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
Purchased418.4K
Avg buy time3:47
Avg sell time21:10
UpdatedMay 29, 2026

Heroes That Buy Melee Lifesteal

VyperVyperAssassinBuy rate84.1%Win rate40.5%Matches296
WraithWraithMarksmanBuy rate79.8%Win rate35.9%Matches312
MinaMinaMarksmanBuy rate75.7%Win rate43.5%Matches642
InfernusInfernusMarksmanBuy rate74.5%Win rate43.7%Matches1.3K
Grey TalonGrey TalonMarksmanBuy rate74.5%Win rate41.5%Matches212
WardenWardenBrawlerBuy rate73.6%Win rate47.1%Matches800
SevenSevenMysticBuy rate73.1%Win rate48.6%Matches1.3K
VindictaVindictaMarksmanBuy rate70.6%Win rate40.8%Matches564
PocketPocketAssassinBuy rate69.9%Win rate42.9%Matches522
HollidayHollidayMarksmanBuy rate65.4%Win rate43.3%Matches543

Melee Lifesteal By Rank

Highest usage Eternus 10.3%Highest win rate Mystic 51.2%

Item Usage Across Ranks

Peak usage Eternus 10.3%
5.7%8.4%11.0%6.4%Initiate6.5%Seeker6.6%Acolyte6.7%Sentinel7.0%Mystic7.1%Ritualist7.4%Emissary7.8%Oracle8.3%Phantom8.6%Ascendant10.3%Eternus

Item Win Rate Across Ranks

High Mystic 51.2% Low Initiate 48.6%
47.7%49.9%52.1%48.6%Initiate49.4%Seeker50.9%Acolyte49.4%Sentinel51.2%Mystic49.4%Ritualist50.7%Emissary50.2%Oracle50.2%Phantom51.1%Ascendant50.0%Eternus

Estimated Item Buyers In Each Rank

Total buyers 17.5K
1.5KInitiate2.6KSeeker2.4KAcolyte2.1KSentinel2.2KMystic2.4KRitualist2.6KEmissary666Oracle809Phantom328Ascendant6Eternus

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