Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Riki wins the Medusa vs Riki matchup: Riki beats Medusa in 60.00% of 290 ranked matches.
Draining Medusa's mana pool is the core of this matchup, and Riki is built for the job. His entire game plan revolves around sticking to a target, and his attacks naturally deplete her Mana Shield, making her surprisingly fragile. Smoke Screen is a death sentence for Medusa, as she has no escape and the silence prevents her from using Stone Gaze as a defensive tool. This allows Riki to repeatedly find and kill her while she's trying to farm, severely delaying her late-game potential. Even if she gets her ultimate off in a teamfight, Riki can often dodge the petrifying gaze with a well-timed Tricks of the Trade.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Medusa's win rate against Riki 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 | 36.04% | 222 |
| Crusader & Archon | 38.48% | 343 |
| Legend & Ancient | 40.95% | 232 |
Medusa's win rate against Riki 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 40.00% | ▼ -5.8pp | 290 |
| 7.41d | 45.81% | ▲ +0.3pp | 33,863 |
| 7.41c | 45.53% | ▼ -0.7pp | 19,297 |
| 7.41b | 46.20% | — | 19,685 |
Move this data into a draft
Medusa starts on Radiant and Riki on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.