Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Snapfire wins the Medusa vs Snapfire matchup: Snapfire beats Medusa in 51.68% of 6,445 ranked matches.
Thinking Snapfire's fast attacks and armor reduction will melt Medusa is a common trap. Medusa's tankiness comes from Mana Shield, not armor, so the shred from Lil' Shredder has less impact than you'd expect against her massive effective health pool. While Mortimer Kisses does deal magic damage, it's a channeled ultimate. A farmed Medusa can often stand her ground, absorb the damage, and use Stone Gaze to disrupt Snapfire or force her to cancel the spell. It becomes a trade of key cooldowns where neither hero has a decisive edge.
Early on, Snapfire can create pressure with her burst and set up kills with Firesnap Cookie, but Medusa is mostly concerned with her own farm timings. Later in the game, the matchup hinges entirely on team execution. If Snapfire's allies can help lock Medusa down and burn through her mana, she falls apart quickly. If Medusa’s team can peel for her through the initial burst, her sustained damage will eventually overwhelm Snapfire's side. The fight is won by the supporting cast, not by a direct hero counter.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Medusa's win rate against Snapfire 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 | 45.76% | 295 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.52% | 986 |
| Legend & Ancient | 40.59% | 887 |
| Divine & Immortal | 43.89% | 303 |
Medusa's win rate against Snapfire 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 | 48.32% | ▲ +2.2pp | 6,445 |
| 7.41d | 46.17% | ▼ -2.5pp | 100,889 |
| 7.41c | 48.70% | ▼ -3.4pp | 33,973 |
| 7.41b | 52.12% | — | 18,108 |
Move this data into a draft
Medusa starts on Radiant and Snapfire on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.