Lifestealer

Strength•Melee•Carry, Durable, Escape, Disabler

Skill Build

A level 1-25 plan based on this hero's current ability list. Adjust talents and extra spells for the match.

Levels 1-25

1
Rage
Q
Rage
Launch into a maddened rage, becoming Debuff Immune, increasing magic resistance and gaining movement speed. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
Recommended: level 1Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 20 / 19 / 18 / 17sMana: 80 / 100 / 120 / 140
2
Open Wounds
W
Open Wounds
Lifestealer rends an enemy unit, slowing the victim's movement speed and allowing all allies to regain health for a percentage of the damage they deal to that unit. The victim recovers movement speed over the duration.
Recommended: level 2Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 30 / 25 / 20 / 15sMana: 90
3
Feast
E
Feast
Lifestealer's attacks deal damage and provide heal for a percentage of his target's max health. He gains permanent max HP whenever he kills a unit.
Recommended: level 3Hotkey: EMax level: 4
4
Rage
Q
Rage
Launch into a maddened rage, becoming Debuff Immune, increasing magic resistance and gaining movement speed. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
Recommended: level 4Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 20 / 19 / 18 / 17sMana: 80 / 100 / 120 / 140
5
Rage
Q
Rage
Launch into a maddened rage, becoming Debuff Immune, increasing magic resistance and gaining movement speed. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
Recommended: level 5Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 20 / 19 / 18 / 17sMana: 80 / 100 / 120 / 140
6
Infest
R
Infest
Lifestealer infests the body of a target unit, becoming undetectable, and healing for a portion of his max hitpoints every second while inside. He can then explode from the host body, dealing damage to nearby enemies. If the infested unit is an enemy creep or a neutral creep, he can take control of the unit's ability to move and attack, and the creep loses a portion of their max hitpoints over time. Does not work on enemy heroes. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
Recommended: level 6Hotkey: RMax level: 3Cooldown: 80 / 65 / 50sMana: 100 / 125 / 150
7
Rage
Q
Rage
Launch into a maddened rage, becoming Debuff Immune, increasing magic resistance and gaining movement speed. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
Recommended: level 7Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 20 / 19 / 18 / 17sMana: 80 / 100 / 120 / 140
8
Open Wounds
W
Open Wounds
Lifestealer rends an enemy unit, slowing the victim's movement speed and allowing all allies to regain health for a percentage of the damage they deal to that unit. The victim recovers movement speed over the duration.
Recommended: level 8Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 30 / 25 / 20 / 15sMana: 90
9
Open Wounds
W
Open Wounds
Lifestealer rends an enemy unit, slowing the victim's movement speed and allowing all allies to regain health for a percentage of the damage they deal to that unit. The victim recovers movement speed over the duration.
Recommended: level 9Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 30 / 25 / 20 / 15sMana: 90
10Talent
+4 All Attributes
11
Open Wounds
W
Open Wounds
Lifestealer rends an enemy unit, slowing the victim's movement speed and allowing all allies to regain health for a percentage of the damage they deal to that unit. The victim recovers movement speed over the duration.
Recommended: level 11Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 30 / 25 / 20 / 15sMana: 90
12
Infest
R
Infest
Lifestealer infests the body of a target unit, becoming undetectable, and healing for a portion of his max hitpoints every second while inside. He can then explode from the host body, dealing damage to nearby enemies. If the infested unit is an enemy creep or a neutral creep, he can take control of the unit's ability to move and attack, and the creep loses a portion of their max hitpoints over time. Does not work on enemy heroes. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
Recommended: level 12Hotkey: RMax level: 3Cooldown: 80 / 65 / 50sMana: 100 / 125 / 150
13
Feast
E
Feast
Lifestealer's attacks deal damage and provide heal for a percentage of his target's max health. He gains permanent max HP whenever he kills a unit.
Recommended: level 13Hotkey: EMax level: 4
14
Feast
E
Feast
Lifestealer's attacks deal damage and provide heal for a percentage of his target's max health. He gains permanent max HP whenever he kills a unit.
Recommended: level 14Hotkey: EMax level: 4
15Talent
+damage Infest Damage
16
Feast
E
Feast
Lifestealer's attacks deal damage and provide heal for a percentage of his target's max health. He gains permanent max HP whenever he kills a unit.
Recommended: level 16Hotkey: EMax level: 4
17
Infest
R
Infest
Lifestealer infests the body of a target unit, becoming undetectable, and healing for a portion of his max hitpoints every second while inside. He can then explode from the host body, dealing damage to nearby enemies. If the infested unit is an enemy creep or a neutral creep, he can take control of the unit's ability to move and attack, and the creep loses a portion of their max hitpoints over time. Does not work on enemy heroes. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
Recommended: level 17Hotkey: RMax level: 3Cooldown: 80 / 65 / 50sMana: 100 / 125 / 150
18Stats
Stats
19Stats
Stats
20Talent
+bonus movement speed% Infest Target Movespeed/Health
21Stats
Stats
22Stats
Stats
23Stats
Stats
24Stats
Stats
25Talent
+hp damage percent% Feast Heal and Damage

1
Rage
Q
Rage
Launch into a maddened rage, becoming Debuff Immune, increasing magic resistance and gaining movement speed. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
Recommended: level 1Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 20 / 19 / 18 / 17sMana: 80 / 100 / 120 / 140
2
Open Wounds
W
Open Wounds
Lifestealer rends an enemy unit, slowing the victim's movement speed and allowing all allies to regain health for a percentage of the damage they deal to that unit. The victim recovers movement speed over the duration.
Recommended: level 2Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 30 / 25 / 20 / 15sMana: 90
3
Feast
E
Feast
Lifestealer's attacks deal damage and provide heal for a percentage of his target's max health. He gains permanent max HP whenever he kills a unit.
Recommended: level 3Hotkey: EMax level: 4
4
Rage
Q
Rage
Launch into a maddened rage, becoming Debuff Immune, increasing magic resistance and gaining movement speed. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
Recommended: level 4Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 20 / 19 / 18 / 17sMana: 80 / 100 / 120 / 140
5
Rage
Q
Rage
Launch into a maddened rage, becoming Debuff Immune, increasing magic resistance and gaining movement speed. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
Recommended: level 5Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 20 / 19 / 18 / 17sMana: 80 / 100 / 120 / 140
6
Infest
R
Infest
Lifestealer infests the body of a target unit, becoming undetectable, and healing for a portion of his max hitpoints every second while inside. He can then explode from the host body, dealing damage to nearby enemies. If the infested unit is an enemy creep or a neutral creep, he can take control of the unit's ability to move and attack, and the creep loses a portion of their max hitpoints over time. Does not work on enemy heroes. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
Recommended: level 6Hotkey: RMax level: 3Cooldown: 80 / 65 / 50sMana: 100 / 125 / 150
7
Rage
Q
Rage
Launch into a maddened rage, becoming Debuff Immune, increasing magic resistance and gaining movement speed. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
Recommended: level 7Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 20 / 19 / 18 / 17sMana: 80 / 100 / 120 / 140
8
Open Wounds
W
Open Wounds
Lifestealer rends an enemy unit, slowing the victim's movement speed and allowing all allies to regain health for a percentage of the damage they deal to that unit. The victim recovers movement speed over the duration.
Recommended: level 8Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 30 / 25 / 20 / 15sMana: 90
9
Open Wounds
W
Open Wounds
Lifestealer rends an enemy unit, slowing the victim's movement speed and allowing all allies to regain health for a percentage of the damage they deal to that unit. The victim recovers movement speed over the duration.
Recommended: level 9Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 30 / 25 / 20 / 15sMana: 90
10Talent
+4 All Attributes
11
Open Wounds
W
Open Wounds
Lifestealer rends an enemy unit, slowing the victim's movement speed and allowing all allies to regain health for a percentage of the damage they deal to that unit. The victim recovers movement speed over the duration.
Recommended: level 11Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 30 / 25 / 20 / 15sMana: 90
12
Infest
R
Infest
Lifestealer infests the body of a target unit, becoming undetectable, and healing for a portion of his max hitpoints every second while inside. He can then explode from the host body, dealing damage to nearby enemies. If the infested unit is an enemy creep or a neutral creep, he can take control of the unit's ability to move and attack, and the creep loses a portion of their max hitpoints over time. Does not work on enemy heroes. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
Recommended: level 12Hotkey: RMax level: 3Cooldown: 80 / 65 / 50sMana: 100 / 125 / 150
13
Feast
E
Feast
Lifestealer's attacks deal damage and provide heal for a percentage of his target's max health. He gains permanent max HP whenever he kills a unit.
Recommended: level 13Hotkey: EMax level: 4

14
Feast
E
Feast
Lifestealer's attacks deal damage and provide heal for a percentage of his target's max health. He gains permanent max HP whenever he kills a unit.
Recommended: level 14Hotkey: EMax level: 4
15Talent
+damage Infest Damage
16
Feast
E
Feast
Lifestealer's attacks deal damage and provide heal for a percentage of his target's max health. He gains permanent max HP whenever he kills a unit.
Recommended: level 16Hotkey: EMax level: 4
17
Infest
R
Infest
Lifestealer infests the body of a target unit, becoming undetectable, and healing for a portion of his max hitpoints every second while inside. He can then explode from the host body, dealing damage to nearby enemies. If the infested unit is an enemy creep or a neutral creep, he can take control of the unit's ability to move and attack, and the creep loses a portion of their max hitpoints over time. Does not work on enemy heroes. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
Recommended: level 17Hotkey: RMax level: 3Cooldown: 80 / 65 / 50sMana: 100 / 125 / 150
18Stats
Stats
19Stats
Stats
20Talent
+bonus movement speed% Infest Target Movespeed/Health
21Stats
Stats
22Stats
Stats
23Stats
Stats
24Stats
Stats
25Talent
+hp damage percent% Feast Heal and Damage

1
Rage
Q
Rage
Launch into a maddened rage, becoming Debuff Immune, increasing magic resistance and gaining movement speed. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
Recommended: level 1Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 20 / 19 / 18 / 17sMana: 80 / 100 / 120 / 140
2
Open Wounds
W
Open Wounds
Lifestealer rends an enemy unit, slowing the victim's movement speed and allowing all allies to regain health for a percentage of the damage they deal to that unit. The victim recovers movement speed over the duration.
Recommended: level 2Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 30 / 25 / 20 / 15sMana: 90
3
Feast
E
Feast
Lifestealer's attacks deal damage and provide heal for a percentage of his target's max health. He gains permanent max HP whenever he kills a unit.
Recommended: level 3Hotkey: EMax level: 4
4
Rage
Q
Rage
Launch into a maddened rage, becoming Debuff Immune, increasing magic resistance and gaining movement speed. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
Recommended: level 4Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 20 / 19 / 18 / 17sMana: 80 / 100 / 120 / 140
5
Rage
Q
Rage
Launch into a maddened rage, becoming Debuff Immune, increasing magic resistance and gaining movement speed. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
Recommended: level 5Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 20 / 19 / 18 / 17sMana: 80 / 100 / 120 / 140
6
Infest
R
Infest
Lifestealer infests the body of a target unit, becoming undetectable, and healing for a portion of his max hitpoints every second while inside. He can then explode from the host body, dealing damage to nearby enemies. If the infested unit is an enemy creep or a neutral creep, he can take control of the unit's ability to move and attack, and the creep loses a portion of their max hitpoints over time. Does not work on enemy heroes. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
Recommended: level 6Hotkey: RMax level: 3Cooldown: 80 / 65 / 50sMana: 100 / 125 / 150
7
Rage
Q
Rage
Launch into a maddened rage, becoming Debuff Immune, increasing magic resistance and gaining movement speed. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
Recommended: level 7Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 20 / 19 / 18 / 17sMana: 80 / 100 / 120 / 140
8
Open Wounds
W
Open Wounds
Lifestealer rends an enemy unit, slowing the victim's movement speed and allowing all allies to regain health for a percentage of the damage they deal to that unit. The victim recovers movement speed over the duration.
Recommended: level 8Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 30 / 25 / 20 / 15sMana: 90
9
Open Wounds
W
Open Wounds
Lifestealer rends an enemy unit, slowing the victim's movement speed and allowing all allies to regain health for a percentage of the damage they deal to that unit. The victim recovers movement speed over the duration.
Recommended: level 9Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 30 / 25 / 20 / 15sMana: 90

10Talent
+4 All Attributes
11
Open Wounds
W
Open Wounds
Lifestealer rends an enemy unit, slowing the victim's movement speed and allowing all allies to regain health for a percentage of the damage they deal to that unit. The victim recovers movement speed over the duration.
Recommended: level 11Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 30 / 25 / 20 / 15sMana: 90
12
Infest
R
Infest
Lifestealer infests the body of a target unit, becoming undetectable, and healing for a portion of his max hitpoints every second while inside. He can then explode from the host body, dealing damage to nearby enemies. If the infested unit is an enemy creep or a neutral creep, he can take control of the unit's ability to move and attack, and the creep loses a portion of their max hitpoints over time. Does not work on enemy heroes. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
Recommended: level 12Hotkey: RMax level: 3Cooldown: 80 / 65 / 50sMana: 100 / 125 / 150
13
Feast
E
Feast
Lifestealer's attacks deal damage and provide heal for a percentage of his target's max health. He gains permanent max HP whenever he kills a unit.
Recommended: level 13Hotkey: EMax level: 4
14
Feast
E
Feast
Lifestealer's attacks deal damage and provide heal for a percentage of his target's max health. He gains permanent max HP whenever he kills a unit.
Recommended: level 14Hotkey: EMax level: 4
15Talent
+damage Infest Damage
16
Feast
E
Feast
Lifestealer's attacks deal damage and provide heal for a percentage of his target's max health. He gains permanent max HP whenever he kills a unit.
Recommended: level 16Hotkey: EMax level: 4
17
Infest
R
Infest
Lifestealer infests the body of a target unit, becoming undetectable, and healing for a portion of his max hitpoints every second while inside. He can then explode from the host body, dealing damage to nearby enemies. If the infested unit is an enemy creep or a neutral creep, he can take control of the unit's ability to move and attack, and the creep loses a portion of their max hitpoints over time. Does not work on enemy heroes. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
Recommended: level 17Hotkey: RMax level: 3Cooldown: 80 / 65 / 50sMana: 100 / 125 / 150
18Stats
Stats

19Stats
Stats
20Talent
+bonus movement speed% Infest Target Movespeed/Health
21Stats
Stats
22Stats
Stats
23Stats
Stats
24Stats
Stats
25Talent
+hp damage percent% Feast Heal and Damage

Talent tree

+durations Rage Duration

Lv25Pick one

+hp damage percent% Feast Heal and Damage

+heal percent% Open Wounds Lifesteal

Lv20Pick one

+bonus movement speed% Infest Target Movespeed/Health

attack speed on target Attack Speed on Open Wounds Target

Lv15Pick one

+damage Infest Damage

+20 Movement Speed

Lv10Pick one

+4 All Attributes

Item Builds

Based on real match data from OpenDota. Sorted by popularity.

Starting Items

8 items

Gauntlets of Strength

140g

Iron Branch

55g

Targets the ground to plant a happy little tree that lasts for 20 seconds.

Quelling Blade

100g

Destroy a target tree.

Tango

90g

Consumes a target tree to gain 7 health regeneration for 16 seconds. Consuming an Ironwood Tree doubles the heal duration. Comes with 3 charges. Can be used on an allied hero to give them one Tango. Tree Range: 165

Faerie Fire

65g

Instantly restores 85 health.

Magic Stick

200g

Instantly restores 15 health and mana per charge stored. Max 10 charges. Gains a charge whenever a visible enemy within 1200 range uses an ability.

Circlet

155g

Observer Ward

Plants an Observer Ward, an invisible watcher that gives ground vision in a 1600 radius to your team. Lasts 6 minutes. Hold Control to give one Observer Ward to an allied hero.

Early Game

5 items

Phase Boots

1,450g

Gives 20% increased movement speed on melee heroes, and 10% on ranged heroes, and lets you move through units and turn more quickly for 3 seconds.

Bracer

505g

Power Treads

1,400g

Switches between +10 Strength, +10 Agility, or +10 Intelligence.

Wraith Band

505g

Orb of Corrosion

1,050g

Your attacks reduce the target's armor by -2, slows their movement by -16% (-8% against melee targets), and reduces Health Restoration by 16%. Lasts for 3 seconds.

Mid Game

8 items

Radiance

4,700g

When active, scorches enemies for 60 magical damage per second. Illusions deal 35 magical damage per second. Radius: 650

Yasha

2,100g

Armlet of Mordiggian

2,500g

When active, Unholy Strength grants +35 damage, +25 strength and +4 armor, but drains 45 health per second. You cannot die from the health drain when Unholy Strength is activated, nor from the strength loss when Unholy Strength is deactivated.

Sange

2,100g

Sange and Yasha

4,200g

Manta Style

4,650g

Creates 2 images of your hero that last 18 seconds. Melee images deal 33% damage, while Ranged images deal 28%. Illusions take 300% damage. Dispel Type: Basic Dispel

Skull Basher

2,875g

Grants melee heroes a 25% chance on hit to stun the target for 1.2 seconds and deal 100 bonus physical damage. Bash chance for ranged heroes is 10%.

Aghanim's Scepter

4,200g

Upgrades the ultimate, and some abilities, of all heroes.

Late Game

8 items

Aghanim's Scepter

4,200g

Upgrades the ultimate, and some abilities, of all heroes.

Sange and Yasha

4,200g

Abyssal Blade

6,250g

Stuns a target enemy unit for 1.6 seconds. Pierces Debuff Immunity.

Manta Style

4,650g

Creates 2 images of your hero that last 18 seconds. Melee images deal 33% damage, while Ranged images deal 28%. Illusions take 300% damage. Dispel Type: Basic Dispel

Assault Cuirass

5,125g

Grants 30 attack speed and 5 armor to nearby allied units and structures, and decreases nearby enemy unit and structure armor by -5. Radius: 1200

Monkey King Bar

5,000g

Grants each attack a 80% chance to pierce through evasion and deal 70 bonus magical damage.

Black King Bar

4,050g

Applies a basic dispel. Grants 60% magic resistance and immunity to reflected and pure damage. For the duration of the effect, any negative effect from enemy spells has no effect. Duration: 9s Dispel Type: Basic Dispel

Aghanim's Blessing

5,800g

Upgrades the ultimate, and some abilities, of all heroes.