Lifestealer Counters

Items

• Hand of Midas For the character from Dota 2 lore, see Midas.   Item   Changelogs     Hand of MidasB Preserved through unknown magical means, the Hand of Midas is a weapon of greed, sacrificing animals to can kill creep which Naix   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Lifestealer 25 + 3.3 18 + 1.9 15 + 1.75 Level Base infested   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Lifestealer 25 + 3.3 18 + 1.9 15 + 1.75 Level Base .
• Heaven`s Halberd disarms and increases the wielder`s evasion, extremely useful against auto attack Heroes, just like Lifestealer.
• Medallion of Courage, Blight Stone, Desolator and others armor reduction items weakens Lifestealer even more.
• Solar Crest gets a special mention as it offers evasion plus armor reduction.
• Manta Style   Item   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Manta Style An axe made of reflective materials that causes confusion amongst enemy ranks. Cost5000 (900) Bought FromArmor Active Mirror Image Bonus +10 Strength+26 Agility+10 Intelligence+15 provides escape and illusions, which Lifestealer has troubles.

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Hero

Strategy   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Contents 1 Gameplay 1.1 Generic/Laning Lifestealer 1.2 Jungling Lifestealer 2 Ability Builds

Counters

Equipment   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     v • d • e Lifestealer Equipment (collapse sets)Sets Bloody Ripper Bonds of Madness Set Compendium Bloody Ripper Redrage

Gear   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     This is a list of cosmetic items that reflects Lifestealer s design aesthetics.

Responses   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     v • d • e  Voice responses Hero responses Abaddon Alchemist Ancient Apparition Anti-Mage Arc Warden Axe Bane

Sounds   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     v • d • e  Dota 2 Sounds Hero Sounds Abaddon Alchemist Ancient Apparition Anti-Mage Arc Warden Axe

Lore   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     N aix, the Lifestealer In the dungeons of Devarque, a vengeful wizard lay

Old Abilities   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Infest (Pre 6.72) PlayRT AbilityTarget Unit AffectsSelf The Lifestealer tears its way

Changelogs   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Contents 1 Version history 2 Patch history Version history edit] Version Description

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Ancient Apparition "AA" redirects here. For the professional player, see ARS-ART.   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs    

• Ice Blast prevents Lifestealer from lifestealing Lifesteal allows the attacking unit to gain health when damaging an enemy, which includes any attack modifier with attack damage. The lifesteal ability can be gained via items, passive abilities or the auras of other and healing with Infest in fights.

Bane Not to be confused with Banehallow.   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Bane 22 +

• Enfeeble cannot be purged off by Rage.
• Fiend`s Grip can disable Lifestealer through Rage.

Beastmaster   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Beastmaster 23 + 2.5 18 + 1.6 16 +

• Call of the Wild: Boar slows Lifestealer`s movement and attack speed through Rage.
• Primal Roar pierces Rage and can disable Lifestealer in fights.

Chaos Knight   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Chaos Knight 22 + 3.2 14 + 2.1 16 + 1.2 Level

• Reality Rifts armor reduction is very strong against Lifestealer who mainly depends on his Rage to survive.
• Phantasm is very strong against Lifestealer, as he has no way of killing the illusions.

Luna   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Luna 15 + 2.5 18 + 3.3 16 +

• Although he can avoid Eclipse with Rage and Infest, Luna`s physical damage can be enough to deal with him.
• Manta Style   Item   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Manta Style An axe made of reflective materials that causes confusion amongst enemy ranks. Cost5000 (900) Bought FromArmor Active Mirror Image Bonus +10 Strength+26 Agility+10 Intelligence+15 is a common pick on Luna, which can help her dispel Open Wounds, and in addition, Lifestealer is not good against illusions created by Manta Style   Item   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Manta Style An axe made of reflective materials that causes confusion amongst enemy ranks. Cost5000 (900) Bought FromArmor Active Mirror Image Bonus +10 Strength+26 Agility+10 Intelligence+15 .

Phantom Lancer   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Phantom Lancer 21 + 2 29 + 2.6 21 + 2 Level

• Doppelganger can be used to dispel Open Wounds
• Lifestealer has no way of dealing with Phantom Lancer`s illusions.

Slark   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Slark 20 + 1.9 21 + 1.5 16 + 1.7 Level Base

• Dark Pact can be used to remove Open Wounds.
• Shadow Dance allows Slark to attack Lifestealer for its duration without any way for Lifestealer to fight back.
• Slark commonly buys a Silver Edge   Item   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Silver Edge Once used to slay an unjust king, only to have the kingdom erupt into civil war in the aftermath. Cost5550 (700) Bought FromWeapons Active , which can break For the passive ability of Tranquil Boots, see here. Break is a status effect that disables passive abilities from those affected. It does not disable passive components from items such as evasion from Talisman of Lifestealer`s Feast, severely diminishing his damage output and lifesteal.

Weaver   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Weaver 15 + 1.8 14 + 2.8 15 + 1.8 Level Base

• The Swarm can be used to lower Lifestealer`s already low armor, rendering him very vulnerable to physical damage. The Swarm is not blocked by Rage
• Shukuchi renders the Open Wounds slow pretty useless, as it gives Weaver maximum movement speed, allowing him escape.

Others

• Nyx Assassin This page is about the hero. For the goddess in Dota 2 lore, see Nyx.   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   abilities, except Vendetta, can`t penetrate Rage. Also, as a Hero who doesn`t build Black King Bar   Item   Changelogs     Black King BarB A powerful staff imbued with the strength of giants. Cost3975 (1375) Bought FromArmor Active Avatar Bonus +10 Strength+24 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe or Linken`s Sphere   Item   Interactions   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Linken s Sphere This magical sphere once protected one of the most famous heroes in history. Cost4850 (1000) Bought FromArmor Active Transfer Spellblock Passive Spellblock , he can be easily open wounded   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Lifestealer 25 + 3.3 18 + 1.9 15 + 1.75 Level Base .

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• If a Clockwerk should be foolish enough to trap you inside his Power Cogs, turn on Rage and Open Wounds and teach him a lesson.
• You can easily bait a Clockwerk to hook your fragile support by hiding inside him too, turning the gank around. Be mindful of how many friends he brought with him.

• Focusing him is the best choice you can make, as Lion is a bored Hero in a fight/gank while being squish and lacking escapes. Usually you can kill him in 4 or 5 hits.
• Cast Rage and Open Wounds on him, as none of his disables pierces spell immunity and he lacks escapes, and go kill him.

• Keep your Rage to kill the Supernova. Don`t try to kill him before as he could be trying to bait you to waste your ability, and you have no way of chasing once he dives away.

• Pudge has a high Strength gain and his @@@#@@@HP(hp.com)###@### is increased step by step by gaining stacks by Flesh Heap, which Feast greatly counters this point.

• Spectral Dagger, Desolate and Dispersion damage/debuffs don`t pierce spell immunity from Rage.
• Radiance and Diffusal Blade also don`t pierce spell immunity.
• Unlike other escape mechanisms, Infest cannot be countered by Haunt.
• Spectre`s tankiness from Dispersion means that Lifestealer will have high bonus damage from Feast for longer.

• Sven`s high strength and lack of mobility apart for Warcry makes him a prime target during the early stages of the game when his escape ability lies in his stun, which can be dodged by a well timed Rage. Be careful in later stages of the match after Sven gets his Black King Bar and lifesteal items as he will be able to trade blows quite effectively.

• All of Techies` damage is magical, making it useless against Rage, also the CC effects from Stasis Trap and Blast Off don`t pierce Rage.
  • Usually teams have a hard time pushing highground against Techies, but Lifestealer can just pop Rage and walk uphill without fear of Techies.

• Lifestealer`s Rage makes him immune to all of Tinker`s damage and debuffs.
• Lifestealer can infest any mobile hero (teams usually pick one against Tinker) and make sure Tinker dies if he is caught.