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Lifestealer

Lifestealer

StrengthMeleeCarry, Durable, Escape, Disabler

Hero Guides

Different item routes for common ways to play this hero.

Standard build

The safest route from lane to late game using the most common items.

Balanced

Starting Items

Gauntlets of Strength
Gauntlets of Strength140g
Iron Branch
Iron Branch55g
Quelling Blade
Quelling Blade100g
Tango
Tango90g

Early Game

Boots of Speed
Boots of Speed500g
Chainmail
Chainmail500g
Phase Boots
Phase Boots1,450g
Bracer
Bracer505g

Mid Game

Sacred Relic
Sacred Relic3,400g
Radiance
Radiance4,700g
Yasha
Yasha2,100g
Armlet of Mordiggian
Armlet of Mordiggian2,500g

Late Game

Skull Basher
Skull Basher2,875g
Sange
Sange2,100g
Abyssal Blade
Abyssal Blade6,250g
Hyperstone
Hyperstone2,000g

Tempo build

Cheaper early and mid game items when you want to fight sooner.

Fast

Early Game

Boots of Speed
Boots of Speed500g
Chainmail
Chainmail500g
Phase Boots
Phase Boots1,450g
Bracer
Bracer505g
Helm of Iron Will
Helm of Iron Will975g
Armlet of Mordiggian
Armlet of Mordiggian2,500g

Mid Game

Talisman of Evasion
Talisman of Evasion1,300g
Blade of Alacrity
Blade of Alacrity1,000g
Ogre Axe
Ogre Axe1,000g
Yasha
Yasha2,100g
Armlet of Mordiggian
Armlet of Mordiggian2,500g
Mithril Hammer
Mithril Hammer1,600g

Scaling build

Bigger mid and late game items when the match is likely to go long.

Greedy

Mid Game

Sacred Relic
Sacred Relic3,400g
Radiance
Radiance4,700g
Armlet of Mordiggian
Armlet of Mordiggian2,500g
Sange and Yasha
Sange and Yasha4,200g
Desolator
Desolator3,500g

Late Game

Skull Basher
Skull Basher2,875g
Abyssal Blade
Abyssal Blade6,250g
Assault Cuirass
Assault Cuirass5,125g
Aghanim's Scepter
Aghanim's Scepter4,200g
Sange and Yasha
Sange and Yasha4,200g

Situational options

Alternative common pickups to consider when the game calls for it.

Flex

Mid Game

Yasha
Yasha2,100g
Armlet of Mordiggian
Armlet of Mordiggian2,500g

Late Game

Abyssal Blade
Abyssal Blade6,250g
Hyperstone
Hyperstone2,000g

Item Builds

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

Starting Items

Gauntlets of Strength
Gauntlets of Strength140g
Iron Branch
Iron Branch55g
Quelling Blade
Quelling Blade100g
Tango
Tango90g
Faerie Fire
Faerie Fire65g
Magic Stick
Magic Stick200g
Blades of Attack
Blades of Attack450g
Circlet
Circlet155g

Early Game

Boots of Speed
Boots of Speed500g
Chainmail
Chainmail500g
Phase Boots
Phase Boots1,450g
Bracer
Bracer505g
Helm of Iron Will
Helm of Iron Will975g
Armlet of Mordiggian
Armlet of Mordiggian2,500g
Talisman of Evasion
Talisman of Evasion1,300g
Sacred Relic
Sacred Relic3,400g

Mid Game

Sacred Relic
Sacred Relic3,400g
Talisman of Evasion
Talisman of Evasion1,300g
Radiance
Radiance4,700g
Blade of Alacrity
Blade of Alacrity1,000g
Ogre Axe
Ogre Axe1,000g
Yasha
Yasha2,100g
Armlet of Mordiggian
Armlet of Mordiggian2,500g
Mithril Hammer
Mithril Hammer1,600g

Late Game

Skull Basher
Skull Basher2,875g
Sange
Sange2,100g
Abyssal Blade
Abyssal Blade6,250g
Hyperstone
Hyperstone2,000g
Assault Cuirass
Assault Cuirass5,125g
Aghanim's Scepter
Aghanim's Scepter4,200g
Sange and Yasha
Sange and Yasha4,200g
Yasha
Yasha2,100g