What is Melee Lifesteal in Deadlock?

Melee Lifesteal is a Tier I vitality item in the Deadlock shop. It costs 800 souls.

Is Melee Lifesteal good in Deadlock?

Melee Lifesteal posts a 48.1% win rate over 2,107,392 tracked matches, which puts it at #47 among vitality items. Numbers refresh every 15 minutes.

What does Melee Lifesteal build from?

Melee Lifesteal is a base purchase. No components needed, just buy it straight from the shop.

Melee LifestealDeadlock Item Stats & Best Heroes

VitalityTier I

800Souls

#47 of 53 Vitality items by win rate

Melee Lifesteal is a Deadlock tier 1 vitality item. At a 800 souls cost, it sits in the lane snowball bracket of the shop. Melee Lifesteal currently posts a 48.1% win rate in 2,107,392 matches, picked in 0.7% of games where it was an option. Across tracked matches this patch it ranks #47 of 53 vitality items by win rate. Your next Melee attack heals you. This heal is 30% effective vs non-heroes. Cooldown is 1.5x as long for Light Melee hits.

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

Cooldown8s

Win Rate

48.1%

Pick Rate

0.7%

Matches

2.1M

W / L

1.0M/1.1M

Unique Players

446.5K

Purchase Timing

When this item is typically bought during a match

Early Game

4:02Buy

19:55Sell

0:005:0010:0015:0020:0025:0030:00

Avg Buy

4:02 min

Game Progress

11%

Avg Sell

19:55 min

Held For

~15:52 min

Item Stats

Melee Damage12%

Cooldown8s

Builds Into

Lifestrike48.2%3200

More on Melee Lifesteal

Keep digging with the rest of the Deadlock meta: full item tier list, in-game shop layout, community builds, hero tier list and the patch behind this win rate.

All Items Item Shop Community Builds Hero Tier List Current Patch

Other Vitality Tier I Items

Healing Rite

Extra Regen

Sprint Boots

Extra Health

Extra Stamina

Rebuttal

Melee LifestealDeadlock Item Stats & Best Heroes

VitalityTier I

800Souls

#47 of 53 Vitality items by win rate

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

Cooldown8s

Win Rate

48.1%

Pick Rate

0.7%

Matches

2.1M

W / L

1.0M/1.1M

Unique Players

446.5K

Purchase Timing

When this item is typically bought during a match

Early Game

4:02Buy

19:55Sell

0:005:0010:0015:0020:0025:0030:00

Avg Buy

4:02 min

Game Progress

11%

Avg Sell

19:55 min

Held For

~15:52 min

Item Stats

Melee Damage12%

Cooldown8s

Builds Into

Lifestrike48.2%3200

Win Rate by Rank

Best Eternus 49.2%Worst Seeker 48.1%

Win Rate Trend

48.3%+0.2%

106.4K matches this week

Melee Lifesteal Deep Dive

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Stat Impact

What Melee Lifesteal actually gives you

Melee Lifesteal delivers 12% melee damage and 8s cooldown. These bonuses determine which heroes and builds below actually benefit from the slot, and why the win rates on certain heroes skew so far above or below the item's average.

Best Heroes

Who wins most with Melee Lifesteal

Melee Lifesteal performs strongest on Ivy (53.3% WR across 28,670 games), Victor (50.6% WR across 3,337 games), and Seven (50.5% WR across 1,845 games). These heroes convert the item's stat bonuses into real win rate gains, usually because their kit scales linearly with the stats the item provides. If you play one of these heroes, this item belongs in your core build.

Most Picked By

Who buys Melee Lifesteal the most

In terms of raw pickup volume, Melee Lifesteal shows up most on Billy (441,266 games), Silver (439,358 games), and Calico (254,237 games). High pickup does not always mean high performance, so cross reference this list with the best heroes card above before blindly copying a build.

Build Context

Melee Lifesteal build path

Melee Lifesteal is a base tier purchase with no prerequisites, so you can buy it directly from the shop without stacking components first. Melee Lifesteal upgrades into Lifestrike, so picking it early sets up a direct path into a late game power spike instead of locking in a dead end purchase.

Meta Trend

Melee Lifesteal this patch

Melee Lifesteal sits at a 48.1% win rate and has barely moved over the last few weeks, which means the item is at its steady state pick rate in the current patch.

Rank Performance

Melee Lifesteal across the rank ladder

Melee Lifesteal peaks in the Eternus bracket at 49.2% and drops to 48.1% in Seeker. The 1.1 percentage point gap suggests the item rewards coordination or mechanical execution that only higher ranks consistently deliver.

More on Melee Lifesteal

Keep digging with the rest of the Deadlock meta: full item tier list, in-game shop layout, community builds, hero tier list and the patch behind this win rate.

All Items Item Shop Community Builds Hero Tier List Current Patch

Other Vitality Tier I Items

Healing Rite

Extra Regen

Sprint Boots

Extra Health

Extra Stamina

Rebuttal

Melee Lifesteal Deep Dive

Refreshed every 15 minutes

Stat Impact

What Melee Lifesteal actually gives you

Best Heroes

Who wins most with Melee Lifesteal

Most Picked By

Who buys Melee Lifesteal the most

Build Context

Melee Lifesteal build path

Meta Trend

Melee Lifesteal this patch

Melee Lifesteal sits at a 48.1% win rate and has barely moved over the last few weeks, which means the item is at its steady state pick rate in the current patch.

Rank Performance

Melee LifestealDeadlock Item Stats & Best Heroes

Purchase Timing

Item Stats

Builds Into

More on Melee Lifesteal

Other Vitality Tier I Items

Melee LifestealDeadlock Item Stats & Best Heroes

Purchase Timing

Item Stats

Builds Into

Highest Win Rate Heroes

Most Played By

Win Rate by Rank

Win Rate Trend

Melee Lifesteal Deep Dive

What Melee Lifesteal actually gives you

Who wins most with Melee Lifesteal

Who buys Melee Lifesteal the most

Melee Lifesteal build path

Melee Lifesteal this patch

Melee Lifesteal across the rank ladder

More on Melee Lifesteal

Other Vitality Tier I Items

Highest Win Rate Heroes

Most Played By

Win Rate by Rank

Win Rate Trend

Melee Lifesteal Deep Dive

What Melee Lifesteal actually gives you

Who wins most with Melee Lifesteal

Who buys Melee Lifesteal the most

Melee Lifesteal build path

Melee Lifesteal this patch

Melee Lifesteal across the rank ladder