Life Steal returns a percent of damage dealt as health. It is the difference between a sustain build and a glass cannon.
Why this matters
With Life Steal, chip damage heals instead of stacking, letting you fight continuously.
Step-by-step
- Take Life Steal (10 to 15 percent) once you have a damage weapon.
- Pair it with high attack speed or AoE for more heal procs.
- Use Vampiric and Leaf items to stack it.
- Keep some Max HP so big hits do not out-pace the heal.
- On tank builds, Life Steal plus Armor is nearly unkillable.
What to prioritize
- Life Steal 10 to 15 percent
- Attack Speed or AoE
- Vampiric and Leaf
- Max HP buffer
- Tank synergy
Common mistakes
- No Life Steal on damage builds
- Life Steal with too little HP
- Forgetting attack speed
Lifesteal turns chip damage into a resource instead of a countdown. Take 10 to 15 percent once you have a damage weapon, and pair it with attack speed or area damage for more procs.
Vampiric and Leaf stack it further. Keep an HP buffer so the big hits never out-pace the heal. On tank builds, lifesteal plus armor makes the character nearly unkillable through the whole late game.
Chip damage becomes a resource instead of a countdown, and the build fights forever.
On tank builds, lifesteal plus armor makes the character nearly unkillable through the whole late game.