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Medusa

Popularity: #45

Leaderboard: #18

Ban Rank: #17

KDA Rank: #2

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Mana Pact

Medusa can gain attack speed at the cost of mana over time.

Mana Shield

Mana Shield can be activated, draining =3% of max mana per second to gain =3.5% attack speed bonus per second, up to =35%. Maximum effect reached after =10s. Buff lasts =15s and Cooldown is =35s.

Ability Build

1
Mystic Snake
2
Gorgon's Grasp
3
Mystic Snake
4
Split Shot
5
Mystic Snake
6
Split Shot
7
Mystic Snake
8
Split Shot
9
Split Shot
10
Stone Gaze
11
Gorgon's Grasp
12
Gorgon's Grasp
13
Gorgon's Grasp
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branchesTalent tree branch
14
+40 Mystic Snake Damage
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branchesTalent tree branch
15
-8% Split Shot Damage Penalty
16
Stone Gaze
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Stone Gaze
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branchesTalent tree branch
20
+1.5s Stone Gaze Duration
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branchesTalent tree branch
25
Split Shot Uses Modifiers

Item Build

Starting
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Early Game
Ring of Basilius
55
Arcane Boots
Wind Lace
Yasha
Mid Game
34
Manta Style
15
Diffusal Blade
Butterfly
15
Disperser
Eye of Skadi
Late Game
Daedalus
20
Scythe of Vyse
15
Swift Blink
6
Divine Rapier
Situational
Power Treads
Falcon Blade
16
Mask of Madness
Dragon Lance
6
Phylactery
6
Khanda
19
Hurricane Pike
Sange and Yasha
95
Black King Bar
15
Blink Dagger
14
Linken's Sphere
Monkey King Bar
20
Silver Edge
35
Mjollnir
7
Parasma
Aghanim's Scepter
Aghanim's Shard
Boots of Travel
Core
55
Arcane Boots
34
Manta Style
Butterfly
15
Disperser
Eye of Skadi
Daedalus
20
Scythe of Vyse
Neutral
60
Arcane Ring
Faded Broach
Grove Bow
8
Specialist's Array
Elven Tunic
4
Enchanted Quiver
Ancient Guardian
60
Ninja Gear
Stygian Desolator
Apex

In Game Guides

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1
Mystic Snake
2
Gorgon's Grasp
3
Mystic Snake
4
Split Shot
5
Mystic Snake
6
Split Shot
7
Mystic Snake
8
Split Shot
9
Split Shot
10
Stone Gaze
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
11
+40 Mystic Snake Damage
12
Gorgon's Grasp
13
Gorgon's Grasp
14
Gorgon's Grasp
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
15
-8% Split Shot Damage Penalty
16
Stone Gaze
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Stone Gaze
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
20
+1.5s Stone Gaze Duration
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
25
Split Shot Uses Modifiers

starting items

Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Circlet
Magic Stick

Early game

Null Talisman
Magic Wand
Power Treads

Core items

Manta Style
Butterfly
Eye of Skadi

Situational items

Hurricane Pike
Linken's Sphere
Silver Edge

Extension items

Aghanim's Shard
Kaya and Sange
Aghanim's Scepter
Swift Blink
Daedalus

Luxury items

Black King Bar
Monkey King Bar
Scythe of Vyse
Divine Rapier
Disperser

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ImmortalFaith

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1
Mystic Snake
2
Attribute Bonus
3
Mystic Snake
4
Split Shot
5
Mystic Snake
6
Split Shot
7
Split Shot
8
Split Shot
9
Mystic Snake
10
Stone Gaze
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
11
+10% Stone Gaze Bonus Physical Damage
12
Attribute Bonus
13
Attribute Bonus
14
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
15
-8% Split Shot Damage Penalty
16
Stone Gaze
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Stone Gaze
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
20
+1.5s Stone Gaze Duration
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
25
Split Shot Uses Modifiers

Starting Items

Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Magic Wand

Early Game

Ring of Basilius
Arcane Boots

Core Items

Manta Style
Butterfly
Eye of Skadi
Silver Edge
Black King Bar
Daedalus

Situational Items

Falcon Blade
Maelstrom
Mjollnir
Dragon Lance
Hurricane Pike
Aghanim's Shard
Aghanim's Scepter
Linken's Sphere
Monkey King Bar
Satanic
Divine Rapier
Swift Blink

consumables

Tango
Healing Salve
Enchanted Mango
Clarity
Infused Raindrops
Dust of Appearance

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1681

ImmortalFaith

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1
Mystic Snake
2
Gorgon's Grasp
3
Mystic Snake
4
Gorgon's Grasp
5
Mystic Snake
6
Stone Gaze
7
Mystic Snake
8
Gorgon's Grasp
9
Gorgon's Grasp
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
10
+40 Mystic Snake Damage
11
Split Shot
12
Stone Gaze
13
Split Shot
14
Split Shot
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
15
-3s Mystic Snake Cooldown
16
Split Shot
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Stone Gaze
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
20
+1.5s Stone Gaze Duration
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
25
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Starting Items

Observer Ward
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Ring of Basilius
Iron Branch

Early Game

Arcane Boots
Magic Wand

Core Items

Phylactery
Force Staff
Aghanim's Scepter
Aghanim's Shard
Eul's Scepter of Divinity
Wind Waker

Situational Items

Glimmer Cape
Pavise
Solar Crest
Vladmir's Offering
Drum of Endurance
Boots of Bearing
Lotus Orb

consumables

Tango
Healing Salve
Enchanted Mango
Faerie Fire
Clarity
Infused Raindrops
Dust of Appearance

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Pro Builds

4294

Live.By.NighT

4 hours ago

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KILLS

2

DEATHS

3

ASSISTS

10

KDA

4

TEAM KILL %

44.4%

GPM

452

XPM

507

LH/DN

164/1

STARTING ITEMS

Dota 2 Item ring-of-basilius
Dota 2 Item enchanted-mango
Dota 2 Item sentry-ward
Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll
Dota 2 Item clarity

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

00:12

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

01:45

Dota 2 Item magic-stick

01:50

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

03:25

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

03:25

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

05:37

Dota 2 Item clarity

05:39

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

06:01

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

07:14

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

09:00

Dota 2 Item arcane-boots

09:11

Dota 2 Item dust-of-appearance

09:12

Dota 2 Item smoke-of-deceit

11:11

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

13:04

Dota 2 Item point-booster

13:47

Dota 2 Item staff-of-wizardry

15:01

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

15:01

Dota 2 Item dust-of-appearance

15:31

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

18:02

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

18:56

Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity

18:57

Dota 2 Item clarity

19:27

Dota 2 Item aghanims-scepter

21:50

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

23:04

Dota 2 Item blink-dagger

23:24

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

23:36

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

24:44

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

26:34

Dota 2 Item aghanims-shard

29:28

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item blink-dagger
Dota 2 Item aghanims-scepter
Dota 2 Item magic-stick
Dota 2 Item arcane-boots
Dota 2 Item smoke-of-deceit

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability medusa mystic snake

02:13

2

Dota 2 Ability medusa gorgon grasp

04:18

3

Dota 2 Ability medusa mystic snake

07:04

4

Dota 2 Ability medusa gorgon grasp

08:24

5

Dota 2 Ability medusa mystic snake

09:29

6

Dota 2 Ability medusa stone gaze

11:23

7

Dota 2 Ability medusa mystic snake

12:38

8

Dota 2 Ability medusa gorgon grasp

14:13

9

Dota 2 Ability medusa gorgon grasp

15:33

10

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

17:56

11

Dota 2 Ability medusa split shot

19:04

12

Dota 2 Ability medusa stone gaze

20:28

13

Dota 2 Ability medusa split shot

22:45

14

Dota 2 Ability medusa split shot

26:09

15

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

27:10

16

Dota 2 Ability medusa split shot

TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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7 hours ago

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KILLS

7

DEATHS

6

ASSISTS

6

KDA

2.2

TEAM KILL %

50%

GPM

577

XPM

779

LH/DN

231/8

STARTING ITEMS

Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item magic-wand
Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

00:51

Dota 2 Item sages-mask

00:53

Dota 2 Item enchanted-mango

02:59

Dota 2 Item band-of-elvenskin

03:01

Dota 2 Item dust-of-appearance

05:24

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

05:24

Dota 2 Item gloves-of-haste

05:54

Dota 2 Item power-treads

06:36

Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity

06:58

Dota 2 Item band-of-elvenskin

08:19

Dota 2 Item yasha

09:42

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

10:47

Dota 2 Item diadem

13:42

Dota 2 Item manta-style

17:31

Dota 2 Item claymore

21:23

Dota 2 Item eaglesong

21:43

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

24:05

Dota 2 Item talisman-of-evasion

24:24

Dota 2 Item dust-of-appearance

24:28

Dota 2 Item butterfly

25:36

Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity

27:27

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

28:21

Dota 2 Item staff-of-wizardry

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item power-treads
Dota 2 Item butterfly
Dota 2 Item manta-style
Dota 2 Item magic-wand
Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity
Dota 2 Item ogre-axe
Dota 2 Item staff-of-wizardry

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability medusa mystic snake

01:44

2

Dota 2 Ability medusa gorgon grasp

02:52

3

Dota 2 Ability medusa mystic snake

04:49

4

Dota 2 Ability medusa split shot

06:13

5

Dota 2 Ability medusa mystic snake

06:54

6

Dota 2 Ability medusa split shot

08:14

7

Dota 2 Ability medusa split shot

09:02

8

Dota 2 Ability medusa split shot

11:04

9

Dota 2 Ability medusa stone gaze

13:10

10

Dota 2 Ability medusa mystic snake

14:10

11

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

14:42

12

Dota 2 Ability medusa stone gaze

16:17

13

Dota 2 Ability medusa gorgon grasp

17:39

14

Dota 2 Ability medusa gorgon grasp

20:27

15

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

21:12

16

Dota 2 Ability medusa gorgon grasp

25:08

18

Dota 2 Ability medusa stone gaze

30:14

20

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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Flade

8 hours ago

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KILLS

10

DEATHS

4

ASSISTS

13

KDA

5.8

TEAM KILL %

54.8%

GPM

844

XPM

895

LH/DN

388/10

STARTING ITEMS

Dota 2 Item circlet
Dota 2 Item magic-stick
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item enchanted-mango
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

00:17

Dota 2 Item mantle-of-intelligence

01:46

Dota 2 Item null-talisman

02:15

Dota 2 Item band-of-elvenskin

03:21

Dota 2 Item gloves-of-haste

03:45

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

03:45

Dota 2 Item power-treads

04:25

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

05:06

Dota 2 Item band-of-elvenskin

05:40

Dota 2 Item magic-wand

07:59

Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity

09:58

Dota 2 Item wind-lace

10:32

Dota 2 Item yasha

11:37

Dota 2 Item diadem

11:37

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

14:03

Dota 2 Item manta-style

17:27

Dota 2 Item eaglesong

18:59

Dota 2 Item claymore

20:18

Dota 2 Item talisman-of-evasion

20:20

Dota 2 Item butterfly

20:33

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

21:12

Dota 2 Item claymore

21:29

Dota 2 Item blades-of-attack

21:29

Dota 2 Item crystalys

26:34

Dota 2 Item ultimate-orb

26:34

Dota 2 Item point-booster

27:40

Dota 2 Item eye-of-skadi

27:51

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

28:46

Dota 2 Item staff-of-wizardry

28:46

Dota 2 Item robe-of-the-magi

28:49

Dota 2 Item kaya

29:21

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

29:21

Dota 2 Item belt-of-strength

29:45

Dota 2 Item sange

29:45

Dota 2 Item kaya-and-sange

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item power-treads
Dota 2 Item manta-style
Dota 2 Item kaya-and-sange
Dota 2 Item crystalys
Dota 2 Item eye-of-skadi
Dota 2 Item butterfly
Dota 2 Item null-talisman

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability medusa mystic snake

01:31

2

Dota 2 Ability medusa gorgon grasp

02:12

3

Dota 2 Ability medusa mystic snake

03:44

4

Dota 2 Ability medusa split shot

04:57

5

Dota 2 Ability medusa mystic snake

06:36

6

Dota 2 Ability medusa split shot

08:04

7

Dota 2 Ability medusa mystic snake

09:18

8

Dota 2 Ability medusa split shot

10:32

9

Dota 2 Ability medusa split shot

11:21

10

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

12:12

11

Dota 2 Ability medusa stone gaze

13:40

12

Dota 2 Ability special bonus attributes

15:11

13

Dota 2 Ability special bonus attributes

15:33

14

Dota 2 Ability special bonus attributes

17:10

15

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

18:25

16

Dota 2 Ability special bonus attributes

20:55

18

Dota 2 Ability special bonus attributes

23:33

20

Dota 2 Ability special bonus attributes

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Dota 2 Ability medusa stone gaze

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Dota 2 Ability special bonus attributes

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Dota 2 Ability medusa stone gaze

TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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Counter Items

Core Players

Laning Phase
Ring of Regen
Wind Lace
Boots of Speed
Mid Game
40
Crimson Guard
15
Diffusal Blade
18
Heaven's Halberd
Late Game
20
Scythe of Vyse
22
Ethereal Blade
35
Abyssal Blade
Assault Cuirass
Butterfly
15
Bloodthorn

Support Players

Laning Phase
Ring of Regen
Wind Lace
Boots of Speed
1
Sentry Ward
Mid Game
Observer and Sentry Wards
14
Glimmer Cape
19
Force Staff
22
Ghost Scepter
Late Game
20
Scythe of Vyse
22
Ethereal Blade
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