Vitality · 3,200 souls

Lifestrike

Your Melee Attack applies Movement Slow and heals you for a percentage of the Melee Damage dealt plus a fixed amount. This heal is 40% effective vs non-heroes. Cooldown is 1.5x as long for Light Melee hits.

Updated Oct 11, 12:00 UTC·Refreshed daily from public match data·Methodology

Win rate

48.8%

Bought in

9.5%

of hero games

Avg buy

19 min

Is Lifestrike good in Deadlock?

Lifestrike wins 48.8% of the 566K hero-games where it was bought in the last 7 days and shows up in 9.5% of all hero-games, usually around the 19-minute mark. It is built most by Billy (78% of their games), Silver (64% of their games), Abrams (58% of their games). It costs 3,200 souls in the vitality slot.

Stats

Melee Damage

+10%

Bonus Health

+125

Cooldown

-3s

Recipe

Builds from

Melee Lifesteal800

Owning the component lowers the price and keeps its effect.

Last 7 days

Heroes who build Lifestrike

Hero	Buy rate	Win rate	Games
Billy	78%	47.3%	109K
Silver	64%	45.5%	90K
Abrams	58%	51.2%	77K
Yamato	51%	48.8%	66K
Viscous	40%	48.6%	27K
Drifter	35%	50.1%	66K
Calico	29%	49.0%	26K
Apollo	18%	49.5%	23K

Recent Lifestrike changes

September 16, 2026 — Minor Update - 09-16-2026

• Heal on Melee hit increased from 100+1.5 to 120+1.75
• Melee hit heal increased from 30% to 35%

July 28, 2026 — Minor Update - 07-28-2026

• When hitting a trooper and a hero at the same time, it now always prioritizes healing off the hero (same change for Melee Lifesteal)

March 6, 2026 — Gameplay Update - 03-06-2026

• Heal on melee hit reduced from 160 to 100 + 1.5/boon
• Heal on melee hit percentage reduced from 50% to 30% + 0.5%/boon

Lifestrike FAQ

How much does Lifestrike cost?＋

Lifestrike costs 3,200 souls and goes in a vitality slot.

Who should build Lifestrike?＋

Billy, Silver, Abrams, Yamato buy it most often this week.

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