How Lifestealer and Queen of Pain perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lifestealer and Queen of Pain win 50.08% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,827 matches.
Deciding to pair Lifestealer and Queen of Pain usually comes down to covering your damage types rather than building a specific strategy. The classic Infest delivery system is always on the table, with Queen of Pain's Blink letting Lifestealer surprise a key backline target. Outside of that specific combo, however, the two heroes don't interact much. Lifestealer is a front-to-back physical brawler, while Queen of Pain is a mobile spellcaster who plays the edges of fights. They often hunt different targets and play on opposite sides of a teamfight, relying on their own kits to succeed without much direct support from the other.
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 | 45.63% | 458 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.21% | 1,703 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.97% | 1,789 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.91% | 583 |
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 | 50.08% | ▲ +0.8pp | 1,827 |
| 7.41d | 49.31% | ▲ +0.5pp | 146,003 |
| 7.41c | 48.85% | ▼ -3.4pp | 99,078 |
| 7.41b | 52.23% | — | 130,889 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.