Medusa — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Dusa, Gorgon
Medusa (Dusa) in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
Early vs late game: in ranked games that end before 34 minutes, Medusa's team wins 38.0%; in games of 47+ minutes, 58.3% (+20.3 pp, #1 of 127 by late-game edge; 27% of Medusa games last 47+ minutes; model estimate). Late & early game heroes →
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Medusa by rank bracket
Medusa is strongest in Divine & Immortal games, winning 47.48% (#100 of 127 heroes), but drops to 45.67% (#111) in Crusader & Archon.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #89 of 126 | 47.00% | 3.20% | 1,215 |
| Crusader & Archon | #111 of 127 | 45.67% | 2.83% | 4,528 |
| Legend & Ancient | #107 of 127 | 46.73% | 2.43% | 5,005 |
| Divine & Immortal | #100 of 127 | 47.48% | 1.50% | 914 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Medusa win rate by patch
Medusa is winning 48.61% of 742,355 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, down 1.1pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 48.61% | ▼ -1.1pp | 2.91% | 742,355 |
| 7.41e | 49.74% | ▼ -0.0pp | 3.12% | 929,939 |
| 7.41d | 49.77% | ▼ -0.2pp | 3.83% | 1,134,996 |
| 7.41c | 49.97% | ▼ -0.6pp | 4.16% | 570,091 |
| 7.41b | 50.53% | ▼ -0.5pp | 4.43% | 623,185 |
| 7.41a | 51.00% | — | 4.54% | 259,926 |
Win rate and pick rate per patch window over all quality-filtered ranked matches; the newest patch accumulates matches for days after release — its row shows the current sample size.
Medusa counters & matchups
Medusa is a hyper-late-game carry whose Mana Shield makes her absurdly hard to kill and whose Stone Gaze turns a whole team to stone. She crushes immobile heroes once online: Timbersaw, Templar Assassin and Beastmaster all lose the scaling war. Medusa is countered by mana burn and break: Anti-Mage shreds her Mana Shield with Mana Break and Mana Void, while Nyx Assassin burns her mana and Tidehunter locks her down. Draft tip: Medusa is a game-ending late carry into low-mobility drafts; she's hard-countered by Anti-Mage, Nyx, and mana-burn line-ups that beat her shield.
Strong against
 Shadow Fiend | 56.80% | 40,535 |
 Beastmaster | 56.12% | 10,340 |
 Timbersaw | 55.37% | 17,614 |
 Templar Assassin | 55.20% | 18,683 |
 Nature's Prophet | 55.13% | 35,536 |
 Kez | 54.84% | 15,127 |
 Queen of Pain | 54.55% | 33,268 |
 Doom | 54.33% | 27,639 |
Struggles against
 Anti-Mage | 37.68% | 63,462 |
 Nyx Assassin | 40.54% | 30,052 |
 Wraith King | 43.64% | 48,347 |
 Sniper | 43.88% | 68,241 |
 Dragon Knight | 43.92% | 42,560 |
 Riki | 44.05% | 25,256 |
 Slark | 44.07% | 46,836 |
 Lich | 44.46% | 35,674 |
Medusa synergies
Medusa needs to survive to the late game and then win one big Stone Gaze fight — she wants protection early and AoE follow-up late. She pairs best with push/utility and front line: Techies and Lycan give her the early map control she lacks, while Vengeful Spirit and Axe provide a save plus the lockdown to land Stone Gaze. Give Medusa a team that protects her farm and clumps the enemy for her ult, and she's an unkillable win condition.
Best teammates
| Wraith King | 53.55% | 37,475 |
| Nyx Assassin | 52.83% | 33,081 |
| Riki | 52.33% | 18,711 |
 Legion Commander | 52.28% | 47,266 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 52.14% | 31,164 |
 Pudge | 52.08% | 93,509 |
 Crystal Maiden | 51.82% | 50,939 |
 Shadow Shaman | 51.77% | 49,988 |
Data updated Nov 7, 2026.