Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Medusa wins the Medusa vs Shadow Fiend matchup: Medusa beats Shadow Fiend in 56.94% of 19,148 ranked matches.
Trying to burst Medusa as Shadow Fiend is an exercise in futility. His entire damage profile, from Shadowraze to Requiem of Souls, is front-loaded magical burst that gets absorbed by Mana Shield. After unloading his full combo and barely scratching her effective health, Shadow Fiend is left exposed and without his primary tools. This is often the exact moment Medusa turns the fight. A well-timed Stone Gaze can halt any follow-up and hold him in place while Split Shot shreds through his low armor and health pool. The longer the game goes, the more this dynamic favors Medusa, as her survivability scales far beyond what Shadow Fiend can hope to break through.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Medusa's win rate against Shadow Fiend 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 | Medusa win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 55.87% | 247 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.44% | 832 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.34% | 848 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.00% | 168 |
Medusa's win rate against Shadow Fiend in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Medusa win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 56.94% | ▲ +3.1pp | 19,148 |
| 7.41e | 53.81% | ▲ +0.4pp | 93,495 |
| 7.41d | 53.36% | ▼ -0.3pp | 88,298 |
| 7.41c | 53.62% | — | 36,190 |
Move this data into a draft
Medusa starts on Radiant and Shadow Fiend on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 5, 2026.