Medusa — Dota 2 hero

Medusa

AgilityRangedCarryDisablerDurable

Medusa Pro Match Statistics

37.5%Win Rate
2.9%Pick Rate
4.4%Ban Rate
+0.5% Trend

How to Counter Medusa in Dota 2

The best counters to Medusa in professional Dota 2 matches are Centaur Warrunner (9.1% win rate across 11 games), Ring Master (20% win rate across 10 games), Ember Spirit (27.3% win rate across 11 games). As a carry, Medusa is especially vulnerable to early aggression and heroes who shut down farming efficiency before key items come online. Picking Centaur Warrunner into Medusa provides the strongest statistical counter advantage in the current pro meta. Ring Master is another reliable counter pick with a 20% win rate over 10 professional games. Conversely, Medusa performs best against Shadow Shaman (53.8% win rate), so avoid picking Shadow Shaman into Medusa when possible.

Heroes Medusa Is Worst Against

All heroes Medusa is worst against — full Dota 2 counter matchup data

Centaur Warrunner counters Medusa — 9.1% win rate in 11 professional Dota 2 matchesCentaur Warrunner11 games9.1%9.1%Ring Master counters Medusa — 20% win rate in 10 professional Dota 2 matchesRing Master10 games20%20%Ember Spirit counters Medusa — 27.3% win rate in 11 professional Dota 2 matchesEmber Spirit11 games27.3%27.3%Kez counters Medusa — 30% win rate in 10 professional Dota 2 matchesKez10 games30%30%Tidehunter counters Medusa — 30.8% win rate in 13 professional Dota 2 matchesTidehunter13 games30.8%30.8%Ancient Apparition counters Medusa — 35.7% win rate in 14 professional Dota 2 matchesAncient Apparition14 games35.7%35.7%Storm Spirit counters Medusa — 40% win rate in 10 professional Dota 2 matchesStorm Spirit10 games40%40%Disruptor counters Medusa — 40% win rate in 15 professional Dota 2 matchesDisruptor15 games40%40%Gyrocopter counters Medusa — 41.7% win rate in 12 professional Dota 2 matchesGyrocopter12 games41.7%41.7%Windranger counters Medusa — 42.9% win rate in 14 professional Dota 2 matchesWindranger14 games42.9%42.9%Shadow Fiend counters Medusa — 45.5% win rate in 11 professional Dota 2 matchesShadow Fiend11 games45.5%45.5%Tusk counters Medusa — 46.7% win rate in 15 professional Dota 2 matchesTusk15 games46.7%46.7%Skywrath Mage counters Medusa — 50% win rate in 14 professional Dota 2 matchesSkywrath Mage14 games50%50%Shadow Shaman counters Medusa — 53.8% win rate in 13 professional Dota 2 matchesShadow Shaman13 games53.8%53.8%

Medusa counter data: 14 hero matchups analyzed across 173 professional Dota 2 games. Win rates reflect how Medusa performs against each opponent in recent competitive matches.

Heroes Medusa Is Best Against

All heroes Medusa is best against — complete Dota 2 favorable matchup list

Medusa dominates Shadow Shaman — 53.8% win rate across 13 pro Dota 2 gamesShadow Shaman13 games53.8%53.8%Medusa dominates Skywrath Mage — 50% win rate across 14 pro Dota 2 gamesSkywrath Mage14 games50%50%Medusa dominates Tusk — 46.7% win rate across 15 pro Dota 2 gamesTusk15 games46.7%46.7%Medusa dominates Shadow Fiend — 45.5% win rate across 11 pro Dota 2 gamesShadow Fiend11 games45.5%45.5%Medusa dominates Windranger — 42.9% win rate across 14 pro Dota 2 gamesWindranger14 games42.9%42.9%Medusa dominates Gyrocopter — 41.7% win rate across 12 pro Dota 2 gamesGyrocopter12 games41.7%41.7%Medusa dominates Disruptor — 40% win rate across 15 pro Dota 2 gamesDisruptor15 games40%40%Medusa dominates Storm Spirit — 40% win rate across 10 pro Dota 2 gamesStorm Spirit10 games40%40%Medusa dominates Ancient Apparition — 35.7% win rate across 14 pro Dota 2 gamesAncient Apparition14 games35.7%35.7%Medusa dominates Tidehunter — 30.8% win rate across 13 pro Dota 2 gamesTidehunter13 games30.8%30.8%Medusa dominates Kez — 30% win rate across 10 pro Dota 2 gamesKez10 games30%30%Medusa dominates Ember Spirit — 27.3% win rate across 11 pro Dota 2 gamesEmber Spirit11 games27.3%27.3%Medusa dominates Ring Master — 20% win rate across 10 pro Dota 2 gamesRing Master10 games20%20%Medusa dominates Centaur Warrunner — 9.1% win rate across 11 pro Dota 2 gamesCentaur Warrunner11 games9.1%9.1%

Medusa favorable matchups: 14 heroes Medusa dominates, tracked from 173 professional games. Higher win rate indicates a stronger advantage for Medusa.