How Lifestealer and Silencer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lifestealer and Silencer win 54.32% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,003 matches.
Getting caught out by this pair is a death sentence. Silencer's Global Silence creates a perfect window for Lifestealer to run at a key hero with Rage active, guaranteeing he can't be kited or controlled by spells during the lockdown. Even before that, laning against Arcane Curse makes it painful to use any abilities, softening targets up. Lifestealer often struggles against heroes who can kite him with disables and slows, but Silencer systematically removes those options from the enemy team. He provides the control Lifestealer needs to connect with his target and stay on them, making them a very reliable kill combo.
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 | 53.58% | 601 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.10% | 2,075 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.91% | 1,905 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.03% | 577 |
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 | 54.32% | ▲ +0.5pp | 2,003 |
| 7.41d | 53.82% | ▲ +0.5pp | 154,414 |
| 7.41c | 53.32% | ▼ -0.3pp | 87,641 |
| 7.41b | 53.59% | — | 97,112 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.