How Lifestealer and Puck perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lifestealer and Puck win 45.45% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 704 matches.
The idea of using Lifestealer’s Infest on an initiating Puck seems strong at first. Puck can blink in, drop a Dream Coil, and Lifestealer can pop out for a perfect setup. The problem is that Puck is exceptionally fragile and is often the first target focused in a fight. A good team will burst Puck down before Lifestealer even has a chance to emerge, leaving him stranded without support. Their general fight plans also conflict. Puck wants to weave in and out of combat, while Lifestealer needs to commit with Rage and stay on a target. They pull in opposite directions, creating awkward engagements where neither hero can fully execute their game plan.
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 | 39.76% | 166 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.16% | 582 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.09% | 682 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.58% | 344 |
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 | 45.45% | ▼ -3.7pp | 704 |
| 7.41d | 49.17% | ▼ -0.3pp | 52,544 |
| 7.41c | 49.44% | ▼ -0.1pp | 32,278 |
| 7.41b | 49.50% | — | 38,180 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.