Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Medusa wins the Medusa vs Shadow Demon matchup: Medusa beats Shadow Demon in 50.54% of 1,019 ranked matches.
Picking Shadow Demon into Medusa forces you to rely on one half of his kit over the other. His signature setup spell, Disruption, feels much weaker in this matchup. When used on Medusa, the illusions it creates also get Mana Shield, making them surprisingly tanky. Without her items, however, they deal very little damage and mostly serve as a minor distraction. This neutralizes a major source of his impact. On the other hand, Demonic Purge is an excellent tool against her, providing a long-duration slow that goes through magic immunity. This can enable your team to kite and finally kill Medusa, but giving up the offensive threat of Disruption makes the game feel much harder for Shadow Demon.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Medusa's win rate against Shadow Demon 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 | 54.73% | 148 |
Medusa's win rate against Shadow Demon 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 | 50.54% | ▼ -1.8pp | 1,019 |
| 7.41d | 52.39% | ▲ +1.2pp | 12,727 |
| 7.41c | 51.18% | ▼ -0.5pp | 6,082 |
| 7.41b | 51.66% | — | 8,237 |
Move this data into a draft
Medusa starts on Radiant and Shadow Demon on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.