How Medusa and Rubick perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Medusa and Rubick win 49.34% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 7,614 matches.
Protecting Medusa through the mid game is the main idea here. Rubick provides a defensive lift with Telekinesis to stop anyone who gets on top of her, and a stolen teamfight spell can create the perfect setup for a Stone Gaze. Having a second big ultimate on the team gives Medusa a much safer window to stand her ground and unload her damage. The entire plan is to use Rubick’s utility and playmaking to bridge the gap into the late game, where Medusa is supposed to take over the map.
This pairing tends to be very passive, however. Both heroes need a good amount of resources and levels to come online, which can make their lanes vulnerable to early aggression. If the enemy team pressures them heavily, there isn't much either hero can do to fight back before Medusa has her core items. The game plan relies on surviving the early and mid game, and its success often depends more on what spells Rubick can steal and what the enemy draft is doing.
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 | 44.23% | 312 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.37% | 1,116 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.92% | 1,106 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.72% | 351 |
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 | 49.34% | ▼ -0.2pp | 7,614 |
| 7.41d | 49.50% | ▼ -1.1pp | 94,437 |
| 7.41c | 50.59% | ▼ -0.9pp | 53,134 |
| 7.41b | 51.45% | — | 58,275 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.