Win Rate
W:L 0.9949.6%
854.8KW / 867.7KL
Pick Rate
0.7%
of vitality purchases
Matches
1.7M
tracked sample
Slot Rank
#43
of 54 vitality items
Unique Players
360.2K
distinct buyers
Melee Damage
12%
Cooldown
8s
When this item is typically bought
Avg Buy
3:54min
Game Progress
11%
Avg Sell
24:34min
Held For
~20:40min
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Pick share & win rate by purchase minute
Net worth at purchase · pick share & win rate
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Patch-to-patch performance
Two-week win rate before vs after each patch
Data-driven analysis
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.
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.
Melee Lifesteal sits at a 49.6% 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.
Melee Lifesteal peaks in the Ascendant bracket at 50.7% and drops to 49.6% in Initiate. The 1.1 percentage point gap suggests the item rewards coordination or mechanical execution that only higher ranks consistently deliver.