Melee Lifesteal is a prefix that turns up on Main Hand, Ring and Relic. It gives Melee Lifesteal: +1% to +1% at its lowest step, +9% to +10% at its best — and you need item level 116 before the best one can appear at all.
It comes up at weight 4 when the game rolls affixes, never doubles up with another affix that does the same job (meleeLifesteal), and it is what puts Thirsty, Leeching, Draining, Vampiric and Devouring in an item's name — so you might pick up a Thirsty Wand.
No Unique carries it at a fixed number.
Every step
10 steps · lowest to best
| Tier | Needs item level | Gives | Prefix word | Reads as |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 1 | +1% to +1% | Thirsty | Thirsty Wand |
| T2 | 6 | +1% to +2% | Thirsty | Thirsty Wand |
| T3 | 14 | +2% to +2% | Leeching | Leeching Wand |
| T4 | 24 | +2% to +3% | Leeching | Leeching Wand |
| T5 | 36 | +3% to +3% | Draining | Draining Wand |
| T6 | 55 | +3% to +4% | Draining | Draining Wand |
| T7 | 75 | +4% to +5% | Vampiric | Vampiric Wand |
| T8 | 92 | +5% to +6% | Vampiric | Vampiric Wand |
| T9 | 105 | +7% to +8% | Devouring | Devouring Wand |
| T10 | 116 | +9% to +10% | Devouring | Devouring Wand |
Where you will see it
320 bases it can land on