Medusa — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Medusa, Gorgon
Medusa (Medusa, Gorgon) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Medusa counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
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 (59.5%), Templar Assassin (58.3%) and Beastmaster (58.2%) all lose the scaling war. Medusa is countered by mana burn and break: Anti-Mage (she wins only 41.3%) shreds her Mana Shield with Mana Break and Mana Void, while Nyx Assassin (43.0%) burns her mana and Tidehunter (44.5%) 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
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Timbersaw | 59.54% | 8,566 |
 Templar Assassin | 58.27% | 16,966 |
 Beastmaster | 58.25% | 22,240 |
 Nature's Prophet | 57.84% | 20,778 |
 Tinker | 57.70% | 10,952 |
 Elder Titan | 57.26% | 3,994 |
 Gyrocopter | 56.07% | 11,013 |
 Leshrac | 55.80% | 12,073 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Anti-Mage | 41.30% | 43,044 |
 Nyx Assassin | 42.96% | 19,359 |
 Tidehunter | 44.54% | 31,521 |
 Slark | 44.59% | 39,444 |
 Alchemist | 45.89% | 29,771 |
 Lone Druid | 45.98% | 6,662 |
 Sniper | 46.06% | 50,994 |
 Riki | 46.20% | 16,175 |
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 (55.8%) and Lycan (55.4%) give her the early map control she lacks, while Vengeful Spirit (54.7%) and Axe (54.5%) 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
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Techies | 55.84% | 28,814 |
 Lycan | 55.44% | 3,795 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 54.74% | 18,355 |
 Axe | 54.51% | 40,499 |
 Shadow Shaman | 54.47% | 40,765 |
 Wraith King | 54.30% | 25,903 |
 Crystal Maiden | 54.29% | 32,307 |
 Night Stalker | 54.23% | 19,767 |