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Lifestealer changes

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Change record

41 patches with recorded changes · 118 of 118 listed patches readable.

Coverage: Feb 1, 2018 to Sep 15, 2026. This feed does not include every patch in Dota’s lifetime.

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Sep 15, 2026

Lifestealer in 7.41f

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Movement Speed decreased from +20 to +15
  • RageCooldown increased from 20/19/18/17s to 21/20/19/18s
  • InfestAghanim's Scepter Enemy Duration decreased from 5s to 4s

Mar 27, 2026

Lifestealer in 7.41a

  • Base Damage decreased by 3
  • Damage on level 1 decreased from 49–55 to 46–52
  • Ghoul FrenzyBonus Attack Speed decreased from 5 per level to 4 per level
  • RageMovespeed Bonus decreased from 9/12/15/18% to 6/9/12/15%
  • FeastMax HP per Hero Kill decreased from 10/15/20/25 to 10

Mar 24, 2026

Lifestealer in 7.41

  • Base Damage increased by 10
  • Damage at level 1 increased from 39–45 to 49–55
  • Base Attack Speed increased from 100 to 120
  • Base Movement Speed increased from 315 to 320
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +3% Ghoul Frenzy Movement Speed replaced with +20 Movement Speed
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +15% Open Wounds Slow replaced with 50 Attack Speed on Open Wounds Target
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +50 Ghoul Frenzy Attack Speed replaced with +175 Infest Damage
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Infest Target Movespeed/Health decreased from +15% to +12%
  • Ghoul FrenzyReworked into Innate ability. Passive
  • Ghoul FrenzyProvides Lifestealer with 5 bonus Attack Speed per level
  • RageNow also provides 9/12/15/18% bonus movement speed while active
  • Open WoundsMana Cost decreased from 100 to 90
  • Open WoundsMax Slow increased from 35/40/45/50% to 50%
  • FeastNow is a basic ability
  • FeastHeal From Target's Max Health rescaled from 2/2.25/2.5/2.75% to 1.45/2.05/2.65/3.25%
  • FeastMax Health Damage rescaled from 2/2.25/2.5/2.75% to 1.45/2.05/2.65/3.25%
  • FeastMax Health per Hero Kill increased from 10 to 10/15/20/25
  • Feast · ContextIs not retroactive
  • FeastNo longer increases deny health threshold to 75%
  • InfestNow can be used on Ancient creeps by default
  • InfestAghanim's Shard upgrade reworked
  • InfestWhen consuming a creep, enemies also take damage over time equal to 30% of the creep's remaining health. Damage duration: 3s. Has no effect when bursting out of enemy heroes

Oct 2, 2025

Lifestealer in 7.39e

  • FeastHero Creeps no longer count as heroes for Lifestealer's permanent Health bonus

May 29, 2025

Lifestealer in 7.39b

  • Gorestorm · InfestRemaining Health as Gorestorm Damage increased from 25% to 30%

May 22, 2025

Lifestealer in 7.39

  • Gorestorm · InfestDamage over time debuff is now undispellable
  • Base Strength decreased from 25 to 23
  • Damage at level 1 decreased by 2 (from 41–47 to 39–45)
  • FeastHeal from Target's Max Health rescaled from 1.5/2/2.5/3% to 2/2.25/2.5/2.75%
  • FeastMax Health Damage rescaled from 1.5/2/2.5/3% to 2/2.25/2.5/2.75%
  • InfestCreep Max HP Loss / sec decreased from 2/1/0% to 1.5/0.75/0%

Mar 27, 2025

Lifestealer in 7.38c

  • Fleshfeast · FeastMax HP per hero kill decreased from 20/25/30/35 to 15/20/25/30
  • Open WoundsMana Cost increased from 75 to 100

Mar 4, 2025

Lifestealer in 7.38b

  • Fleshfeast · FeastMax HP per hero kill decreased from 25/35/45/55 to 20/25/30/35
  • Base Agility decreased by 4
  • FeastMax HP per hero kill decreased from 15 to 10
  • InfestAghanim's Scepter no longer disarms targeted enemy hero
  • InfestAghanim's Scepter attack rate improved from 1.25s to 1s

Feb 18, 2025

Lifestealer in 7.38

  • Fleshfeast · FeastMax HP per Hero Kill increased from 15 to 25/35/45/55 depending on the current level of Infest
  • Fleshfeast · Open WoundsCooldown is reset if a hero dies while afflicted by Open Wounds
  • Gorestorm · InfestAllows the ability to be used on Ancient creeps
  • Gorestorm · InfestConsuming creep drenches affected enemies in blood for 3 seconds. Drenched enemies take damage equal to 25% of the host's remaining health over the duration
  • Gorestorm · InfestWhen cast with Aghanim's Scepter, Gorestorm damage is equal to 25% of the damage done to the hosted enemy hero by Lifestealer over the duration of Infest
  • Gorestorm · Infest · ContextGorestorm counts any damage done by Lifestealer, including item effects and attack modifiers
  • Base Movement Speed decreased from 320 to 315
  • Removed Rage and Unfettered Facets
  • ContextRage remains as Lifestealer's default basic ability
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +150 Infest Damage replaced with +4 All Stats
  • FeastMax Health Gained now added to the post-game screen
  • InfestCan no longer target Ancient creeps by default
  • InfestInfested Creeps now lose 2/1/0% of their max HP each second

Oct 1, 2024

Lifestealer in 7.37d

  • FeastMax Health Life Steal increased from 1.25/1.75/2.25/2.75% to 1.5/2/2.5/3%
  • FeastMax Health Damage increased from 1.25/1.75/2.25/2.75% to 1.5/2/2.5/3%

Jul 31, 2024

Lifestealer in 7.37

  • RageRenamed from Corpse Eater to Rage
  • RageNo longer gains permanent HP when killing a creep or hero (moved to Feast innate ability)
  • FeastIn addition, Lifestealer gains permanent max HP whenever he kills a creep or hero. Max HP per creep kill: 1. Max HP per hero kill: 15

Jun 24, 2024

Lifestealer in 7.36c

  • Corpse Eater: Max Health Bonus per kill decreased from +2 to +1
  • Corpse Eater: No longer increases max health when killing Other unit types (wards, cogs, etc.)
  • Corpse Eater: Now receives +5 max health from killing heroes
  • Open WoundsMax Slow decreased from 50% to 35/40/45/50%

Jun 6, 2024

Lifestealer in 7.36b

  • Unfettered · UnfetteredDuration increased from 3/4/5/6s to 4/5/6/7s
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Rage/Unfettered Duration decreased from +1.5s to +1.0s
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Feast Lifesteal and Damage decreased from +1.2% to +1.0%

May 26, 2024

Lifestealer in 7.36a

  • Unfettered · UnfetteredMagic Resistance increased from 50% to 60%
  • Unfettered · UnfetteredStatus Resistance increased from 50% to 60%

May 22, 2024

Lifestealer in 7.36

  • Innate Ability · FeastNow is an Innate ability. Passive, levels up with Infest
  • Innate Ability · FeastNow also allows hitting allied creeps at 75% health compared to default 50%
  • Innate Ability · FeastMax Health Damage decreased from 1.6/2.2/2.8/3.4% to 1.25/1.75/2.25/2.75%
  • Innate Ability · FeastMax Health Lifesteal increased from 1/1.3/1.6/1.9% to 1.25/1.75/2.25/2.75%
  • NO FACET TITLELifestealer permanently gains +2 Max Health per unit killed
  • RageReplaces Rage with a new ability Unfettered
  • Rage · TalentsLevel 25 Talent is +1.5s Unfettered Fury Duration
  • Rage · UnfetteredLifestealer descends into a violent fury, gaining 50% Magic Resistance and 50% Status Resistance. Applies Strong Dispel and can be cast while disabled. Duration: 3/4/5/6s. Mana Cost: 80/100/120/140. Cooldown: 20/19/18/17s
  • Base Damage decreased by 6
  • Base Attack Speed decreased from 120 to 100
  • Agility gain decreased from 2.6 to 1.9
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +12% Rage Movement Speed replaced with +3% Ghoul Frenzy Movement Speed
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +30 Damage replaced with +50 Ghoul Frenzy Attack Speed
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +350 Health replaced with +15% Open Wounds Slow
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +15% Ghoul Frenzy Slow replaced with +25% Open Wounds Lifesteal
  • RageNo longer grants movement speed on active
  • RageMana Cost rescaled from 75/100/125/150 to 80/100/120/140
  • Open WoundsIs now a basic ability
  • Open WoundsNo longer grants bonus damage based on the enemy's Max Health
  • Open WoundsNo longer spreads
  • Open WoundsLifesteal decreased from 50% to 20/30/40/50%
  • Open WoundsCooldown increased from 15s to 30/25/20/15s
  • Open WoundsCast Range decreased from 600 to 300/400/500/600
  • Ghoul FrenzyNo longer applies 15/20/25/30% Movement Slow
  • Ghoul FrenzyNow passively grants 2/4/6/8% Movement Speed Bonus to Lifestealer
  • Ghoul FrenzyBonus Attack Speed increased from 25/40/55/70 to 30/50/70/90
  • InfestNow upgradable by Aghanim's Shard
  • InfestExplosion applies a 50% duration Open Wounds to all damaged enemies

Mar 21, 2024

Lifestealer in 7.35d

  • RageMovement Speed bonus decreased from 9/12/15/18% to 6/9/12/15%
  • InfestAghanim's Scepter Cast Range bonus decreased from 350 to 250
  • Open WoundsCast Range decreased from 800 to 600

Dec 14, 2023

Lifestealer in 7.35

  • RageMovement Speed bonus decreased from 15/16/17/18% to 9/12/15/18%

Oct 4, 2023

Lifestealer in 7.34d

  • FeastMax Health Damage increased from 0.8/1.1/1.4/1.7% to 1/1.3/1.6/1.9%

Aug 8, 2023

Lifestealer in 7.34

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Damage increased from +25 to +30
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Health increased from +325 to +350
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent +1.2% Feast Lifesteal replaced with +1.2% Feast Lifesteal and Damage

May 13, 2023

Lifestealer in 7.33c

  • RageCooldown decreased from 21/20/19/18s to 20/19/18/17s
  • Ghoul FrenzyMovement Slow increased from 10/15/20/25% to 15/20/25/30%
  • InfestCooldown decreased from 100/75/50s to 80/65/50s

Apr 20, 2023

Lifestealer in 7.33

  • RageSpell Immunity replaced with Debuff Immunity with 80% Magic Resistance

Aug 30, 2022

Lifestealer in 7.32b

  • FeastMax HP as damage increased from 0.8/1.0/1.2/1.4% to 0.8/1.1/1.4/1.7%

Aug 23, 2022

Lifestealer in 7.32

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +30 Attack Speed replaced with +150 Infest Damage
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Rage Movement Speed increased from +10% to +12%
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Ghoul Frenzy Slow increased from +10% to +15%
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +16% Evasion replaced with +15% Infest Target Movement Speed/Health
  • Ghoul FrenzyBonus Attack Speed increased from 20/30/40/50 to 25/40/55/70

Jun 8, 2022

Lifestealer in 7.31d

  • FeastEnemy Max Health as Damage increased from 0.6/0.8/1/1.2% to 0.8/1/1.2/1.4%

Feb 23, 2022

Lifestealer in 7.31

  • RageCooldown increased from 18 to 21/20/19/18
  • Open WoundsWhen a target afflicted by Open Wounds is dealt 500 damage, the wounds will fester and spread to a random other enemy within 700 radius. Prioritizes heroes
  • Open WoundsDuration reduced from 8 to 7

Aug 17, 2021

Lifestealer in 7.30

  • Movement Speed reduced from 325 to 320
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +20 Movement Speed replaced with +10% Rage Move Speed Bonus
  • InfestCan no longer target Undying zombies
  • InfestMana cost reduced from 100/150/200 to 100/125/150
  • InfestScepter now also applies Disarm to the enemy
  • InfestScepter now also deals damage immediately after infesting

Apr 16, 2021

Lifestealer in 7.29b

  • Base damage reduced by 2
  • FeastLifesteal reduced from 1.8/2.4/3/3.6% to 1.6/2.2/2.8/3.4%

Apr 9, 2021

Lifestealer in 7.29

  • Base damage reduced by 3
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent changed from +200 Health to +20 Movement Speed
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +20 Movement Speed to +325 Health
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from +8% Ghoul Frenzy Slow to +10%
  • FeastNow does 0.6/0.8/1/1.2% of target max health as damage
  • Open WoundsShard now also causes all hero attacks on the target to deal 2% of the target's max health as damage
  • Open WoundsShard cooldown reduced from 25 to 15
  • InfestScepter hero duration increased from 4 to 5
  • InfestScepter cooldown reduced from 25 to 20

Jan 10, 2021

Lifestealer in 7.28b

  • Base damage increased by 3
  • FeastIncreased from 1.6/2.2/2.8/3.4% to 1.8/2.4/3.0/3.6%

Dec 21, 2020

Lifestealer in 7.28a

  • Base damage increased by 3
  • Ghoul FrenzySlow increased from 6/12/18/24% to 10/15/20/25%
  • RageMovement speed increased from 15% to 15/16/17/18%
  • Open WoundsShard manacost reduced from 125 to 75

Jul 15, 2020

Lifestealer in 7.27b

  • Minimum base damage increased from 42 to 46
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent changed from +25 Attack Speed to +30
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from +150 Health to +200
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent changed from +40% Open Wounds Lifesteal to -4s Open Wounds Cooldown

Nov 29, 2019

Lifestealer in 7.23b

  • InfestMovement speed for heroes is now the same as the creeps bonus
  • InfestHealth bonus reduced from 750/1000/1250 to 400/800/1200
  • InfestCooldown begins once you leave the infested unit
  • InfestScepter cooldown increased from 20 to 25

Feb 16, 2019

Lifestealer in 7.21b

  • Strength gain reduced from 3.6 to 3.2
  • FeastReduced from 1.75/2.5/3.25/4% to 1.5/2.25/3/3.75%

Jan 29, 2019

Lifestealer in 7.21

  • Base movement speed increased by 15
  • Base armor increased by 2
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent reduced from +30 Movement Speed to +25

Nov 19, 2018

Lifestealer in 7.20

  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent changed from +2% Current Health to +1% Max Health
  • FeastChanged from 4.5/5.5/6.5/7.5% of Current Health to 1.75/2.5/3.25/4% of Max Health

Source: Valve’s public Dota 2 data feeds. Notes belong to Valve. Dates use Bellevue time (Pacific).