Melee Lifesteal
Melee Lifesteal
UpgradeVitalityTier 1

Melee Lifesteal

800PassiveVitality
Your next Melee attack heals you. This heal is 30% effective vs non-heroes. Cooldown is 1.5x as long for Light Melee hits.

Item Details

Cost800
Purchased451.5K
Avg buy time4:15
Avg sell time23:14
UpdatedOct 3, 2026

Heroes That Buy Melee Lifesteal

WraithWraithMarksmanBuy rate89.9%Win rate43.4%Matches228
MinaMinaMarksmanBuy rate78.4%Win rate34.4%Matches547
McGinnisMcGinnisMysticBuy rate74.5%Win rate43.7%Matches263
SevenSevenMysticBuy rate73.6%Win rate42.6%Matches636
Grey TalonGrey TalonMarksmanBuy rate71.1%Win rate39.8%Matches357
VyperVyperAssassinBuy rate71.0%Win rate46.9%Matches303
InfernusInfernusMarksmanBuy rate70.0%Win rate46.4%Matches1.1K
WardenWardenBrawlerBuy rate69.5%Win rate46.6%Matches676
HazeHazeAssassinBuy rate67.2%Win rate41.1%Matches1.8K

Melee Lifesteal By Rank

Highest usage Ascendant 7.6%Highest win rate Eternus 50.8%

Item Usage Across Ranks

Peak usage Ascendant 7.6%
5.8%7.0%8.1%6.4%Initiate6.4%Seeker6.3%Acolyte6.5%Sentinel6.6%Mystic6.6%Ritualist6.8%Emissary7.0%Oracle7.2%Phantom7.6%Ascendant7.6%Eternus

Item Win Rate Across Ranks

High Eternus 50.8% Low Seeker 49.3%
48.4%50.0%51.7%50.2%Initiate49.3%Seeker49.9%Acolyte49.4%Sentinel49.8%Mystic50.6%Ritualist50.0%Emissary50.3%Oracle49.8%Phantom49.5%Ascendant50.8%Eternus

Estimated Item Buyers In Each Rank

Total buyers 79.7K
5.0KInitiate11.2KSeeker10.3KAcolyte8.8KSentinel7.8KMystic7.5KRitualist7.4KEmissary8.1KOracle8.2KPhantom3.7KAscendant1.7KEternus

Item Info

TypeUpgrade
SlotVitality
TierTier 1
Class Nameupgrade_lifestrike_gauntlets

Item Description

Your next Melee attack heals you. This heal is 30% effective vs non-heroes. Cooldown is 1.5x as long for Light Melee hits.

Item Stats

Heal on Melee Hit100
NonHeroHealPct30
Cooldown8s
ChannelMoveSpeed-1m
AbilityUnitTargetLimit1
LightMeleeCooldownMult1.5
Melee Damage+12%
Charge Delay-1.0s

Upgrade Bonuses

BonusMeleeDamagePercent12
AbilityCooldown-6