Lifestealer
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Ability Build
Disables, Buffs and Passives
Abilities | Disables | Dispellable Buffs | Breakable Passives | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Interrupts Channeling | Silences | Roots | |||
Rage | |||||
Feast | |||||
Ghoul Frenzy | |||||
Infest |
Item Build
Hero Strategy
Right-click opponents as much as you can on the lane for extra damage and sustain from Feast.
Orb of corrosion is great at harrassing enemies in the laning stage and works well with lifestealers spells.
Consider investing a point in Rage early on if there's a need for dispel or spell-immunity.
If the enemy has no way to cancel rage TP, be more aggresive on sides lanes and rage TP out.
Once you hit 6, you are really hard to kill and you can dispatch your support to help other lanes.
You can save an ally by Infesting it.
Lifestealer doesn't farm fast but is decent at fighting in early to mid game. Join good looking fights.
If you have gap-closing ally you can choose to Infest him to be able to get on top of opponents quickly.
Orchid, Basher and Scythe are problematic. Adjust your playstyle and itemization accordingly.
You can slow siege opponents' building by damaging it during Rage and then backing away.
Counter Strategy
Chip damage doesn't work against Lifestealer as he is able to recover with Feast. If you manage to bring him below half HP it will be hard for him to feast as he risks dying
Buy boots early against Lifestealer as he is a fast hero who often buys Venom Orb and rushes Phase Boots
Items and spells that go through spell immunity are effective against Lifestealer
When you gank Lifestealer he will Rage and teleport out on first signs of trouble. Make sure you disable him before he rages if you do not yet have a disable that goes through spell immunity
Lifestealer's main spell in fights is Rage. Play around it by disabling him or by saving heroes he is chasing
Lifestealer tends to have lots of evasion due to his level 20 talent and a Halberd purchase. Look to counter it by getting true strike items
Keep in mind that Lifestealer might be infested in the initiating hero or that he can use Infest to escape