kinetic Field and silence them with Static Storm. While the enemy is stuck taking damage and unable to cast spells, Lifestealer is free to hit them, using Rage to ignore any stuns or magic damage from the victim's allies who might try to peel for them.
This combo comes online early and defines the pace of the game. In lane, an enemy hero has to play perfectly under their own tower, because a single step out of position leads to a Glimpse into a kill. Later on, Lifestealer can Infest Disruptor himself for ganks. The main counterplay is to have wards up to see them coming and to try and teleport out in the brief window after Lifestealer pops out but before Glimpse brings you back. Once you're caught in the Static Storm, it's usually too late.
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 | 52.34% | 321 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.78% | 1,321 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.70% | 1,607 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.07% | 603 |
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 | 53.92% | ▲ +0.6pp | 1,493 |
| 7.41d | 53.29% | ▲ +1.2pp | 100,457 |
| 7.41c | 52.14% | ▼ -1.1pp | 51,018 |
| 7.41b | 53.24% | — | 62,539 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.