Lifestealer

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[e][h]Lifestealer

Dire Hero

Attributes

25 +2.4

18 +2.4

15 +1.8

22 - 28

1

325

Base Stats

Base HP Regen

0

Base Mana Regen

0

Sight Range

1800 / 800

Attack Range

150

Missile Speed

Instant

Attack Duration

0.39 + 0.44

Cast Duration

0.01 + 0.01

Base Attack Speed

120

Base Attack Time

1.7

Base Magic Resist

25%

Turn Rate

1

Level Changes

Level

1

15

25

Health

762

1505

2045

Mana

255

555

771

Armor

3.9

9.3

13.1

Damage

47-53

80-86

104-110

Most Played As

LessMore

Role

1

2

3

4

5

N'aix, the Lifestealer

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In the dungeons of Devarque, a vengeful wizard lay in shackles, plotting his escape. He shared his cell with a gibbering creature known as N'aix, a thief cursed by the Vile Council with longevity, so that its life-sentence for theft and cozening might be as punishing as possible. Over the years, its chains had corroded, along with its sanity; N'aix retained no memory of its former life and no longer dreamt of escape. Seeing a perfect vessel for his plans, the wizard wove a spell of Infestation and cast his life-force into N'aix's body, intending to compel N'aix to sacrifice itself in a frenzy of violence while the mage returned to his body and crept away unnoticed. Instead, the wizard found his mind caught in a vortex of madness so powerful that it swept away his plans and shattered his will. Jarred to consciousness by the sudden infusion of fresh life, N'aix woke from its nightmare of madness and obeyed the disembodied voice that filled its skull, which had only the one thought: To escape. In that moment Lifestealer was born. The creature cast its mind into dungeon guards and soldiers, compelling them to open locks and cut down their companions, opening an unobstructed path to freedom while feeding on their lives. Lifestealer still wears the broken shackles as a warning that none may hold him, but on the inside remains a prisoner. Two minds inhabit the single form—a nameless creature of malevolent cunning, and the Master whose voice he pretends to obey.

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.

Lifestealer (In-Game Description)

Abilities

Rage

QR

Targeting
No Target

Affects
Self

Launch into a maddened rage, gaining Spell Immunity.

Bonus Movement Speed	15%/16%/17%/18%

Duration	3/4/5/6 7.5 25

Cast Point	0

18

75/100/125/150

The madness and brutality of N'aix makes him a vicious and unrelenting foe in combat.

Feast

WF

Targeting
Passive

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Physical

Regenerates a portion of the attacked enemy's max HP and deals the same portion of damage per attack.

Enemy Max HP as Lifesteal	1.6%/2.2%/2.8%/3.4% 2.8%/3.4%/4%/4.6% 25

Enemy Max HP as Damage	0.6%/0.8%/1%/1.2%

	Disabled by break.

After escaping from his cell in Devarque, N'aix subsisted on flesh and bones of those unfortunate enough to cross his path.

Notes

• Damage/lifesteal is based on a percentage of max enemy HP.
• Will always heal the full amount regardless of actual damage dealt.
• Does not work on wards, buildings, and Roshan.

Ghoul Frenzy

Targeting
Passive

Affects
Enemy Units

Passively causes Lifestealer's attacks to significantly slow enemy movement speed for 1.5 seconds. Grants you Attack Speed.

Bonus Attack Speed	20/30/40/50

Movement Speed Slow	10%/15%/20%/25% 20%/25%/30%/35% 20

Slow Duration	1.5

	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.

Infest

RT

Targeting
Unit Target

Affects
Units

Lifestealer will infest the body of the target unit, lying dormant and undetectable inside. Cannot be cast on enemy heroes.

Bonus Movement Speed	15%/20%/25%

Bonus Health	400/800/1200

Infestable Ancients	0/1/1

Cast Range	150 500

Cast Point	0.2

Ability	Infest Enemy Hero

Duration	5

Attack Duration	1.25

Self-Regeneration	2x

100/75/50
     

20

100/150/200

	Allows Infesting enemy heroes, attacking inside them. Enemy heroes gain no bonuses from Infest. Doubles self regen rate, increases cast range and reduces cooldown.

With this infestation, N'aix consumes the life blood of the host, restoring him back to full unholy power.

Notes

• Infest cooldown begins once you leave the infested unit.
• Infest can target ancient creeps at level 2 and 3.
• Lifestealer can still earn experience and gold while infesting.
• Infest dispels debuffs off Lifestealer.
• Lifestealer retains vision while infesting.
• Lifestealer cannot cast spells and items while infesting.
• Lifestealer is considered to be at the same position as his host. Item auras still work and Smoke of Deceit can be broken.
• A visual icon appears over the infested unit, visible to allies only.
• Scepter cannot be dropped or sold by Lifestealer.

Consume

RT

Targeting
No Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

Lifestealer eats the host body from the inside out. When he reveals himself, he deals damage to all nearby enemy units. The Lifestealer can gain experience from units that die while he is Infesting a unit. If the unit is an enemy creep, he will devour it first, gaining health equal to the unit's current HP.

Damage	150/275/400

Damage Radius	700

Max Heal Per Second	3%/4%/5%

Cast Point	0

Notes

• Lifestealer does not heal if cast from within an ally.
• Only heals from enemy/neutral creep infestations.

Control

DD

Targeting
Passive

Affects
Units

Lifestealer automatically seizes control of the host body's nervous system, allowing him to issue movement and attack orders from within. Controlled units share Lifestealer's movement speed. Cannot be used on heroes.

Cast Point	0

Notes

• Allows you to take control of the unit you are infesting, including their abilities.
• Can only be cast once per infestation. If Lifestealer loses ownership, he cannot take control again.
• If you take control of a unit it will maintain its cover, however it will become attackable by your enemy.
• Controlled units have Lifestealer's movement speed and vision.
• Restores the unit's mana on cast.

Aghanim's Shard Ability

Open Wounds

Targeting
Unit Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Lifestealer rends an enemy unit, slowing the victim's movespeed and allowing all allies to lifesteal on that unit. All damage dealt will steal life, including damage from spells. The victim recovers movement speed over the duration.

Lifesteal	50%

Enemy Max HP as Damage	2%

Initial Movement Speed Slow	50%

Slow Duration	8

Cast Range	800

Cast Point	0.2

Cast Backswing	0.4

15

75

	This ability is granted by Aghanim's Shard
	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.
	Blocked by Linken's Sphere and echoed by Lotus Orb.
	Dispellable.

Fresh wounds and the scent of blood often draw out the scavengers to finish the job.

Notes

• Lifesteals damage from any allied source.
• Is a decaying slow, weakening over 8 different steps.
  • 50%/50%/40%/30%/20%/10%/10%/10%
  • Stacks additively with other sources of Lifesteal

Talent Tree

Talent Tree
+1.5s  Rage Duration	25	+1.2%  Feast Lifesteal
+10%  Ghoul Frenzy Slow	20	16% Evasion
+325 Health	15	+25 Damage
+30 Attack Speed	10	+20 Movement Speed

Version History

Version	Balance Changes
7.29b
	Base damage reduced by 2 Feast lifesteal reduced from 1.8/2.4/3/3.6% to 1.6/2.2/2.8/3.4%
7.29
	Base damage reduced by 3 Feast now does 0.6/0.8/1/1.2% of target max health as damage Open Wounds shard now also causes all hero attacks on the target to deal 2% of the target's max health as damage Open Wounds shard cooldown reduced from 25 to 15 Infest scepter hero duration increased from 4 to 5 Infest scepter cooldown reduced from 25 to 20 Level 10 Talent changed from +200 Health to +20 Movement Speed Level 15 Talent changed from +20 Movement Speed to +325 Health Level 20 Talent increased from +8% Ghoul Frenzy Slow to +10%
7.28b
	Base damage increased by 3 Feast increased from 1.6/2.2/2.8/3.4% to 1.8/2.4/3.0/3.6%
7.28a
	Base damage increased by 3 Ghoul Frenzy slow increased from 6/12/18/24% to 10/15/20/25% Rage movement speed increased from 15% to 15/16/17/18% Open Wounds shard manacost reduced from 125 to 75
7.28
	Base attack speed reduced from 130 to 120 Feast increased from 1.5/2/2.5/3% to 1.6/2.2/2.8/3.4% Feast no longer grants attack speed New Ability: Replaced Open Wounds with Ghoul Frenzy. Passively causes Lifestealer's attacks to slow enemy movement speed by 6/12/18/24% for 1.5 seconds. Additionally, grants you 20/30/40/50 Attack Speed. Rage manacost increased from 75 to 75/100/125/150 Infest manacost increased from 50 to 100/150/200 Level 20 Talent changed from -4s Open Wounds Cooldown to +8% Ghoul Frenzy Slow Scepter Rework Allows Infesting enemy heroes for 4 seconds, attacking inside them every 1.25 seconds. Enemy heroes gain no bonuses from Infest. Doubles self regen rate, increases cast range to 500 and reduces cooldown to 25 seconds. Added Aghanim's Shard Grants Open Wounds Provides attackers with 50% Lifesteal for all damage dealt to the target. Has 800 cast range, 25 seconds cooldown. Max slow 50%. Manacost: 125
7.27b
	Minimum base damage increased from 42 to 46 Level 10 Talent changed from +25 Attack Speed to +30 Level 10 Talent increased from +150 Health to +200 Level 20 Talent changed from +40% Open Wounds Lifesteal to -4s Open Wounds Cooldown
7.26b
	All talents are now about 20% weaker
7.24b
	Base attack speed reduced from 140 to 130 Base damage reduced by 3
7.23b
	Infest movement speed for heroes is now the same as the creeps bonus Infest health bonus reduced from 750/1000/1250 to 400/800/1200 Infest cooldown begins once you leave the infested unit Infest scepter cooldown increased from 20 to 25
7.23
	Strength gain reduced from 2.9 to 2.4 Base attack time improved from 1.85 to 1.7 Base attack speed improved from 100 to 140 Base damage reduced from 27-37 to 20-30 Base armor increased from 0 to 1 Rage no longer increases attack speed Rage now provides +15% movement speed Open Wounds lifesteal reduced from 50% to 35% Feast now passively provides +15/30/45/60 Attack Speed Feast no longer deals damage based on the target's max health Feast now provides 1.5/2/2.5/3% lifesteal based on the target's max health Infest: Now automatically takes control over the target when it is allowed Infested heroes have bonus +30/40/50% movement speed and creeps have 15/20/25% Infested units also gain +750/1000/1250 bonus health (and heals that amount) Infest now heals you for 3/4/5% of max health per second while you are in another unit (Instead of a burst heal on exit) Reworked Scepter: Reduces Infest cooldown to 20 seconds and increases cast range to 600 Causes the Infested target to get the Rage buff (lasts as long as Rage does) Level 10 Talent increased from +20 Attack Speed to +30 Level 25 Talent changed from +1% Feast Damage/Lifesteal to +1.5% Feast Lifesteal
7.21d
	Rage cooldown increased from 16 to 18
7.21c
	Strength gain reduced from 3.2 to 2.9
7.21
	Strength gain reduced from 3.6 to 3.2 Feast reduced from 1.75/2.5/3.25/4% to 1.5/2.25/3/3.75%
7.21
	Base movement speed increased by 15 Base armor increased by 2 Level 15 Talent reduced from +30 Movement Speed to +25
7.20e
	Agility gain increased from 1.9 to 2.4
7.20
	Feast changed from 4.5/5.5/6.5/7.5% of Current Health to 1.75/2.5/3.25/4% of Max Health Level 25 Talent changed from +2% Current Health to +1% Max Health
7.16
	Level 15 Talent Movement Speed reduced from +35 to +30
7.13b
	Base movement speed reduced by 5 Base armor reduced by 1
7.12
	Open Wounds mana cost increased from 140/130/120/110 to 140
7.07
	Reworked Talent Tree
7.06e
	Strength gain reduced from 3.3 to 3.1
7.05
	Open Wounds mana cost rescaled from 110 to 140/130/120/110 Rage attack speed from 50/60/70/80 to 40/50/60/70
7.04
	Base damage reduced by 2
7.03
	Base damage reduced by 3
7.02
	Level 15 Talent from +200 Health to +250
7.00
	Added Talent Tree
6.88
	Base attack time increased from 1.7 to 1.85
6.87
	Infest can now only target ancients with Level 2 and Level 3 Strength growth increased from 2.4 to 3
6.86
	Rage attack speed bonus increased from 30/45/60/80 to 50/60/70/80 Feast damage and lifesteal increased from 4/5/6/7% to 4.5/5.5/6.5/7.5% Infest cooldown reduced from 100 to 100/75/50
6.85
	Rage cooldown reduced from 19 to 16 Infest and Control can now be used on Ancient Creeps
6.84
	Feast is now considered as normal bonus damage (can Crit and Cleave off it) Open Wounds lifesteal increased from 15/20/25/30% to 50% Added Aghanim's Scepter upgrade to Lifestealer: Grants a new skill, Assimilate
6.83
	Infest now allows you to control the unit you are in using a sub-ability
6.79
	Rage cooldown increased from 17 to 19 Open Wounds and Infest cast points increased from 0.01 to 0.2
6.78c
	Rage cooldown increased from 15 to 17 seconds
6.78
	Open Wounds cast range decreased from 600 to 200/300/400/500
6.75
	Rage duration increased from 2.5/3.25/4/4.75 to 3/4/5/6
6.72
	Reworked Infest
6.70
	Open Wounds team lifesteal increased from 10/15/20/25% to 15/20/25/30%
6.68
	Base damage improved by 5 Casting Open Wounds no longer loses attack focus
6.67
	Open Wounds cooldown from 30/25/20/15 to 24/20/16/12
6.65
	Movement speed increased from 300 to 315
6.60
	Removed the initial stun effect from Open Wounds
6.58
	Increased Open Wounds mana cost from 70/80/90/100 to a constant 110 mana
6.53
	Improved Open Wounds a little Lowered Infest mana cost
6.49
	Remade N'aix

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See also

• Spell Immunity
• Lifesteal
• Banish

External links

Guides

• Standard Lifestealer (Jungle) Build
• Standard Lifestealer (Lane) Build
• DotaFire's Builds & Guides for Lifestealer