Split Shot
без цели, мгновеннаяMedusa magically splits her shot into several arrows. These arrows deal a lower percent of her normal damage.The extra targets will not receive other attack effects (such as critical strike).
Pros max it by level 9
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Medusa
Medusa: Ranged, position 1 (carry), Disabler, Durable. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 49.2% win rate in pubs and a 2.7% pick rate.
Constant attack is the key to Medusa's success. Using her mana shield to stave off assault, she employs split shots to mow down waves of enemies. Once she gathers her full strength, she becomes a force powerful enough to stop anyone in their tracks.
Rangedposition 1 (carry)DisablerDurable
49.2%Win rate · all pubs
2.7%picked in 1 of 37 games
53.9%Turbo · 67,990 games
Complexity: easy
Cheat sheet · patch 7.41f
How to play Medusa
Build and skills from 100 pro matches, STRATZ matchups and OpenDota norms
1What to build?
Start
Laning
2′5′
7′
11′
2′5′7′11′Core
16′
23′
29′
16′23′29′Core items in order: Manta Style (around minute 16), Butterfly (around minute 23), Eye of Skadi (around minute 29).
Full build by minute →2How to skill?
Lv 1–4
Maxed by level
lv 7
lv 9
lv 15
11+12% Stone Gaze Bonus Physical Damage16-4s Mystic Snake Cooldown18+12% Split Shot Outgoing Damage
Max Mystic Snake, then Split Shot, then Gorgon's Grasp.
Abilities and talents →3Who counters the hero?
Toughest opponents: Anti-Mage, Monkey King and Dark Seer; easiest: Shadow Fiend, Void Spirit and Undying.
All 103 opponents →4How much to farm?
741average872good968great
Half of the players on this hero farm under 741 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 968.
5Common mistakes by role
Late key itemsGreedy death while farmingIdle at baseFewer than 20 reviews on this hero so far, so these are guides for the carry role.
Compare your Medusa match with this cheat sheet
The coach shows on the map where you fell behind the pros on items and where you died.
Review my matchMistake guides for the carry role
- Late key itemsCore items came 6 or more minutes later than pros get them on this hero.
- Greedy death while farmingDied because you stayed for a couple more creeps after two enemies went missing.
- Idle at baseSpent a quarter of a five-minute stretch at base without buying anything.
- Courier lost with itemsThe enemy killed a courier carrying you 500+ gold in items.
Picked by the hero's role. Once the hero has 20 reviews, its real common mistakes show up here.
AI coach
A review of your Medusa game
Sign in with Steam and pick a match: the coach reads the replay second by second and in a couple of minutes shows where the game slipped.
- Every death and fight becomes a moment on the map: the fog of war as you saw it, and what the enemy saw that second.
- Your pace against the Medusa benchmark: 741 GPM for an average player, 872 for a good one.
- Timings against pros: they have Manta Style by minute 16, and the coach shows where you lose time.
- Five-game homework the coach checks in your next review, plus a chat with the coach about the match.
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Pro build by minute
Minute is the median first purchase, percent is the share of matches with the item.
0′5′10′15′20′25′30′35′40′Starting
2′77%
5′57%
7′100%
11′42%
16′96%23′76%29′56%
34′38%
36′39%
2′77%5′57%7′100%11′42%16′96%23′76%29′56%34′38%36′39%Skill build
24% of 38 pro matches
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- Lvl 11+12% Stone Gaze Bonus Physical Damage
- Lvl 16-4s Mystic Snake Cooldown
- Lvl 18+12% Split Shot Outgoing Damage
Mystic Snake
на цельA mystic snake made of energy jumps from target to target dealing damage. Damage and speed increases with each jump. After it reaches its last target, it returns to Medusa to replenish her with mana. The snake returns a percentage of the targets' total mana.
Pros max it by level 7
Gorgon's Grasp
по области, на точкуMedusa fires arrows in a line that land in 3 groups, with each grouping larger than the previous. Enemies struck by a volley of arrows take an initial burst of damage and then are rooted, cannot turn, are revealed to the enemy, and take damage per second.
Pros max it by level 15
Mana Shield
пассивная · innateCreates a shield that absorbs 98% of incoming damage in exchange for Medusa's mana. Illusions absorb 60% less damage per point of mana.
Stone Gaze
без целиAny enemy units looking at Medusa will have their movement and attack speed slowed. If 2 seconds of total time is accumulated looking at Medusa while Stone Gaze is active, that unit will turn to stone. Petrified units are stunned, and take bonus physical attack damage.
Pros max it by level 17
Aghanim's ScepterUpgrades Split Shot.
Aghanim's ShardGrants a new ability, Cold Blooded.
+2.5s Stone Gaze Duration25+40 Intelligence
+40% Mystic Snake Damage / Mana Gain20+12% Split Shot Outgoing Damage
+1 Gorgon's Grasp Volley15-4s Mystic Snake Cooldown
+20% Gorgon's Grasp Radius10+12% Stone Gaze Bonus Physical Damage
Matchups
Hero winrate against each opponent, circle size is the number of games
Hero win rate against the opponent, Divine+Immortal over the past week, STRATZ.
Who to pick against Medusa: counter picks →Benchmarks on the hero
Average beats half of the players on this hero, good beats 80%, great beats 95%.
Gold per minute
average 741good 872great 968
Experience per minute
average 937good 1,140great 1,288
Last hits per minute
average 12.2good 14.6great 16.9
Hero damage per minute
average 660good 1,155great 1,541
Win rate by rank
The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank
Hero at a glance
Complexity: easyIt does best in Herald (50.8% wins) and wins 53.9% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 1 (carry) in 100% of games. Pros usually build Manta Style, Butterfly and Eye of Skadi by minute 29. It struggles most against Anti-Mage, Monkey King and Dark Seer and has the easiest time against Shadow Fiend, Void Spirit and Undying.