How Hoodwink and Lifestealer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Hoodwink and Lifestealer win 52.02% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,736 matches.
Choosing a carry to pair with Hoodwink often comes down to who can best use her lockdown. Lifestealer benefits from the setup a well-placed Bushwhack provides. The tree-based stun gives him a good opportunity to close the gap, activate Rage to ignore spells, and start applying his own slow. Since Lifestealer lacks his own hard stun, having Hoodwink provide that initiation from the trees creates kill potential that he might otherwise miss. Her bouncing Acorn Shot also helps him stick to targets after the initial stun wears off.
This pairing finds its footing during mid-game ganks. A classic setup involves Lifestealer using Infest on Hoodwink as she scouts with Scurry, allowing them to surprise an enemy with a stun from an unexpected angle. To play around this, opponents have to be careful with their positioning, staying away from tree lines where a gank could be waiting. Late in a fight, a Sharpshooter from Hoodwink can also secure a kill on a key target that manages to create distance from Lifestealer.
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 | 48.12% | 532 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.05% | 1,571 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.35% | 1,576 |
| Divine & Immortal | 56.93% | 613 |
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 | 52.02% | ▲ +1.1pp | 1,736 |
| 7.41d | 50.92% | ▼ -0.5pp | 131,647 |
| 7.41c | 51.41% | ▼ -1.4pp | 81,820 |
| 7.41b | 52.78% | — | 85,781 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.