Melee Lifesteal

Melee Lifesteal is a tier I vitality item in Deadlock, sold by MPS for 800 souls as a passive item. It gives +75 bonus health.

Updated October 2026 · refreshed hourly from BuildLock’s match statistics · back to the shop

Melee Lifesteal

souls800Tier I · MPS
Passive

Your next Melee attack heals you. This heal is 30% effective vs non-heroes. Cooldown is 1.5x as long for Light Melee hits.

+75Bonus Health
Upgrades
Is a component of

Stats

1 modifiers
Bonus Health
+75

Best heroes for Melee Lifesteal

win rate lift, ≥50 matches
HeroBuy rateWin ratevs heroMatches
Graves0.6%58.4%+3.3%1,311
Bebop15.6%49.8%+2.7%41,107
Viscous40.5%48.5%+2.3%28,895
Shiv2.9%47.4%+2.0%5,379
Warden0.3%45.8%+1.8%168
Ivy1.5%54.3%+0.7%2,170
Yamato79.1%49.4%+0.5%127,957
Billy93.4%48.6%+0.2%138,343

Upgrade path

Component of: Lifestrike, Colossus

Melee Lifesteal FAQ

updated October 2026

What does Melee Lifesteal do in Deadlock?

Your next Melee attack heals you. This heal is 30% effective vs non-heroes. Cooldown is 1.5x as long for Light Melee hits. Melee Lifesteal costs 800 souls at tier I in the vitality shop.

Which heroes should buy Melee Lifesteal?

By win rate lift, Melee Lifesteal does most for Graves, Bebop, Viscous, Shiv and Warden, each measured against that hero's own win rate over at least 50 matches.

What does Melee Lifesteal build into?

Melee Lifesteal is a component of Lifestrike and Colossus.