Medusa

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[e][h]Medusa

Dire Hero

Attributes

15 +1.3

22 +3.9

19 +2.1

24 - 30

-1

275

Base Stats

Base HP Regen

0

Sight Range

1800 / 800

Attack Range

600

Missile Speed

1200

Attack Duration

0.5 + 0.6

Cast Duration

0.4 + 0.5

Base Attack Time

1.7

Base Magic Resist

25%

Turn Rate

0.5

Level Changes

Level

1

15

25

Health

470

794

1028

Mana

303

651

903

Armor

3.4

14.3

22.1

Damage

46-52

100-106

139-145

Spell Amp

1.3%

3.4%

4.9%

Magic Resist

25%

26%

27%

Movement Speed Amp

1.1%

3.8%

5.8%

Most Played As

LessMore

Role

1

2

3

4

5

Medusa, the Gorgon

Recommended Roles

Carry Disabler Durable

Beauty is power. This thought comforted Medusa—the youngest and loveliest of three beautiful Gorgon sisters, born to a sea goddess—because she alone of the sisters was mortal. It comforted her, that is, until the day masked assailants invaded the Gorgon realm and tore the two immortal sisters from their home, unmoved by their beauty or by their tears. One of the invaders seized Medusa as well, but then cast her aside with a disgusted look: 'This one has the mortal stink upon her. We have no use for that which dies.' Humiliated, enraged, Medusa fled to the temple of her mother and cast herself before the goddess, crying, 'You denied me eternal life—therefore I beg you, give me power! Power, so I can dedicate what life I have to rescuing my sisters and avenging this injustice!' After long thought, the goddess granted her daughter's request, allowing Medusa to trade her legendary beauty for a face and form of terrifying strength. Never for a moment has Medusa regretted her choice. She understands that power is the only beauty worth possessing—for only power can change the world.

Abilities

Split Shot

Targeting
Passive

Affects
Self

Medusa splits her attack into extra arrows that deal lesser damage to multiple foes.

Extra Targets	3

Damage	30% / 45% / 60% / 75%

Extra Range	100

Cast Point	0

Ability	Applies Attack Modifiers 25

	Disabled by break.
	Illusions have the toggle state Medusa was in when they were created.

All who encounter the cursed Gorgon will feel her rage.

Notes

• Reduces her base damage and bonus damage. Reduction does not affect the primary target.
• Only the primary target will receive attack modifiers.
• Talent hits all targets with Medusa's attack modifiers.
  25
• Has no effect when attacking allies.
• Extra targets will be the closest enemy units excluding the primary target.
• Range of search for extra targets is determined by Medusa's attack range +100.
• Does not target buildings, wards, and units that are not visible to Medusa.

Mystic Snake

WC

Targeting
Unit Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

A mystic snake made of energy jumps from target to target, dealing damage and stealing mana. After it reaches its last target, it jumps back to Medusa to replenish her with mana. The snake's damage dealt increases each jump.

Base Damage	80 / 120 / 160 / 200

Bonus Damage Per Bounce	35%

Maximum Bounces	3 / 4 / 5 / 6

Mana Drain	11% / 14% / 17% / 20% 41% / 44% / 47% / 50% 15

Bounce Radius	475

Cast Range	700

Cast Point	0.4

Petrify Duration	1

Bonus Duration Per Bounce	0.3

11
     7

20

140 / 150 / 160 / 170

	Causes Mystic Snake to turn enemies into stone. Petrify duration increases with each bounce.
	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.
	Blocked by Linken's Sphere and echoed by Lotus Orb.
	Petrification is dispellable with strong dispels.
	Cannot be disjointed.

The Gorgon's curse is her greatest strength.

Notes

• Damage increase per bounce:
  • 28 / 42 / 56 / 70
• Mana drain is a percentage of the target's maximum mana.
• Always steals the full amount of mana regardless of actual mana drained.
• Bounces to the closest target that hasn't been hit before.
• Bounces to targets in the Fog of War, but not invisible units.
• The mystic snake moves at 800 speed and has 100 flying vision.

Mana Shield

EE

Targeting
Toggle

Affects
Self

Creates a shield that absorbs most incoming damage by using Medusa's mana.

Damage Per Mana	1.6 / 1.9 / 2.2 / 2.5

Damage Absorbed	60%

Cast Point	0

While Medusa was not gifted with eternal life upon birth, her curse bestowed her with impressive defensive powers.

Notes

• Absorbs damage before any damage reduction takes place, meaning that armor will not reduce the amount of mana needed to absorb damage.

Stone Gaze

RG

Targeting
No Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Any enemy units looking at Medusa will have their movement and attack speed slowed. If looking at Medusa while Stone Gaze is active, that unit will turn to stone. Petrified units are stunned and take bonus Physical damage.

Enemy Movement Slow	35%

Enemy Attack Slow	35

Enemy Turn Rate Slow	35%

Enemy Look Time	2

Petrify Duration	3

Bonus Physical Damage	50%

Gaze Duration	5 / 6 / 7 9.5 20

Radius	1000

Cast Point	0.4

90

200

	Petrification is dispellable with strong dispels.

The beauty of Medusa is legendary.

Notes

• Affects invisible units but does not reveal them.
• Affects any units that view Medusa at any time during the Gaze.
• Every enemy unit in range that faces Medusa within 85° is affected by Stone Gaze.
• Enemies that turn away from Medusa will stop being affected by the slow. If they turn to look at her again it is reapplied, but the petrify timer is reset.
• Petrification only increases physical damage dealt by attacks. Physical damage from spells is not increased.
• Stops immediately if Medusa is killed.
• Does not affect neutral creeps.

Talent Tree

Talent Tree
Split Shot Uses Modifiers	25	+1000 Mana
+2.5s Stone Gaze Duration	20	-4s Mystic Snake Cooldown
+30% Mystic Snake Mana Steal	15	+30 Attack Speed
15% Evasion	10	+15 Damage

Recommended Items

Starting Items			Early Game

Mid Game			Late Game

General Strategy

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.

Medusa (In-Game Description)

Overview

Skill Build

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Spell
Level	11	12	13	14	15	16	18	20	25
Spell

Early Game

Mid Game

Late Game

Version History

Version	Balance Changes
7.21
	Fixed Mystic Snake bouncing to Spell Immune enemies Level 10 Talent reduced from +20 Damage to +15 Level 15 Talent reduced from +35% Mystic Snake Mana Steal to +30% Level 20 Talent changed from +700 Mana to -4s Mystic Snake Cooldown Level 25 Talent changed from +7 Split Shot Targets to +1000 Mana
7.20b
	Agility increased from 20 + 2.5 to 22 + 3.4 Level 15 Talent increased from +20% Mystic Snake Mana Steal to +35%
7.20
	Stone Gaze no longer grants enemies +100% Magic Resistance Stone Gaze no longer instantly kills illusions Mystic Snake no longer changes damage type against Stone Gazed enemies
7.08
	Mystic Snake cast range reduced from 800 to 700 Level 10 Talent increased from 12% Evasion to 15% Level 15 Talent increased from +15% Mystic Snake Mana Steal to +20% Level 20 Talent reduced from +800 Mana to +700
7.07d
	Strength gain reduced from 1.5 to 1.3 Movement speed reduced from 285 to 275 Level 10 Talent reduced from +25 Damage to +20
7.07b
	Strength gain reduced from 1.95 to 1.5 Level 10 Talent increased from 10% Evasion to +12% Level 15 Talent increased from 10% Mystic Snake Mana Steal to +15% Level 20 Talent increased from +2s Stone Gaze Duration to +2.5s Split Shot damage from 35/50/65/80% to 30/45/60/75%
7.07
	Stone Gaze slow no longer continues to affect targets after they turn away from Medusa Stone Gaze can now be reapplied after it wears off if the target continues to face Medusa Timer on facing direction is reset after a Stone debuff is over Split Shot is now a passive Split Shot projectiles rescaled from 1/2/3/4 to 3 Split Shot rescaled from -20% damage to -65/50/35/20% Split Shot no longer reduces damage for the primary target Split Shot range now uses your attack range +100, rather than a fixed 700 Split Shot does not fire when attacking allied units Movement Speed reduced by 5 Reworked Talent Tree
7.06d
	Scepter stun increase per bounce from +0.2 to +0.3
7.06
	Added Scepter for Medusa: Causes Mystic Snake to turn enemies into stone for 1 second, increases by 0.2 seconds per bounce
7.03
	Level 25 Talent increased from +1s Stone Gaze Stun to +2s
7.02
	Level 10 Talent from +10 Intelligence to +12 Level 15 Talent from 10% Evasion to 15% Level 20 Talent from +15 Agility to +1 Split Shot target Level 20 Talent from +500 Mana to +600
7.00
	Added Talent Tree
6.88
	Intelligence gain increased from 1.85 to 2.1
6.87
	Stone Gaze damage amplification increased from 30/40/50% to 50% Stone Gaze duration rescaled from 6 to 5/6/7 seconds Stone Gaze slow reduced from 50% to 35%
6.86
	Mystic Snake no longer increases mana steal per jump Mystic Snake mana steal is now 11/14/17/20% of total mana
6.85
	Mystic Snake damage and mana steal boost per jump increased from 25% to 35%
6.84
	Split Shot and Mana Shield are no longer removed on death
6.82
	Mana Shield damage absorption rate increased from 50% to 60% Mystic Snake outgoing speed increased from 633 to 800 Mystic Snake return speed reduced from 833 to 800 Mystic Snake mana steal increased from 20/30/40/50 to 20/35/50/65
6.81
	Split Shot reworked from 50/60/70/80% damage with 5 maximum targets, to 80% damage with 2/3/4/5 maximum targets Mystic Snake no longer requires Fog of War vision to bounce Mana Shield damage absorption per mana increased from 1/1.5/2/2.5 to 1.6/1.9/2.2/2.5
6.80
	Mana Shield damage absorption increased from 0.75/1.25/1.75/2.25 to 1/1.5/2/2.5
6.79
	Mystic Snake now does Pure damage to units in Stone Form Added to Captains Mode
6.78
	Stone Gaze Reworked Removed from Captains Mode
6.77
	Stone Gaze cooldown decreased from 140/110/80 to 140/100/60
6.75
	Mana Shield absorption rate increased from 0.75/1.25/1.5/2 to 0.75/1.25/1.75/2.25 Mystic Snake damage bonus per jump increased from 20% to 25% Split Shot damage per arrow increased from 45/55/65/75% to 50/60/70/80%
6.74
	Split Shot now shoots 5 arrows instead of 4
6.73
	Stone Gaze rebalanced Toggle cooldown on mana shield removed
6.68
	Movement speed decreased from 300 to 290 Strength gain decreased from 1.85 to 1.65
6.65
	Stone Gaze cooldown increased from 35 to 100
6.61
	Lowered Stone Gaze cooldown (70➜35 seconds) Minor improvements to Mystic Snake speed, cast range, and cooldown Improved Mystic Snake's damage from 60/100/140/180 to 80/120/160/200
6.60
	Replaced Chain Lightning with a new ability Mystic Snake Replaced Purge with a new ability Stone Gaze
6.55
	Added an extra arrow to Medusa's Split Shot (3➜4) Rescaled Medusa's Purge cooldown from 12/11/10 to 12/10/8 seconds
6.52
	Increased level 2 and 3 Purge's damage to summoned unit Lowered Medusa's attack animation time to 0.5
6.50
	Removed mana cost on Mana Shield activation

Notable Players

Mushi

Illidan

Jeyo

ZSMJ

QwisTa

See also

• Mana Drain

External links

Guides

• Standard Medusa (Lane) Build
• DotaFire's Builds & Guides for Medusa