Lifestealer stats, abilities and strategy [7.41a]
Infests other units for mobility and strength
Should Lifestealer get close to his prey, there is little that can save them. Travelling within a creep or an allied hero, once he nears a foe he explodes from his host body, surprising enemies and tearing into them with his claws.
Win Rate 52.2%
Pick Rate 18.6%
Attributes
626 +52.8/lvl
255 +21.6/lvl
23 +2.4/lvl
15 +1.9/lvl
15 +1.8/lvl
Stats
Damage:
46 - 52 + 2.4/level (129 - 135 at level 30)
Range:
150
Armor:
3.5 + 0.3/level (15.0 at level 30)
Movement:
320
Roles
Carry
Durable
Nuker
Pusher
Support
Escape
Disabler
Initiator
Patch 7.41a
- Base Damage decreased by 3
- Damage on level 1 decreased from 49–55 to 46–52
Patch 7.41
- Base 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
Facets
Abilities
ABILITY: Passive
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: No
PASSIVE: Breakable
DISPELLABLE: Yes
DEBUFF: Yes
Passively grants Lifestealer Attack Speed.
Patch 7.41a
- Bonus Attack Speed decreased from 5 per level to 4 per level
Patch 7.41
- Reworked into Innate ability. Passive
- Provides Lifestealer with 5 bonus Attack Speed per level
Distant memories of the Vile Council fuel one mind to plotting and the other to more immediate dark ends.
Rage
PASSIVE: No
Launch into a maddened rage, becoming Debuff Immune, increasing magic resistance and gaining movement speed. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
DURATION: 3 / 4 / 5 / 6
MAGIC RESISTANCE: 80%
MOVESPEED BONUS: 6% / 9% / 12% / 15%
20 / 19 / 18 / 17
80 / 100 / 120 / 140
LEVEL 25 TALENT: +1s Rage Duration
Patch 7.41a
- Movespeed Bonus decreased from 9/12/15/18% to 6/9/12/15%
Patch 7.41
- Now also provides 9/12/15/18% bonus movement speed while active
The madness and brutality of N'aix makes him a vicious and unrelenting foe in combat.
Open Wounds
AFFECTS: Unit
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: No
PASSIVE: No
DISPELLABLE: Yes
DEBUFF: Yes
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.
Open Wounds slows over 8 different steps: 50% / 50% / 40% / 30% / 20% / 10% / 10% / 10%, with the slow decreasing one step per second.
The amount healed is amplified by Lifestealer's Lifesteal Amplification.
DURATION: 7
DAMAGE TO HEALING: 20% / 30% / 40% / 50%
MAX SLOW: 50%
30 / 25 / 20 / 15
90
300 / 400 / 500 / 600
LEVEL 20 TALENT: +25% Open Wounds Lifesteal
LEVEL 15 TALENT: 50 Attack Speed on Open Wounds Target
Patch 7.41
- Mana Cost decreased from 100 to 90
- Max Slow increased from 35/40/45/50% to 50%
Fresh wounds and the scent of blood often draw out the scavengers to finish the job.
Feast
ABILITY: Passive
DAMAGE TYPE: Physical
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: Yes
PASSIVE: Breakable
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.
Works on allies and enemies. Does not affect Roshan.
The heal is independent of the damage.
Break disables the gaining of new stacks.
Break does not disable the bonuses from existing stacks.
HEAL FROM TARGET'S MAX HEALTH: 1.45% / 2.05% / 2.65% / 3.25%
MAX HEALTH DAMAGE: 1.45% / 2.05% / 2.65% / 3.25%
MAX HP PER HERO KILL: 10
MAX HP PER CREEP KILL: 1
LEVEL 25 TALENT: +1% Feast Heal and Damage
Patch 7.41a
- Max HP per Hero Kill decreased from 10/15/20/25 to 10
Patch 7.41
- Now is a basic ability
- Heal From Target's Max Health rescaled from 2/2.25/2.5/2.75% to 1.45/2.05/2.65/3.25%
- Max Health Damage rescaled from 2/2.25/2.5/2.75% to 1.45/2.05/2.65/3.25%
- Max Health per Hero Kill increased from 10 to 10/15/20/25
- No longer increases deny health threshold to 75%
After escaping from his cell in Devarque, N'aix subsisted on flesh and bones of those unfortunate to cross his path.
Infest
AFFECTS: Unit
DAMAGE TYPE: Magical
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: Yes
PASSIVE: No
BUFF: Yes
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
Lifestealer gains experience while under the effects of Infest.
Creeps that are controlled while Infested gain Infest's movement speed bonus.
Does not trigger spell reflect.
Infest can be used on Ancient creeps.
DAMAGE RADIUS: 700 / 700 / 700
DAMAGE: 150 / 275 / 400
MOVEMENT SPEED: 15% / 20% / 25%
HEALTH BONUS: 400 / 800 / 1200
SELF MAX HP REGEN: 3% / 4% / 5%
CREEP MAX HP LOSS / SEC: 1.5% / 0.75% / 0%
80 / 65 / 50
100 / 125 / 150
150
Aghanim's Scepter
Increases cast range and reduces cooldown to 20s. Infest may target enemy heroes for a short duration, attacking them from the inside while increasing Lifestealer's regeneration rate.
Aghanim's Shard
Consuming a creep with Infest drenches enemies in blood which deals damage over time based on the host's remaining health.
LEVEL 20 TALENT: +12% Infest Target Movespeed/Health
LEVEL 15 TALENT: +175 Infest Damage
Patch 7.41
- Now can be used on Ancient creeps by default
- Aghanim's Shard upgrade reworked
- 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
With this infestation, N'aix consumes the life blood of the host, restoring him back to full unholy power.
Consume
PASSIVE: No
Lifestealer eats the host body from the inside out, exploding from within.
Talents
+1s Rage Duration
+1% Feast Heal and Damage
+ 2.0%
+25% Open Wounds Lifesteal
+12% Infest Target Movespeed/Health
+ 0.5%
50 Attack Speed on Open Wounds Target
+ 2.8%
+175 Infest Damage
+20 Movement Speed
+ 2.8%
+4 All Attributes
Win Rate
Pick Rate
Patch 7.41
- Level 10 Talent +3% Ghoul Frenzy Movement Speed replaced with +20 Movement Speed
- Level 15 Talent +15% Open Wounds Slow replaced with 50 Attack Speed on Open Wounds Target
- Level 15 Talent +50 Ghoul Frenzy Attack Speed replaced with +175 Infest Damage
- Level 20 Talent Infest Target Movespeed/Health decreased from +15% to +12%
Strategy
Right-click opponents as much as you can in the lane for extra damage and sustain from your Feast passive. Also, make sure to secure last hits and denies to get free max HP from the passive.
{orb-of-corrosion} is great option at harassing enemies in the laning stage and works well against high healing lineups.
Consider investing a point in Rage early on if there's a need for dispel or debuff immunity.
If the enemy has no way to cancel Rage and {town-portal-scroll}, be more aggresive on sides lanes and use the opportunity to Teleport out.
You can save an ally by using Infest on them, instantly granting them a health bonus.
Lifestealer doesn't farm quickly before getting his first farming item, such as {radiance}. But after that, he becomes a strong hero to fight with in the mid game
If you have gap-closing ally, you can choose to Infest him to be able to get on top of opponents quickly.
{orchid-malevolence}, {skull-basher} and {scythe-of-vyse} are problematic for your hero. Adjust your playstyle and itemization accordingly.
You can slow siege opponents' building by damaging it during Rage and then backing away.
Lifestealer becomes very difficult to kill in lane once he reaches level 6. In most cases, your opponents will struggle to stay in lane against you after this power spike and might leave you alone. Take advantage of this by staying in lane as long as possible to maximize your farm before picking up your first major farming item.
Counter Strategy
Chip damage doesn't work against Lifestealer as he is able to recover with lifesteal from Feast. If you manage to bring him below half HP, it will be hard for him to lifesteal back up as he risks dying
Buy {boots-of-speed} early against Lifestealer as he is a fast hero who often buys {orb-of-corrosion} and rushes {phase-boots}
Items and spells that go through debuff immunity are effective against Lifestealer
When you gank Lifestealer, he will Rage and {town-portal-scroll} 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 debuff immunity
Lifestealer's main spell in fights is Rage. Play around it by disabling him or kite him by saving heroes he is chasing
Lifestealer tends to have evasion due to his {radiance}. Look to counter it by getting accuracy and true strike items like {monkey-king-bar}
Keep in mind that Lifestealer might be Infested in the initiating hero or that he can use Infest to escape