Semi-daily hero tips. Day 46: Lifestealer

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DISCLAIMER

A lot of you probably know about the weekly hero discussion, but that often ends up in a meta discussion (whether or not the hero needs buffs, etc) or a meme war than actual tips to play, itemize and build the hero.

This is what I'd like to do. Please discuss any notes I made and possible improvements while also giving tips of your own if you have them.

The roles, skill builds and item builds, as well as a lot of the notes are my opinion on matters and should not be seen as a must do or don't. Also remember that almost every single build or role is situationally possible.

A lot of the tips on heroes were also mentioned in tsunami's amazing hero tips series he did over the last couple of years.

Lifestealer

Notes:

• Rage TP
• No rage when ganked? Infest the enemy ranged creep or carty, wait for rage to come off cooldown, jump out, rage, TP
• Don't initiate with Open wounds in teamfights. It's a free satanic.
• Counters: Ghost scepter, Force staff, Eul's, Blink dagger, shiva's guard, TP's (if he hasn't got basher yet)
• Counters: Wisp (good escape for his allies, tether and overcharge for kiting), Furion (on his own, LS has no real global presence, sprout can really screw him over late game), TA (refraction), PL, CK, Ursa, Troll (LS can't fight them)
• Good versus: Spectre, Zeus, Ember, Nyx, Techies, KotL, Tiny, Tinker (Rage), Centaur, Pudge (Feast)
• Friends: Centaur, QoP, Slardar, Tinker, Axe, Magnus, Enigma (Infest bomb)
• Lifestealers Open Wounds provides life leech to melee attacks as well as magic damage sources.

Role: Hard carry

Item build: Phase, armlet, echo sabre, (AC, Heart, abyssal, SnY, Deso, MKB)

Skill build: At least a value point in all 3 by lvl 6