Medusa
Win rates
Pub win rate
49.9%
Balanced — viable in the right hands
Pro win rate
—
0 pro picks
Pub pick rate
3.6%
148k picks · all brackets
Pro ban rate
—
0 pro bans
Win rate by bracket
How the hero performs at each MMR bracket. Use this to gauge difficulty — a hero that peaks at Immortal but dips at Herald is a hard mechanical carry.
| Bracket | MMR | Games | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald | 0–769 | 0 | — | |
| Guardian | 770–1539 | 0 | — | |
| Crusader | 1540–2309 | 0 | — | |
| Archon | 2310–3079 | 0 | — | |
| Legend | 3080–3849 | 0 | — | |
| Ancient | 3850–4619 | 0 | — | |
| Divine | 4620–5620 | 0 | — | |
| Immortal | 5620+ | 0 | — |
Item build
Most-purchased items by game phase, aggregated from 148k public matches. Items with fewer than 1% pick rate are omitted.
Starting
First inventory
45%Branches
14%Magic Stick
13%Circlet
11%Enchanted Mango
8%Magic Wand
4%Quelling Blade
Early
~0–10 min
27%Boots
27%Power Treads
21%Null Talisman
19%Blade Of Alacrity
4%Yasha
Core
~10–25 min
13%Manta
13%Diadem
12%Claymore
- 11%
Yasha
11%Eagle
10%Talisman Of Evasion
Luxury
25 min+
16%Ultimate Orb
14%Demon Edge
9%Skadi
8%Lesser Crit
7%Greater Crit
- 6%
Eagle
Best & worst matchups
Heroes this Medusa does best and worst against. Use this to pick smartly in the drafting phase.
Counters
- Templar Assassin
59%
106 games
- Warlock
56%
101 games
- Beastmaster
55%
102 games
- Skywrath Mage
55%
106 games
- Gyrocopter
50%
107 games
Good against
- Ogre Magi
36%
160 games
- Dawnbreaker
38%
107 games
- Windranger
41%
115 games
- Mars
41%
126 games
- Shadow Fiend
42%
179 games
How to play
Medusa is an Agility carry who scales into a late-game threat, farming core items and deleting heroes once online. Natural durability lets you front-line and absorb cooldowns for your team. Your disables and utility are most valuable when enabling your cores to land kills.
Base stats
Ranged · Attack range: 0 (Ranged)
Attributes
Strength
0
+0 / level
Agility
22
+3.6 / level
Intelligence
25
+3.6 / level
FAQ
What is Medusa's win rate?
Medusa has a 49.9% pub win rate across 148k games. That's right around the 50% baseline — the hero is balanced, and win rate depends heavily on player skill and team comp.
How popular is Medusa?
Medusa is picked in 3.56% of all Dota 2 pub games.
Who counters Medusa?
Medusa is hard-countered by Ogre Magi, Dawnbreaker, Windranger, Mars, Shadow Fiend, but has an edge against Templar Assassin, Warlock, Beastmaster, Skywrath Mage, Gyrocopter.