How Medusa and Tusk perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Medusa and Tusk win 48.18% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,167 matches.
Saving Medusa with Snowball can certainly get her out of a tough spot, but the core game plans for these heroes often conflict. Tusk excels at creating constant early-game pressure and forcing fights across the map. Medusa, on the other hand, wants the opposite: a stable, quiet lane where she can farm foundational items for a long time. This fundamental difference in tempo means Tusk is frequently looking for aggressive plays that Medusa isn't ready or willing to join. If Tusk’s early ganks don't create enough space, Medusa is left defending against a snowballing enemy team with a partner whose own impact is starting to fall off, making their path to victory feel unreliable.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 41.39% | 331 |
| Legend & Ancient | 43.73% | 343 |
| Divine & Immortal | 54.47% | 123 |
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 | 48.18% | ▲ +0.2pp | 2,167 |
| 7.41d | 47.94% | ▼ -1.1pp | 27,038 |
| 7.41c | 49.03% | ▼ -0.6pp | 13,988 |
| 7.41b | 49.62% | — | 16,527 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.