How Grimstroke and Medusa perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Grimstroke and Medusa win 50.44% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 339 matches.
Casting Soulbind on two enemies lets Medusa create a second Mystic Snake for free. Hitting both bound targets with snakes gives her a massive mana return, letting her dominate the lane phase by spamming for harass and farm. This early momentum is key for a hero like Medusa. Later in the game, Grimstroke’s slows and stuns provide the control she needs to stand her ground and right-click safely. Phantom's Embrace, in particular, can be enough to stop a diver from reaching her, buying the critical seconds Medusa needs to turn a fight around with her damage.
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 | 42.11% | 114 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.51% | 336 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.77% | 271 |
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 | 50.44% | ▼ -1.1pp | 339 |
| 7.41d | 51.58% | ▼ -1.5pp | 29,111 |
| 7.41c | 53.06% | ▼ -0.2pp | 14,381 |
| 7.41b | 53.28% | — | 14,190 |
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Data updated Aug 12, 2026.