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Does lifesteal actually play a role in battle?

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Permalink | Quote | +Rep by dacoqrs » July 2, 2014 1:59pm | Report
Subzero008 wrote:

Lifesteal doesn't do much. I play hunters without lifesteal sometimes, and the only reason to use lifesteal is for doing things OUTSIDE of teamfights. Like dueling, taking map objectives, or in-lane sustain. It's nearly worthless in a teamfight, I don't care who tells you what else. When you can die in a literal second, any life you can regen is worthless.

Compare that to this.


Way to spew negativity.

On topic, lifesteal does matter 1v1, and in teamfights it can keep you alive after you've taken a few hits.
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Permalink | Quote | +Rep by SherriffTurtle » July 2, 2014 5:33pm | Report
dacoqrs wrote:

Way to spew negativity.
On topic, lifesteal does matter 1v1, and in teamfights it can keep you alive after you've taken a few hits.

Jsyk I don't recommend saying stuff like that to Vets on the site.
But I completely agree with Sub, lifesteal is worthless in tfs but is great everything else.
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Permalink | Quote | +Rep by Silv3rX » July 4, 2014 8:42am | Report
I remember when people said lifesteal was ****. Then I posted this

https://www.smitefire.com/smite/guide/artemis-who-needs-to-run-away-538

and everyone was nuts about how awesome lifesteal is. Now people say it's ****, but that's totally not true. In a straight up 1v1 you are better off with some crit items late game, but ealry - mid game lifesteal really makes the difference.
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Permalink | Quote | +Rep by HolyPudding » July 4, 2014 8:58am | Report
1v1 situations are so much easier with LS, as they have to punch through more than you. Even if they moderately outdamage you midgame you may well still win as every shot gives you more and more of an edge.
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Permalink | Quote | +Rep by Chiulin » July 4, 2014 10:01am | Report
Silv3rX wrote:

I remember when people said lifesteal was ****. Then I posted this

https://www.smitefire.com/smite/guide/artemis-who-needs-to-run-away-538

and everyone was nuts about how awesome lifesteal is. Now people say it's ****, but that's totally not true. In a straight up 1v1 you are better off with some crit items late game, but ealry - mid game lifesteal really makes the difference.



When I first started playing Smite no one built lifesteal on Hunters, but it sounded like the greatest thing so I did it. I would absolutely poop on other Hunters. It's the greatest thing ever.
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Permalink | Quote | +Rep by SweetTenderLove » July 25, 2014 6:07pm | Report
I've recently been running with this lifesteal/attack speed/critical strike build I created for Mercury, and it's been absolutely amazing for me:

*Devourers Gloves (make sure to build stacks, however)
*Warrior Tabi
*Asi
*Deathbringer
*Rage
*Bloodforge

Using it, I've been able to fight against multiple attackers and win because my health would shoot back up every time I hit someone. It works especially well on Mercury since his 1 is affected by stats, his 2 is an attack speed buff, and his 3, although it does very little damage, is pretty much a guaranteed basic attack hit if you hold your mouse button down. If anyone is reading this, I urge you to try it.
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Permalink | Quote | +Rep by anshsmite » July 25, 2014 9:39pm | Report
Lifesteal is not a necessary feature to build on most Gods. But Gods like bakasura and kali, etc melee assassin's do well with lifesteal. Also, lifesteal works on few hunters like Artemis, anhur, etc. and especially beneficial mid to late game. It gives enough sustain to land those extra 2-3 autoattacks. I personally don't like to build lifesteal on hunters other than asi. Glass cannon mages like anubis, he Bo etc do well with lifesteal. Also, polynomicon is a great item on few mages not bcz of the lifesteal involved but just bcz of the passive.
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Permalink | Quote | +Rep by Devampi » July 26, 2014 2:46am | Report
the Necro is high with this one
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Permalink | Quote | +Rep by BestMinionEver » July 31, 2014 4:09pm | Report
Lifesteal is OP doe ;)
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Permalink | Quote | +Rep by Greenevers » July 31, 2014 7:16pm | Report
stats op
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