How Dazzle and Medusa perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dazzle and Medusa win 48.28% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,974 matches.
Drafting Dazzle to support Medusa looks better on paper than it often plays out. While Shallow Grave certainly extends her life, the combination doesn't address Medusa's core weaknesses. She is still vulnerable to being kited and lacks the lockdown to hold enemies in place for her damage or a good Stone Gaze. Dazzle himself offers no hard disables, meaning the pair can feel very passive and reactive. They can absorb a lot of attention and survive for a long time, but they struggle to force favorable fights or secure kills against lineups that can simply reposition or disengage. The synergy is one-dimensional and easily played around.
How this pairing performs across skill brackets — the duo's team win rate 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 | Team win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 40.28% | 144 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.01% | 327 |
| Legend & Ancient | 40.71% | 226 |
This duo's team win rate in each recent balance patch — whether the pairing is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Team win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 48.28% | ▲ +1.5pp | 1,974 |
| 7.41d | 46.79% | ▼ -1.2pp | 24,772 |
| 7.41c | 47.97% | ▲ +1.1pp | 11,002 |
| 7.41b | 46.92% | — | 12,678 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.