Medusa
Patch 7.41e31.07.2026
Abilities
Split Shot
- MISCToggling on/off no longer breaks invisibility and can be done while silenced
Patch 7.4124.03.2026+0.99 (2.31)
Abilities
Gorgon's Grasp
- BUFFCooldown decreased from 30/27/24/21s to 30/26/22/18s0%-4%-8%-14%
- QoLNow always centers the cast cursor around the second grouping, even if the number of volleys is increased
Talents
- SWAPLevel 15 Talent: +8% Split Shot Outgoing Damage replaced with +1 Gorgon's Grasp Volley?TalentLevelValue+1 Gorgon's Grasp Volley20 → 15sameSplit Shot Outgoing Damage15 → 20+8% → +12% +50%
- SWAPLevel 20 Talent: +1 Gorgon's Grasp Volley replaced with +12% Split Shot Outgoing Damage?TalentLevelValueSplit Shot Outgoing Damage15 → 20+8% → +12% +50%+1 Gorgon's Grasp Volley20 → 15same
- SWAPLevel 20 Talent: +3 Mystic Snake Bounces replaced with +40% Mystic Snake Damage / Mana Gain
- BUFFLevel 10 Talent: Stone Gaze Bonus Physical Damage increased from +10% to +12%+20%
- BUFFLevel 15 Talent: Mystic Snake Cooldown Reduction increased from 3s to 4s+33%
- BUFFLevel 25 Talent: Stone Gaze Duration increased from +2s to +2.5s+25%
Patch 7.4016.12.2025-0.85 (1.29)
Abilities
Mana Shield
- DELNo longer benefits from mana cost reduction effects
Talents
- SWAPLevel 20 Talent: +1.5s Stone Gaze Duration replaced with +1 Gorgon's Grasp Volley?TalentLevelValue+1 Gorgon's Grasp Volley25 → 20sameStone Gaze Duration20 → 25+1.5s → +2s +33%
- SWAPLevel 25 Talent: +1 Gorgon's Grasp Volley replaced with +2s Stone Gaze Duration?TalentLevelValueStone Gaze Duration20 → 25+1.5s → +2s +33%+1 Gorgon's Grasp Volley25 → 20same
Patch 7.39e02.10.2025-0.55 (0.55)
Abilities
Mana Shield
- NERFBase Damage per Mana decreased from 2.2 to 2.0-9%
Patch 7.3922.05.2025-2.23 (2.23)
Abilities
Mystic Snake
- NERFBase Damage decreased from 90/150/210/270 to 90/140/190/2400%-7%-10%-11%
- NERFMana Gain rescaled from 14/15/16/17% to 15%+7%0%-6%-12%
Gorgon's Grasp
- NERFMana Cost increased from 40/60/80/100 to 65/85/105/125+62%+42%+31%+25%
Stone Gaze
- NERFMana Cost increased from 200 to 250+25%
Patch 7.38c27.03.2025-0.45 (0.45)
Abilities
Venomous Volley
- DELNo longer slows cast speed
Patch 7.38b06.03.2025-0.39 (0.39)
Abilities
Venomous Volley
- NERFAttacks required to apply poison increased from 5 to 6+20%
Patch 7.3819.02.2025+0.82 (2.42)
Facets
Undulation
- NEWNew facet
Passive
Base movement speed increased from 275 to 310
Medusa's movement speed is fixed and is unaffected by most effects?The only two exceptions are Stone Gaze, which increases movement speed to fixed 465 for the duration, and bonus from going downstream
Base movement speed
310
Abilities
Split Shot
- NEWAghanim's Scepter: Allows on-hit effects to apply to the secondary attacks from Split Shot and increases target count by 1
- NEWAdded Aghanim's Scepter.
Mystic Snake: Causes Mystic Snake to turn enemies hit into stone. Stone duration increases with each bounce of the Mystic Snake. Base duration
1s
Duration per bounce
0.2s
Split Shot: Allows on-hit effects to apply to the secondary attacks from Split Shot. Increases arrow count. Extra targets
5
Mystic Snake
- DELRemoved Aghanim's Scepter.
Cold Blooded
- NEWThe single-target Mystic Snake now always turns the enemy into stone for 1s
Talents
- SWAPLevel 10 Talent: +40 Mystic Snake Damage replaced with +20% Gorgon's Grasp Radius
- SWAPLevel 25 Talent: Split Shot Uses Modifiers replaced with +40 Intelligence
Patch 7.37e20.11.2024-1.46 (3.26)
Facets
Venomous Volley
- REWORKNow scales with Split Shot
- NERFMovement Slow rescaled from 35% to 15/20/25/30/35%-57%0%
- NERFAttack speed slow rescaled from 80 to 20/35/50/65/80-75%0%
- DELPoison is no longer applied by illusions
Abilities
Mana Shield
- NERFBase Damage per mana decreased from 2.4 to 2.2-8%
Split Shot
- BUFFOutgoing damage rescaled from 40/55/70/85% to 50/60/70/80%+25%+9%0%-6%
Patch 7.37d02.10.2024-1.24 (1.24)
Abilities
Mana Shield
- NERFAbsorbing damage with Mana Shield now disables Blink Dagger
Patch 7.3731.07.2024+0.06 (7.91)
Facets
Venomous Volley
- NEWNew facet
Passive
Medusa applies a poison to every fifth attack, slowing enemies' movement speed by 35%, attack speed by 80, and cast speed by 50% for 1.5 seconds. The poisoned attack counts as an attack modifier for the purposes of Split Shot
Movement slow
35%
Attack speed slow
80
Cast speed slow
50%
Slow duration
1.5s
Mana Pact
- DELFacet removed
Abilities
Mana Shield
- REWORKNo longer a levelable ability, now has a base 2.4 damage per mana and then gains 0.1 damage per mana per hero level?Illusions gain 60% of that amount
Mystic Snake
- NERFCooldown increased from 13/12/11/10s to 15/14/13/12s+15%+17%+18%+20%
- DELNo longer slows movement speed or turn rate
Gorgon's Grasp
- NEWNew ability.
Active
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.
Cast range625
Mana cost40/60/80/100
Cooldown30/27/24/21s
Initial radius
150
Radius growth
50
Delay
1s
Duration
0.8/1.2/1.6/2s
Damage
30/70/110/150
Damage per second
100
Arrow groups
3
- MISCNew basic ability.
- MISCMedusa fires a volley of arrows into the sky that land in 3 groups in a line, with each grouping larger than the previous. Enemies struck by a grouping of arrows take 30/70/110/150 physical damage and are rooted, can't turn and take 100 physical damage per second for 0.8/1.2/1.6/2s. Initial Radius: 150. Radius Growth: 50. Cast Range: 625. Mana Cost: 40/60/80/100. Cooldown: 30/27/24/21s
Stone Gaze
- NERFMana Cost increased from 150 to 200+33%
Talents
- SWAPLevel 25 Talent: +1.9 Mana Shield Damage per Mana replaced with +1 Gorgon's Grasp Volleys
- BUFFLevel 10 Talent: Stone Gaze Bonus Physical Damage increased from +8% to +10%+25%
Patch 7.0801.02.2018-0.39 (1.51)
Abilities
Mystic Snake
- NERFCast range reduced from 800 to 700-12%
Talents
- BUFFLevel 10 Talent: increased from 12% Evasion to 15%+25%
- BUFFLevel 15 Talent: increased from +15% Mystic Snake Mana Steal to +20%+33%
- NERFLevel 20 Talent: reduced from +800 Mana to +700-12%