Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Silencer wins the Medusa vs Silencer matchup: Silencer beats Medusa in 50.62% of 5,591 ranked matches.
Catching Medusa is all about locking her down before she can react, and Global Silence is one of the best tools for that job. Being unable to use Stone Gaze or Mystic Snake for its duration leaves her completely exposed, unable to turn the fight or replenish her mana pool. This makes coordinated ganks very effective. The flip side is that Silencer provides a single, crucial silence. If Medusa survives it or her team saves her, she can still use Stone Gaze to win the fight. Likewise, if she activates Gaze before Silencer can use his ultimate, his whole team is put in a terrible position.
The game plan for Silencer's team is to force fights around his ultimate cooldown, trying to pick off Medusa before she amasses too many items. Her team simply wants to protect her and secure her farm. Medusa isn’t overly bothered by Silencer’s laning pressure; Arcane Curse is less threatening to a hero who doesn't need to cast spells constantly to be effective. It really comes down to execution. A well-timed Global Silence can end the game, but a whiffed one can lead to Medusa wiping the entire team moments later.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Medusa's win rate against Silencer 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 | 48.75% | 359 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.30% | 866 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.74% | 643 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.57% | 140 |
Medusa's win rate against Silencer 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 | 49.38% | ▼ -0.3pp | 5,591 |
| 7.41d | 49.66% | ▼ -0.8pp | 71,581 |
| 7.41c | 50.50% | ▲ +0.1pp | 37,566 |
| 7.41b | 50.43% | — | 39,479 |
Move this data into a draft
Medusa starts on Radiant and Silencer on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.