Medusa is a Hunter God has high mobility and effective teamfight potential. She is strong mid and late game when get full items. So, She is ADC carry in game. Find best Medusa build guides (ADC) for Smite. Learn more about Medusa’s abilities, Items, Relics.
Hunter | Greek | Ranged | Physical
Pros: High Single Target Damage
Difficulty: Easy
God Tier: B
| Health: 658 (+81) | Damage: 35 (+ 2.6) + 100% of Physical Power |
| Mana: 220 (+34) | Physical: 17 (+3.2) |
| Speed: 365 (+0) | Magical: 30 (+1.6) |
| Range: 55 (+0) | HP5: 8 (+0.68) |
| Attack/Sec: 0.95 (+1.4%) | MP5: 4.4 (+0.25) |
Medusa Relics Build
Shard Relics:
- Wing Shard
- Claw Shard
Relics:
- Purification Beads
- Greater Purification Beads
- Temporal Beads
- Aegis Amulet
- Greater Aegis Amulet
- Aegis Of Acceleration
Medusa Items Build
Pro Build:
- Bluestone Brooch
- Jotunn’s Vigor
- Evolved Soul Eater
- The Crusher
- Heartseeker
- Titan’s Bane
Meta build:
- Bluestone Brooch
- Evolved Transcendence
- Jotunn’s Vigor
- Fail-Not
- The Crusher
- Heartseeker
Duo Lane (ADC):
- Ornate Arrow
- Bloodforge
- Demon Blade
- Qin’s Sais
- Envenomed Deathbringer
- Dominance
Medusa’s Skill Order
Skill Order: Acid Spray (Skill 2) > Viper Shot (Skill 1) > Lacerate (Skill 3) > Petrify (Skill 4).
![]() Viper Shot | |||
![]() Acid Spray | |||
![]() Lacerate | |||
![]() Petrify |
Medusa Combo
Find best combo skill for Medusa, I will help you do it.
Combo 1: Skill 1 -> Skill 2 -> Skill 3.
Viper Shot ->
Acid Spray ->
Lacerate.
Combo 2: Skill 4 -> Skill 1 -> Skill 2.
Petrify ->
Viper Shot ->
Acid Spray.
Medusa’s Weak Against & Pairs Well
| Weak Against | Pairs Well With |
|---|---|
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Medusa is weak against: Ares, Artemis, Baron Samedi, Ao Kuang.
Medusa is pairs well with: Pele, Nu Wa, Achilles, King Arthur.
How To Play Medusa ?

Win/Pick/Ban rate:
| Conquest | Joust | Duel | |
| Win Rate | 47.18% | 48.91% | 45.15% |
| Pick Rate | 6.66% | 10.25% | 2.63% |
| Ban Rate | 0.44% | 6.40% | 2.13% |
Best Relics for Medusa:
You can use Shard Relics: Wing Shard or Claw Shard.


You can use Relics: Aegis Of Judgement + Temporal Beads.


Best items for Medusa:
Start items – Duo Lane (ADC):




Full Items – Duo Lane: If you like Medusa adc, you can refer this way: Ornate Arrow, Bloodforge, Demon Blade, Qin’s Sais, Envenomed Deathbringer, Dominance.






Full Items – Pro Build: If you like Medusa pro build, you can refer this way: Ornate Arrow, Evolved Devourer’s Gauntlet, Demon Blade, Qin’s Sais, Envenomed Deathbringer, Dominance.






Best lane for Medusa:

| Lane | ![]() |
|---|---|
| Solo Lane | |
| Duo Lane – ADC | X |
| Duo Lane – Support | |
| Mid Lane | |
| Jungle |
Tips and Tricks:
You can use alternative items for Medusa as: Physical Power, Attack Speed, Physical Lifesteal, Physical Penetration, Crit Chance, Movement Speed, Cooldown Reduction, Mana, MP5.
Medusa need items for mid and late game. You need to focus on farming minions and earn a lot of gold in the early game.
Medusa’s Ability
Passive: Sidewinder
Medusa takes no penalty when moving horizontally.
Skill 1: Viper Shot
Medusa gains increased attack speed and basic attacks when firing arrows that deal damage over time.
Skill 2: Acid Spray
Medusa spits acid, damaging enemies hit and reducing their healing.
Skill 3: Lacerate
Medusa will dash forward, damaging and rooting the first enemy hit.
Ultimate: Petrify
Medusa will remove her mask, if an enemy looks at her face, they will be stunned and take damage.
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