Melee Lifesteal
Supports close-range builds by turning successful melee damage into healing.
Melee Lifesteal stats & effects
800 soulsYour next Melee attack heals you.
This heal is 30% effective vs non-heroes.
Cooldown is 1.5x as long for Light Melee hits.
- Heal on Melee Hit100
- Cooldown8s
Heroes who buy it most (share of their games)
LifestrikeStats from current game data, last synced October 25, 2026. Purchase data from recorded ranked matches; a high win rate doesn’t mean the item caused the win.
When to buy Melee Lifesteal
Buy it when melee attacks are a reliable part of your trades and you want recovery tied to them.
There’s no fixed build order. Buy it when it solves a problem in your current match.
How to use it
Watch out
Don't throw predictable heavy punches into a waiting parry just to chase lifesteal.
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