Lifestealer is a popular melee strength carry, anti-tank hero, and viable jungler. He is often combined with a highly mobile ganking hero such as Storm Spirit or Puck in order to perform ‘N’aix Bombs’ using his ultimate, Infest.
His abilities also grant him Spell Immunity, a potent slow, an escape mechanism, and two instances of life steal, making him a deceptively hard hero to kill off.
Skills
Jungling: Skill and max Feast first, max Rage second, max Open Wounds third but get a value point in it at level 4. Always get your ultimate.
Laning: Max Rage or Open Wounds first, max Feast last but get a value point in it early on. Always get your ultimate.
Items
Starting Items: A set of Tangos, a Quelling Blade, and a Stout Shield.
Early Game: Hand of Midas, Boots of Speed.
Core Items: Phase Boots, Armlet of Mordiggian.
Luxury Items: Basher into Abyssal Blade, Assault Cuirass, Monkey King Bar, Mjollnir, Satanic.
Situational Items: Drums of Endurance, Sange & Yasha (early game fighting items), Heaven’s Halberd (anti-carry), Force Staff (if being isolated from fights, e.g. by Clockwerk’s Cogs).
