Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Pangolier wins the Medusa vs Pangolier matchup: Pangolier beats Medusa in 50.01% of 4,521 ranked matches.
Fighting into a farmed Medusa is often about cracking her Mana Shield. Pangolier has the tools for this, using Swashbuckle to get on top of her and apply mana-burning items. His Shield Crash reduces her damage output, helping him survive the initial retaliation. He can then try to use Rolling Thunder to isolate and disrupt her. The goal is to drain her resources and prevent her from freely hitting the team.
This matchup is a coin flip because Medusa has excellent answers. A well-timed Stone Gaze can completely negate a Rolling Thunder initiation, turning Pangolier to stone and leaving him vulnerable. While he's mobile, he is not immune to control, and if Medusa’s team has any lockdown, his aggression can be punished severely. As the game goes on, her raw tankiness and the constant damage from Split Shot make it increasingly risky for Pangolier to jump in, turning it into a tense standoff where a single misstep decides the fight.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Medusa's win rate against Pangolier 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 44.03% | 134 |
| Legend & Ancient | 41.92% | 167 |
Medusa's win rate against Pangolier 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 | 49.99% | ▼ -0.8pp | 4,521 |
| 7.41e | 50.79% | ▼ -0.8pp | 16,422 |
| 7.41d | 51.64% | ▲ +1.5pp | 20,444 |
| 7.41c | 50.15% | — | 17,352 |
Move this data into a draft
Medusa starts on Radiant and Pangolier on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 4, 2026.