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Lifestealer counters and build in Dota 2

Lifestealer in Dota 2: who counters it, who it beats, best allies and the build — start, boots and items through the game on the latest patch.

Lifestealer build

Start
  1. ×2Gauntlets of Strength
  2. Quelling Blade
  3. Tango
  4. ×2Iron Branch
  5. Faerie Fire
Boots
  1. 7 minPhase Boots
Through the game
  1. 3 minMagic Wand
  2. 17 minRadiance
  3. 20 minArmlet of Mordiggian
  4. 24 minSange and Yasha
  5. 25 minSange
  6. 26 minManta Style
  7. 30 minAghanim's Scepter
  8. 32 minSkull Basher
  9. 38 minAbyssal Blade
Talents
  1. +1.0% Feast Heal and Damage 17%+1.0s Rage Duration 83%25
  2. +12% Infest Target Movespeed/Health 17%+25% Open Wounds Lifesteal 83%20
  3. +175 Infest Damage 13%50 Attack Speed on Open Wounds Target 87%15
  4. +4 All Attributes 27%+15 Movement Speed 73%10
Skill build
  1. lvl 7Feast
  2. lvl 10Rage
  3. lvl 15Open Wounds
All ranksHerald — GuardianCrusader — ArchonLegend — AncientDivine — Immortal
  • Position 1: Safe Lane96%

Strong against Lifestealer

HeroAdvantageWin rateMatches
Doom+4.3%50.4%4,268
Morphling+4.3%51.3%3,315
Razor+4.0%52.6%5,517
Bane+3.8%52.1%1,607
Broodmother+3.8%53.7%902
Medusa+3.5%51.2%2,197
Enigma+3.5%53.5%1,894
Abaddon+3.4%53.4%1,976
Death Prophet+3.2%50.7%2,666
Marci+3.0%51.5%2,646
Anti-Mage+2.9%51.3%9,637
Arc Warden+2.8%54.7%2,746

Lifestealer is strong against

HeroAdvantageWin rateMatches
Tiny+4.8%63.0%3,569
Centaur Warrunner+4.7%56.9%6,707
Axe+4.1%56.4%16,040
Kunkka+3.0%54.8%3,699
Tidehunter+2.8%55.4%6,115
Spectre+2.8%52.5%8,627
Techies+2.7%53.3%9,773
Mars+2.7%57.3%3,696
Sven+2.7%52.3%8,945
Elder Titan+2.7%51.4%650
Leshrac+2.5%52.0%1,416
Primal Beast+2.5%55.4%2,230

Best allies for Lifestealer

HeroSynergyWin rateMatches
Elder Titan+3.4%58.9%535
Chen+3.2%53.1%211
Underlord+3.0%52.2%5,666
Bloodseeker+2.9%58.0%688
Mars+2.2%51.3%3,313
Kunkka+2.2%54.0%3,140
Axe+2.0%53.2%12,435
Invoker+1.9%54.8%14,280
Gyrocopter+1.9%50.5%2,228
Sand King+1.9%51.8%2,425
Shadow Fiend+1.7%45.3%4,461
Pangolier+1.7%49.8%2,488
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