Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Slark wins the Medusa vs Slark matchup: Slark beats Medusa in 64.25% of 456 ranked matches.
Getting jumped by Slark feels awful as Medusa. Your whole game plan is to stand and fight, but he turns that completely against you. Each hit he lands with Essence Shift makes him stronger while making you weaker, draining the stats you rely on to survive. It's hard to get away from him because Pounce leashes you in place for him to build up more stolen agility. If you try to use Stone Gaze to turn the fight, Slark can use Shadow Dance to become untargetable or simply turn his back and keep hitting you. It feels like your tankiness is a resource he feeds on, not a defense against him.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Medusa's win rate against Slark 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 | 37.04% | 270 |
| Crusader & Archon | 39.25% | 637 |
| Legend & Ancient | 39.74% | 385 |
Medusa's win rate against Slark 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 | 35.75% | ▼ -9.7pp | 456 |
| 7.41d | 45.50% | ▼ -0.3pp | 55,092 |
| 7.41c | 45.75% | ▲ +0.2pp | 34,557 |
| 7.41b | 45.56% | — | 43,472 |
Move this data into a draft
Medusa starts on Radiant and Slark on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.