Melee Lifesteal
Melee Lifesteal
Upgrade Vitality Tier 1

Melee Lifesteal

800 Passive Vitality
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

Cost 800
Purchased 418.4K
Avg buy time 3:47
Avg sell time 21:10
Updated May 29, 2026

Heroes That Buy Melee Lifesteal

Vyper Vyper Assassin Buy rate 84.1% Win rate 40.5% Matches 296
Wraith Wraith Marksman Buy rate 79.8% Win rate 35.9% Matches 312
Mina Mina Marksman Buy rate 75.7% Win rate 43.5% Matches 642
Infernus Infernus Marksman Buy rate 74.5% Win rate 43.7% Matches 1.3K
Grey Talon Grey Talon Marksman Buy rate 74.5% Win rate 41.5% Matches 212
Warden Warden Brawler Buy rate 73.6% Win rate 47.1% Matches 800
Seven Seven Mystic Buy rate 73.1% Win rate 48.6% Matches 1.3K
Vindicta Vindicta Marksman Buy rate 70.6% Win rate 40.8% Matches 564
Pocket Pocket Assassin Buy rate 69.9% Win rate 42.9% Matches 522
Holliday Holliday Marksman Buy rate 65.4% Win rate 43.3% Matches 543

Melee Lifesteal By Rank

Highest usage Initiate8.1%Highest win rate Eternus53.1%

Item Usage Across Ranks

Peak usage Initiate8.1%
5.1%6.8%8.6%8.1%Initiate7.3%Seeker6.7%Alchemist5.6%Arcanist6.5%Ritualist6.0%Emissary6.5%Archon6.9%Oracle7.6%Phantom6.6%Ascendant7.5%Eternus

Item Win Rate Across Ranks

High Eternus53.1%Low Arcanist45.3%
43.9%49.2%54.5%49.9%Initiate46.8%Seeker50.7%Alchemist45.3%Arcanist50.8%Ritualist48.8%Emissary52.9%Archon47.8%Oracle48.0%Phantom51.3%Ascendant53.1%Eternus

Estimated Item Buyers In Each Rank

Total buyers 2.2K
770Initiate107Seeker74Alchemist64Arcanist122Ritualist123Emissary185Archon238Oracle149Phantom293Ascendant112Eternus

Item Info

Type Upgrade
Slot Vitality
Tier Tier 1
Class Name upgrade_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 Hit 100
NonHeroHealPct 30
Cooldown 8s
ChannelMoveSpeed -1m
AbilityUnitTargetLimit 1
LightMeleeCooldownMult 1.5
Melee Damage +12%
Charge Delay -1.0s

Upgrade Bonuses

BonusMeleeDamagePercent 12
AbilityCooldown -6