Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Vengeful Spirit wins the Medusa vs Vengeful Spirit matchup: Vengeful Spirit beats Medusa in 52.83% of 6,072 ranked matches.
Pulling a farmed Medusa out of position seems like a clean way to kill her, and Vengeful Spirit is built for exactly that. A good Nether Swap can isolate Medusa from her team's protection, making her an easy target. The bigger problem, though, is Wave of Terror. The armor reduction makes Medusa surprisingly fragile to physical damage once she's caught, turning what should be a tanky hero into a priority kill target for the enemy cores.
The entire matchup often comes down to a duel of ultimates. The Vengeful Spirit is always looking for an angle to Swap, but a good Medusa will anticipate this. An instant Stone Gaze in response to being swapped can completely punish the attempt, leaving Vengeful stranded in the middle of the enemy team. Because this counterplay is so direct and powerful, the advantage is slight. It relies on the Vengeful finding a perfect opening where Gaze is on cooldown or Medusa is truly alone.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Medusa's win rate against Vengeful Spirit 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 | 42.94% | 326 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.52% | 968 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.10% | 807 |
| Divine & Immortal | 41.86% | 172 |
Medusa's win rate against Vengeful Spirit 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 | 47.17% | ▲ +0.6pp | 6,072 |
| 7.41d | 46.57% | ▼ -1.5pp | 71,423 |
| 7.41c | 48.06% | ▼ -1.1pp | 23,323 |
| 7.41b | 49.15% | — | 23,805 |
Move this data into a draft
Medusa starts on Radiant and Vengeful Spirit on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.