How Kez and Lifestealer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Kez and Lifestealer win 46.90% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 420 matches.
Facing two melee carries often feels like a free win, but this pair can be tricky to pin down. Lifestealer can't be controlled when he uses Rage, and Kez is built to win one-on-one fights with his parry. This means you can't always burst them down the way you'd like. The problem is they both want to do the same thing: occupy the same space in a fight and hit the same targets. Lifestealer’s Open Wounds can help Kez stay on someone, but they otherwise don't set each other up. The game often comes down to which hero gets a better start and can force advantageous fights, making the whole thing feel like a toss-up.
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 | 45.56% | 169 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.09% | 413 |
| Legend & Ancient | 45.33% | 289 |
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 | 46.90% | ▼ -0.2pp | 420 |
| 7.41d | 47.13% | ▼ -2.2pp | 28,316 |
| 7.41c | 49.33% | ▼ -1.5pp | 20,580 |
| 7.41b | 50.86% | — | 17,552 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.