Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Winter Wyvern wins the Medusa vs Winter Wyvern matchup: Winter Wyvern beats Medusa in 54.71% of 2,060 ranked matches.
Using Winter's Curse on Medusa forces her own team to attack her, but her Mana Shield often means she survives the assault. The real impact depends on her teammates' damage output; if they lack physical burst, she'll walk away and potentially turn the fight with Stone Gaze. This makes the matchup a game of execution. Winter Wyvern excels at chipping away at Medusa's large health pool from a safe distance with Arctic Burn, and Cold Embrace can save a key ally from her focus fire. However, Medusa's sheer durability and lategame power mean that if Wyvern's team can't successfully isolate and burst her, she will eventually overwhelm them.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Medusa's win rate against Winter Wyvern 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 | 41.01% | 139 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.25% | 348 |
| Legend & Ancient | 42.59% | 216 |
Medusa's win rate against Winter Wyvern 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 | 45.29% | ▼ -4.3pp | 2,060 |
| 7.41d | 49.55% | ▲ +0.6pp | 25,550 |
| 7.41c | 48.95% | ▲ +0.0pp | 13,104 |
| 7.41b | 48.93% | — | 13,373 |
Move this data into a draft
Medusa starts on Radiant and Winter Wyvern on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.