How Medusa and Undying perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Medusa and Undying win 51.02% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 5,602 matches.
Drafting this pair presents a trade-off between early-game security and mid-game tempo. Undying is a fantastic lane partner for a greedy core. His constant Decay spam drains the enemy's strength and makes trading impossible, creating a safe pocket for Medusa to farm. A well-placed Tombstone completely shuts down aggression and can even turn ganks into kills for his carry. With Soul Rip providing burst healing, Medusa can stay healthy, use her own mana for Mystic Snake, and get the strong start she needs.
The synergy breaks down once the laning stage ends. Undying hits a major power spike and wants to force teamfights with Flesh Golem and Tombstone. This is often when Medusa is at her weakest, needing another item or two before she can stand and fight effectively. The team is forced to navigate this awkward timing window. By the time Medusa becomes a raid boss in the late game, Undying's own impact has fallen off considerably. This fundamental conflict in their power curves is why the duo doesn't consistently produce strong results.
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 | 50.78% | 319 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.84% | 919 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.11% | 659 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.26% | 195 |
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 | 51.02% | ▼ -0.5pp | 5,602 |
| 7.41d | 51.50% | ▲ +0.9pp | 62,489 |
| 7.41c | 50.60% | ▼ -1.1pp | 26,509 |
| 7.41b | 51.66% | — | 28,436 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.