Lifestealer
Historical Balance Tracker & Intelligence
Balance History
6/22/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
5/6/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.41bNet Gain
4/7/2026No hero-specific updates in this patch.
3/27/2026
Base Damage decreased by 3
Damage on level 1 decreased from 49–55 to 46–52
Ghoul Frenzy: Bonus Attack Speed decreased from 5 per level to 4 per level
Rage: Movespeed Bonus decreased from 9/12/15/18% to 6/9/12/15%
Feast: Max HP per Hero Kill decreased from 10/15/20/25 to 10
Patch 7.41Net Gain
3/24/2026Base Damage increased by 10
Damage at level 1 increased from 39–45 to 49–55
Base Attack Speed increased from 100 to 120
Base Movement Speed increased from 315 to 320
Ghoul Frenzy: Reworked into Innate ability. Passive
Ghoul Frenzy: Provides Lifestealer with 5 bonus Attack Speed per level
Rage: Now also provides 9/12/15/18% bonus movement speed while active
Open Wounds: Mana Cost decreased from 100 to 90
Open Wounds: Max Slow increased from 35/40/45/50% to 50%
Feast: Now is a basic ability
Feast: Heal From Target's Max Health rescaled from 2/2.25/2.5/2.75% to 1.45/2.05/2.65/3.25%
Feast: Max Health Damage rescaled from 2/2.25/2.5/2.75% to 1.45/2.05/2.65/3.25%
Feast: Max Health per Hero Kill increased from 10 to 10/15/20/25
Feast: No longer increases deny health threshold to 75%
Infest: Now can be used on Ancient creeps by default
Infest: Aghanim's Shard upgrade reworked
Infest: When consuming a creep, enemies also take damage over time equal to 30% of the creep's remaining health. Damage duration: 3s. Has no effect when bursting out of enemy heroes
Talents: Level 10 Talent +3% Ghoul Frenzy Movement Speed replaced with +20 Movement Speed
Talents: Level 15 Talent +15% Open Wounds Slow replaced with 50 Attack Speed on Open Wounds Target
Talents: Level 15 Talent +50 Ghoul Frenzy Attack Speed replaced with +175 Infest Damage
Talents: Level 20 Talent Infest Target Movespeed/Health decreased from +15% to +12%
1/22/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
12/23/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
12/16/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.39eNet Gain
10/2/2025Feast: Hero Creeps no longer count as heroes for Lifestealer's permanent Health bonus
6/12/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/24/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
5/29/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/12/2026
Base Strength decreased from 25 to 23
Damage at level 1 decreased by 2 (from 41–47 to 39–45)
Feast: Heal from Target's Max Health rescaled from 1.5/2/2.5/3% to 2/2.25/2.5/2.75%
Feast: Max Health Damage rescaled from 1.5/2/2.5/3% to 2/2.25/2.5/2.75%
Infest: Creep Max HP Loss / sec decreased from 2/1/0% to 1.5/0.75/0%
3/27/2025
Open Wounds: Mana Cost increased from 75 to 100
3/4/2025
Base Agility decreased by 4
Feast: Max HP per hero kill decreased from 15 to 10
Infest: Aghanim's Scepter no longer disarms targeted enemy hero
Infest: Aghanim's Scepter attack rate improved from 1.25s to 1s
2/19/2025
Base Movement Speed decreased from 320 to 315
Removed Rage and Unfettered Facets
Feast: Max Health Gained now added to the post-game screen
Infest: Can no longer target Ancient creeps by default
Infest: Infested Creeps now lose 2/1/0% of their max HP each second
Talents: Level 10 Talent +150 Infest Damage replaced with +4 All Stats
11/20/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.37dNet Gain
10/3/2024Feast: Max Health Life Steal increased from 1.25/1.75/2.25/2.75% to 1.5/2/2.5/3%
Feast: Max Health Damage increased from 1.25/1.75/2.25/2.75% to 1.5/2/2.5/3%
8/28/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
8/14/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
7/31/2024
Feast: In addition, Lifestealer gains permanent max HP whenever he kills a creep or hero. Max HP per creep kill: 1. Max HP per hero kill: 15
6/25/2024
Corpse Eater: Max Health Bonus per kill decreased from +2 to +1
Corpse Eater: No longer increases max health when killing Other unit types (wards, cogs, etc.)
Corpse Eater: Now receives +5 max health from killing heroes
Open Wounds: Max Slow decreased from 50% to 35/40/45/50%
6/6/2024
Talents: Level 25 Talent Rage/Unfettered Duration decreased from +1.5s to +1.0s
Talents: Level 25 Talent Feast Lifesteal and Damage decreased from +1.2% to +1.0%
5/27/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
5/23/2024
Base Damage decreased by 6
Base Attack Speed decreased from 120 to 100
Agility gain decreased from 2.6 to 1.9
Rage: No longer grants movement speed on active
Rage: Mana Cost rescaled from 75/100/125/150 to 80/100/120/140
Open Wounds: Is now a basic ability
Open Wounds: No longer grants bonus damage based on the enemy's Max Health
Open Wounds: No longer spreads
Open Wounds: Lifesteal decreased from 50% to 20/30/40/50%
Open Wounds: Cooldown increased from 15s to 30/25/20/15s
Open Wounds: Cast Range decreased from 600 to 300/400/500/600
Ghoul Frenzy: No longer applies 15/20/25/30% Movement Slow
Ghoul Frenzy: Now passively grants 2/4/6/8% Movement Speed Bonus to Lifestealer
Ghoul Frenzy: Bonus Attack Speed increased from 25/40/55/70 to 30/50/70/90
Infest: Now upgradable by Aghanim's Shard
Infest: Explosion applies a 50% duration Open Wounds to all damaged enemies
Talents: Level 10 Talent +12% Rage Movement Speed replaced with +3% Ghoul Frenzy Movement Speed
Talents: Level 15 Talent +30 Damage replaced with +50 Ghoul Frenzy Attack Speed
Talents: Level 15 Talent +350 Health replaced with +15% Open Wounds Slow
Talents: Level 20 Talent +15% Ghoul Frenzy Slow replaced with +25% Open Wounds Lifesteal
3/21/2024
Rage: Movement Speed bonus decreased from 9/12/15/18% to 6/9/12/15%
Infest: Aghanim's Scepter Cast Range bonus decreased from 350 to 250
Open Wounds: Cast Range decreased from 800 to 600
Patch 7.35cNet Gain
2/22/2024No hero-specific updates in this patch.
12/21/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/12/2026
Rage: Movement Speed bonus decreased from 15/16/17/18% to 9/12/15/18%
11/21/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.34dNet Gain
10/5/2023Feast: Max Health Damage increased from 0.8/1.1/1.4/1.7% to 1/1.3/1.6/1.9%
9/9/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
8/15/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
8/8/2023
Talents: Level 15 Talent Damage increased from +25 to +30
Talents: Level 15 Talent Health increased from +325 to +350
Talents: Level 25 Talent +1.2% Feast Lifesteal replaced with +1.2% Feast Lifesteal and Damage
7/13/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/16/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
5/14/2023
Rage: Cooldown decreased from 21/20/19/18s to 20/19/18/17s
Ghoul Frenzy: Movement Slow increased from 10/15/20/25% to 15/20/25/30%
Infest: Cooldown decreased from 100/75/50s to 80/65/50s
4/26/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/13/2026
Rage: Spell Immunity replaced with Debuff Immunity with 80% Magic Resistance