How Medusa and Tidehunter perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Medusa and Tidehunter win 49.72% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,707 matches.
A big Ravage from Tidehunter creates the perfect situation for Medusa. With enemies locked in place, she can freely unload Split Shot damage and guarantee a full-duration Stone Gaze without worrying about them turning away. Gush also provides a welcome armor reduction that helps her physical attacks hit harder against key targets caught in the stun. On paper, it's a classic wombo-combo that lets a farming core take over a fight, with Tidehunter providing the beefy frontline she needs to stand behind.
The problem is that these two heroes often operate on different clocks. Tidehunter wants to group up and force fights the moment Ravage is off cooldown. Medusa, on the other hand, frequently needs more time to farm key items before she's truly ready to be the team's centerpiece. This can lead to awkward moments where the team has a huge initiation spell ready but its primary damage dealer isn't strong enough to capitalize. The two ultimates can also be redundant, winning a single fight so hard that it feels like overkill while leaving the team exposed afterward.
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 | 45.50% | 200 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.10% | 505 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.51% | 421 |
| Divine & Immortal | 45.37% | 108 |
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 | 49.72% | ▲ +0.3pp | 3,707 |
| 7.41d | 49.42% | ▼ -0.8pp | 46,466 |
| 7.41c | 50.22% | ▼ -1.4pp | 27,064 |
| 7.41b | 51.66% | — | 36,332 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.