How Lifestealer and Vengeful Spirit perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lifestealer and Vengeful Spirit win 54.74% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 14,999 matches.
Facing this duo in lane is a constant struggle for survival. Vengeful Spirit's Magic Missile provides the perfect lockdown for Lifestealer to close the gap and start applying his slowing attacks. Once Wave of Terror shreds a target's armor, Lifestealer's physical damage becomes overwhelming very early in the game. Vengeance Aura then passively amplifies his output throughout every fight, making it difficult for anyone to trade hits with him. This combination of reliable setup and raw damage amplification helps Lifestealer snowball right from the start.
As the game progresses, Nether Swap becomes the defining ability of this partnership. It can be used offensively to isolate a key enemy hero, pulling them directly into Lifestealer's face for an easy kill. More importantly, it acts as a primary save. If Lifestealer gets stunned or caught out of position after his Rage fades, Vengeful Spirit can instantly swap him to safety. This powerful repositioning tool lets Lifestealer play far more aggressively than he otherwise could, knowing his support can bail him out of almost any mistake.
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 | 53.44% | 713 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.22% | 2,416 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.96% | 2,118 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.99% | 652 |
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 | 54.74% | ▼ -0.0pp | 14,999 |
| 7.41d | 54.75% | ▲ +1.5pp | 143,152 |
| 7.41c | 53.23% | ▼ -0.5pp | 49,921 |
| 7.41b | 53.71% | — | 56,359 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.