How Gyrocopter and Lifestealer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Gyrocopter and Lifestealer win 50.89% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 338 matches.
Teamfights can feel awkward with this pairing. Lifestealer wants to use Rage and run at a single, high-value target. Gyrocopter, on the other hand, thrives when allies provide lockdown to guarantee his Homing Missile connects and holds enemies in place for Rocket Barrage. Lifestealer offers almost no crowd control to enable this, as Open Wounds is only a slow. This leaves Gyrocopter without the setup he needs to contribute his full burst damage. Both heroes also prefer to be the primary farming core, which can lead to competition for resources. Finally, Gyrocopter is too fragile to be a good Infest target, taking away one of Lifestealer's best ways to join a fight.
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 | 40.80% | 125 |
| Crusader & Archon | 45.58% | 351 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.46% | 295 |
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 | 50.89% | ▲ +4.3pp | 338 |
| 7.41d | 46.56% | ▼ -1.2pp | 25,165 |
| 7.41c | 47.71% | ▼ -0.1pp | 13,662 |
| 7.41b | 47.79% | — | 17,358 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.