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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

Abilities

patch 7.41f · Valve
Split Shot

Split Shot

без цели, мгновенная

Medusa 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

Mystic Snake

Mystic Snake

на цель

A 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

Gorgon's Grasp

по области, на точку

Medusa 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

Cold Blooded

Cold Blooded

пассивная · from Aghanim's Shard

When Medusa is targeted with a spell, a single-target Mystic Snake is sent back towards the enemy that turns them into stone for 1s.

Mana Shield

Mana Shield

пассивная · innate

Creates 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

Stone Gaze

без цели

Any 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 Scepter

Upgrades Split Shot.

Allows on-hit effects to apply to the secondary attacks from Split Shot. Increases arrow count.

Aghanim's Shard

Grants a new ability, Cold Blooded.

Talents

+2.5s Stone Gaze DurationLvl 25+40 Intelligence
+40% Mystic Snake Damage / Mana GainLvl 20+12% Split Shot Outgoing Damage
+1 Gorgon's Grasp VolleyLvl 15-4s Mystic Snake Cooldown
+20% Gorgon's Grasp RadiusLvl 10+12% Stone Gaze Bonus Physical Damage
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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