How Lifestealer and Undying perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lifestealer and Undying win 54.88% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 17,679 matches.
Picking a carry to pair with Undying's lane dominance can be tricky, but Lifestealer is a natural fit. Undying excels at creating a chaotic brawl with Tombstone and Decay, slowing enemies and draining their health pool. This creates the ideal scenario for Lifestealer to use Rage and simply run at the weakened, slowed targets without fear of being disabled. While opponents are distracted by zombies, Lifestealer gets free rein to attack. The strength drain from Decay also makes his job easier, turning tanky heroes into much softer targets.
This duo wants to group up and force objectives as soon as possible. Dropping a Tombstone on an enemy tower forces a difficult choice: deal with the zombies and the tanky Undying, or deal with a spell-immune Lifestealer tearing through the backline. To win, opponents have to find a way to clear the Tombstone zombies from a safe distance or have enough mobility to disengage from the fight entirely. If they try to stand their ground and fight head-on, they'll usually be overwhelmed by the combined pressure.
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 | 51.73% | 810 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.95% | 2,644 |
| Legend & Ancient | 55.44% | 2,700 |
| Divine & Immortal | 56.74% | 964 |
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 | 54.88% | ▲ +0.9pp | 17,679 |
| 7.41d | 53.93% | ▲ +0.9pp | 151,186 |
| 7.41c | 53.01% | ▼ -0.3pp | 61,219 |
| 7.41b | 53.36% | — | 69,845 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.