How Lifestealer and Marci perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lifestealer and Marci win 55.26% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 637 matches.
Putting Lifestealer inside Marci for an Infest bomb sounds like an easy win. In practice, the execution can be awkward. Marci uses Rebound to get on top of a target, and Lifestealer pops out to add damage. The issue is that they are both doing the same job: running at one hero and hitting them until they die. This duo lacks the lockdown or AoE control to deal with team repositioning. If the initial target gets away with a Force Staff or a stun comes out, both Lifestealer and Marci can be left stranded in the middle of the enemy team. It's a very all-in commitment that either works immediately or falls apart completely.
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 | 50.24% | 207 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.10% | 525 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.05% | 531 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.70% | 215 |
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 | 55.26% | ▲ +4.1pp | 637 |
| 7.41d | 51.15% | ▲ +0.6pp | 42,965 |
| 7.41c | 50.55% | ▼ -0.1pp | 24,111 |
| 7.41b | 50.67% | — | 30,845 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.