Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Mars wins the Mars vs Medusa matchup: Mars beats Medusa in 51.52% of 5,289 ranked matches.
Locking Medusa inside Arena of Blood seems like it should be an easy kill, but it's often the other way around. The moment she's trapped, she can use Stone Gaze. This forces Mars and any allies inside the Arena to either turn away, letting her attack freely with Split Shot, or get petrified and take massive damage. Even without her ultimate, her Mana Shield makes her incredibly tough to burst down before the Arena expires. Mars' entire combo might not be enough to break through her effective health pool.
Early in the lane, Mars can create pressure with Spear of Mars, but he rarely shuts down her farm completely. As the game progresses, this matchup gets worse for him. His primary teamfight contribution is setting up kills with his ultimate, but using it on Medusa is a huge liability. The Mars player is forced to play around her, either trying to bait out Stone Gaze first or focusing on a different target entirely. The Medusa is perfectly happy to be the focus, knowing she can turn Mars' signature spell into a death trap for his own team.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Mars's win rate against Medusa in recent ranked matches, split by average match rank. Ranks with too few recent matches are omitted. These rows use the last 30 days of quality-filtered ranked matches, all patches in that span combined — a wider window than the patch-scoped count above, so the per-rank match totals can exceed it.
| Rank | Mars win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 56.15% | 187 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.84% | 179 |
Mars's win rate against Medusa in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Mars win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 51.52% | ▲ +3.0pp | 5,289 |
| 7.41e | 48.55% | ▲ +0.9pp | 17,740 |
| 7.41d | 47.68% | ▲ +0.6pp | 25,797 |
| 7.41c | 47.05% | — | 17,533 |
Move this data into a draft
Mars starts on Radiant and Medusa on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 4, 2026.