Medusa counters and build in Dota 2

Anti-Mage (+11.5%), Alchemist (+8.1%), and Nyx Assassin (+7.3%) are the strongest against Medusa — they have the biggest advantage over it at this rank.

Medusa does best against Beastmaster (+9.0%), Puck (+6.8%), and Bloodseeker (+6.2%).

The best partners for Medusa are Arc Warden (+5.7%), Kez (+4.6%), and Gyrocopter (+4.5%): together they win more often than expected from each one’s win rate.

“Position 1: Safe Lane”: players usually start with Iron Branch ×2, Magic Wand, Enchanted Mango, Magic Stick, and Circlet, pick Power Treads for boots, then build Yasha (12 min), Manta Style (17 min), Butterfly (25 min), and Eye of Skadi (32 min).

Most often players take: at level 10 — “+12% Stone Gaze Bonus Physical Damage” (83%), at level 15 — “-4s Mystic Snake Cooldown” (100%), at level 20 — “+12% Split Shot Outgoing Damage” (89%), and at level 25 — “+40 Intelligence” (84%).

Medusa is played most often as “Position 1: Safe Lane” — 58% of its matches. Less often: Position 2: Mid Lane (29%).