Spell lifesteal

Spell lifesteal allows the hero to heal from spell damage they deal. Just like attack damage lifesteal, spell lifesteal is calculated by a percentage of the actual damage done to units. However, unlike attack damage lifesteal, it does not heal for overkill damage dealt to a unit, so if a spell's damage exceeded the target's current health and killed it, the heal is based on the target's remaining health.

Sources[]

Multiple instances of Spell Lifesteal from the same source, such as multiple Bloodstones, do not stack. However, Spell Lifesteal from different sources, including different items, stacks additively. Spell lifesteal against creeps has 20% of the value against heroes.

Spell Lifesteal Sources

¹ Requires

talent.

^2a Requires

Aghanim's Scepter.

^2b Requires

Aghanim's Shard.

Talents[]

Spell Lifesteal

Ability
Passive

Affects
Self

There is no description for this ability.

Hero Spell Lifesteal: Varies

Creep Spell Lifesteal: Varies

Grants the hero spell lifesteal, healing them based on the spell damage they deal.

Heals from any spell damage the hero deals against enemy or allied units, except from the abilities listed here.

Does not heal from damage done against buildings, wards or self.

Heals from all 3 damage types (after all reductions) and from most instantly killing effects.

Damage done by summons (including wards) do not spell lifesteal.

The following spell lifesteal values exist:
- Hero spell lifesteal: 6%/8%/10%/12%/13%/15%/20%/25%/30%/40%/50%/60%/70%
- Creep spell lifesteal: 1.2%/1.6%/2%/2.4%/2.6%/3%/4%/5%/6%/8%/10%/12%/14%

The following heroes have a talent that grants them bonus spell lifesteal.

Bonus	Level 10		Level 15		Level 20		Level 25
Bonus	Left	Right	Left	Right	Left	Right	Left	Right
Spell Lifesteal	10%			8%	15%	20%		12%

Item and Abilities[]

Some items and abilities work with Spell Lifesteal, and some don't. The following lists shows which abilities in-game works and do not work with Spell Lifesteal:

Working[]

Unit Abilities

Abaddon – Mist Coil
Abaddon – Aphotic Shield
Alchemist – Acid Spray
Alchemist – Unstable Concoction
Ancient Apparition – Cold Feet
Ancient Apparition – Chilling Touch
Ancient Apparition – Ice Blast¹
Anti-Mage – Mana Void
Arc Warden – Flux
Arc Warden – Spark Wraith
Axe – Battle Hunger
Axe – Counter Helix
Axe – Culling Blade¹
Bane – Brain Sap
Bane – Nightmare
Bane – Fiend's Grip
Batrider – Sticky Napalm
Batrider – Flamebreak
Batrider – Firefly
Beastmaster – Wild Axes
Beastmaster – Primal Roar
Bloodseeker – Blood Rite
Bloodseeker – Rupture
Bounty Hunter – Shuriken Toss
Bounty Hunter – Shadow Walk
Brewmaster – Thunder Clap
Bristleback – Quill Spray
Broodmother – Spawn Spiderlings
Centaur Warrunner – Hoof Stomp
Centaur Warrunner – Double Edge
Centaur Warrunner – Retaliate
Centaur Warrunner – Stampede
Chaos Knight – Chaos Bolt
Lua error: Found no Cargo data for "Clinkz - Searing Arrows".
Clockwerk – Battery Assault
Clockwerk – Power Cogs²
Clockwerk – Rocket Flare
Clockwerk – Hookshot
Crystal Maiden – Crystal Nova
Crystal Maiden – Frostbite
Crystal Maiden – Freezing Field
Dark Seer – Vacuum
Dark Seer – Ion Shell
Dark Seer – Wall of Replica
Dazzle – Poison Touch
Dazzle – Shadow Wave
Death Prophet – Crypt Swarm
Death Prophet – Spirit Siphon
Death Prophet – Exorcism
Disruptor – Thunder Strike
Disruptor – Static Storm
Doom – Devour¹
Doom – Scorched Earth
Doom – Infernal Blade
Doom – Doom
Dragon Knight – Breathe Fire
Dragon Knight – Dragon Tail
Dragon Knight – Elder Dragon Form
Earth Spirit – Boulder Smash
Earth Spirit – Rolling Boulder
Earth Spirit – Geomagnetic Grip
Earth Spirit – Magnetize
Earth Spirit – Enchant Remnant
Earthshaker – Fissure
Earthshaker – Aftershock
Earthshaker – Echo Slam
Elder Titan – Echo Stomp
Elder Titan – Astral Spirit
Elder Titan – Earth Splitter
Ember Spirit – Searing Chains
Ember Spirit – Flame Guard
Ember Spirit – Activate Fire Remnant
Enchantress – Impetus
Enigma – Malefice
Lua error: Found no Cargo data for "Enigma - Demonic Conversion".
Enigma – Midnight Pulse
Enigma – Black Hole
Gyrocopter – Rocket Barrage
Gyrocopter – Homing Missile²
Gyrocopter – Call Down
Huskar – Burning Spear
Huskar – Life Break
Invoker – Cold Snap
Invoker – Ice Wall
Invoker – E.M.P.
Invoker – Tornado
Invoker – Sun Strike
Invoker – Chaos Meteor
Invoker – Deafening Blast
Io – Spirits
Jakiro – Dual Breath
Jakiro – Ice Path
Jakiro – Liquid Fire
Jakiro – Macropyre
Juggernaut – Blade Fury
Keeper of the Light – Illuminate
Kunkka – Torrent
Kunkka – Ghostship³
Legion Commander – Overwhelming Odds
Lua error: Found no Cargo data for "Leshrac - Split Earth".
Lua error: Found no Cargo data for "Leshrac - Diabolic Edict".
Lua error: Found no Cargo data for "Leshrac - Lightning Storm".
Lua error: Found no Cargo data for "Leshrac - Pulse Nova".
Lich – Frost Blast
Lich – Chain Frost
Lifestealer – Consume
Lina – Dragon Slave
Lina – Light Strike Array
Lina – Laguna Blade
Lion – Earth Spike
Lion – Finger of Death
Luna – Lucent Beam
Luna – Eclipse
Magnus – Shockwave
Magnus – Skewer
Magnus – Reverse Polarity
Medusa – Mystic Snake
Meepo – Poof
Meepo – Ransack
Mirana – Starstorm
Mirana – Sacred Arrow
Monkey King – Primal Spring
Morphling – Waveform
Morphling – Adaptive Strike (Agility)
Naga Siren – Rip Tide
Nature's Prophet – Wrath of Nature
Necrophos – Death Pulse
Necrophos – Reaper's Scythe
Night Stalker – Void
Nyx Assassin – Impale
Nyx Assassin – Mind Flare
Nyx Assassin – Spiked Carapace
Nyx Assassin – Vendetta
Ogre Magi – Fireblast
Ogre Magi – Ignite
Ogre Magi – Unrefined Fireblast
Omniknight – Purification
Oracle – Fortune's End
Oracle – Purifying Flames
Outworld Destroyer – Arcane Orb
Outworld Destroyer – Astral Imprisonment
Outworld Destroyer – Sanity's Eclipse
Phantom Lancer – Spirit Lance
Phoenix – Icarus Dive
Phoenix – Fire Spirits
Phoenix – Sun Ray
Phoenix – Supernova
Puck – Illusory Orb
Puck – Waning Rift
Puck – Dream Coil
Pudge – Meat Hook
Pudge – Rot
Pudge – Dismember
Pugna – Nether Blast
Pugna – Life Drain
Queen of Pain – Shadow Strike
Queen of Pain – Scream of Pain
Queen of Pain – Sonic Wave
Razor – Plasma Field
Razor – Eye of the Storm
Riki – Blink Strike
Rubick – Fade Bolt
Sand King – Burrowstrike
Sand King – Sand Storm
Sand King – Caustic Finale
Sand King – Epicenter
Shadow Demon – Shadow Poison
Shadow Demon – Demonic Purge
Shadow Fiend – Shadowraze
Shadow Fiend – Requiem of Souls
Shadow Shaman – Ether Shock
Shadow Shaman – Shackles
Silencer – Arcane Curse
Silencer – Glaives of Wisdom
Silencer – Last Word
Skywrath Mage – Arcane Bolt
Skywrath Mage – Concussive Shot
Skywrath Mage – Mystic Flare
Slardar – Slithereen Crush
Slark – Dark Pact
Slark – Pounce
Sniper – Shrapnel
Sniper – Assassinate
Spectre – Spectral Dagger
Spectre – Desolate
Spirit Breaker – Greater Bash
Spirit Breaker – Nether Strike
Lua error: Found no Cargo data for "Storm Spirit - Static Remnant".
Lua error: Found no Cargo data for "Storm Spirit - Overload".
Lua error: Found no Cargo data for "Storm Spirit - Ball Lightning".
Sven – Storm Hammer
Techies – Blast Off!
Templar Assassin – Meld
Templar Assassin – Psi Blades
Tidehunter – Gush
Tidehunter – Ravage
Timbersaw – Whirling Death
Timbersaw – Timber Chain
Timbersaw – Chakram
Timbersaw – Second Chakram
Tinker – Laser
Lua error: Found no Cargo data for "Tinker - Heat-Seeking Missile".
Tiny – Avalanche
Tiny – Toss
Treant Protector – Leech Seed
Treant Protector – Overgrowth
Troll Warlord – Whirling Axes (Ranged)
Troll Warlord – Whirling Axes (Melee)
Tusk – Ice Shards
Tusk – Snowball
Undying – Decay
Undying – Soul Rip⁴
Ursa – Earthshock
Vengeful Spirit – Magic Missile
Vengeful Spirit – Wave of Terror
Venomancer – Venomous Gale
Venomancer – Poison Nova
Viper – Poison Attack
Viper – Nethertoxin
Viper – Corrosive Skin
Viper – Viper Strike
Visage – Soul Assumption
Warlock – Fatal Bonds
Warlock – Shadow Word
Weaver – The Swarm²
Weaver – Shukuchi
Windranger – Powershot
Winter Wyvern – Arctic Burn
Winter Wyvern – Splinter Blast
Witch Doctor – Paralyzing Cask
Witch Doctor – Maledict
Wraith King – Wraithfire Blast
Lua error: Found no Cargo data for "Zeus - Arc Lightning".
Lua error: Found no Cargo data for "Zeus - Lightning Bolt".
Lua error: Found no Cargo data for "Zeus - Heavenly Jump".
Lua error: Found no Cargo data for "Zeus - Thundergod's Wrath".
Centaur Conqueror – War Stomp
Harpy Stormcrafter – Chain Lightning
Hellbear Smasher – Thunder Clap
Mud Golem – Hurl Boulder
Satyr Mindstealer – Mana Burn
Satyr Tormenter – Shockwave
Spirit Bear – Entangling Claws

Item Abilities

¹ The instant kill effect of these abilities trigger Spell Lifesteal, healing based on the killed unit's remaining health.

² Despite these abilities using separate units to apply their effects, the damage sources of those are the caster, so Spell Lifesteal procs and heals.

³

Ghostship's rum wear-off health loss does not proc Spell Lifesteal.

⁴

Soul Rip does not spell lifesteal off of the area health cost. Only steals life when targeting an enemy to damage it.

Not Working[]

Some abilities that deal spell damage or are flagged as HP Removal cannot utilise Spell Lifesteal. All abilities and items that deal attack damage cannot lifesteal with Spell Lifesteal either, they need to use regular Lifesteal instead.

The following abilities do not lifesteal with Spell Lifesteal:

Unit Abilities