How Medusa and Spirit Breaker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Medusa and Spirit Breaker win 51.98% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 6,614 matches.
Setting up for a big teamfight can be easier with Spirit Breaker on the team. His Charge of Darkness gives an enemy a tough choice: either turn to face him and get caught by Medusa's Stone Gaze, or try to run from him and get stunned anyway. This helps Medusa land her ultimate on key targets who might otherwise turn away instantly. Spirit Breaker also provides decent peel. If someone dives the backline to kill Medusa, he can charge them from anywhere on the map, buying her the crucial seconds she needs for Mana Shield to do its work.
This pairing works by giving Medusa the space and safety she desperately needs to farm. Early on, Spirit Breaker’s constant threat of a cross-map gank can make enemies hesitant to commit to killing a solo Medusa. Once she has a few items, they can start playing together more actively, using the Charge into Stone Gaze combo to secure objectives. The plan depends on Spirit Breaker successfully creating that early pressure; if he has a bad start and can't make things happen, Medusa is left on her own for too long and the synergy might not get a chance to come online.
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 | 50.82% | 425 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.32% | 1,074 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.05% | 809 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.25% | 203 |
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 | 51.98% | ▼ -0.2pp | 6,614 |
| 7.41d | 52.17% | ▲ +0.1pp | 80,353 |
| 7.41c | 52.09% | ▼ -0.6pp | 41,444 |
| 7.41b | 52.66% | — | 50,721 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.