[ADC/MID/MIRROR] Medusa: Get Petrified

My name is Jaden, and this is my first SmiteFire guide. I am currently a Mastery 2 Medusa. Medusa was the first god(dess) I ever bought in Smite and she is still awesome to this day. (I did take a little break from Smite after I bought her). Anyways, this is my guide on Medusa: The Gorgon

Medusa is a Greek, ranged, physical hunter. She comes out of no where and then BAM! You're dead. And I'm not exaggerating when I say that. With the right items, Medusa can basically insta-kill. But what makes her so powerful you ask? Well, first, we need to review her abilities.

Sidewinder: This is Medusa's passive. She takes no movement penalty when moving left and right, and half movement penalty when moving backwards.

Viper Shot: This is her first ability. Medusa fires one of her snakes instead of regular arrows. This is not a togglable option, as you only get 3 shots before you go on cooldown. The snakes leave poison on your enemies, dealing damage over time. Medusa's attack speed when firing these deadly snakes is also increased as well.

Acid Spray: Without this ability, she wouldn't be as overpowered as she already is. Medusa hurls acid at her enemies. The first enemy hit takes damage and the enemies around the enemy attacked with acid spray also take damage.

Lacerate: Medusa quickly slithers forward rooting and slashing the first enemy god that she hits. This will reduce the enemy god's healing for a short amount of time. Healing reduction is also increased as you level up this ability.

Petrify: It wouldn't be Medusa without her signature move: Petrify. Medusa takes off her mask revealing the disgusting face that lies behind it. Enemy gods are stunned and take great amounts of damage. (+100% of your physical power. Yeah... that's overpowered). Enemy gods killed by the ability get turned into a stone statue that you and your teammates can destroy. Enemy gods not looking at Medusa take half damage and are slowed. The slow increases as you level this up.

Well, I've talked about the items, the abilities, but that means nothing if you don't know how to play Medusa. The spoiler below is for players new to ranged gods.

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You're probably confused thinking, "wouldn't warriors have a better advantage?" Yes, in some perspective. But ranged gods such as Janus, Xbalanque, and Medusa can take down towers with less of a risk. Their range allows them to attack towers at a far distance, so if the minions in the tower range is gone, you could escape easier and faster than an Thanatos attacking a tower or an Ares. You can also hit your enemies from a distance, making them faster and easier to kill.

Thanatos

Medusa

Acid Spray

HOW TO HIT STRAFERS (LEFT AND RIGHT)

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If they are strafing left and right at their tower, you need to see the speed that you attack, and from that must choose a location to shoot at and stay there. When the god is moving towards your arrow location, shoot about a half second before they are directly in front of you. This may sound confusing, but with lots of practice, you will be able to master this. If they are strafing away from you and running, use Lacerate to get closer and depending on the size of the lane shoot the arrow down the middle of the lane. If you are playing Joust and chasing the enemy through the Jungle, shoot down the middle of the lane. If not, do everything else that I've told you.

Know who you are going up against. If you're going against tanky type people, like Ares or Bellona, you need other people with you. You'd need at least someone like Hou Yi or Janus even. If you're going up against squishy type characters like Cupid, then don't even bother going all out with a combo. The spoilers below show gods you shouldn't and should solo using my build and play style.
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DON'T TRY TO SOLO THESE GUYS (AND GIRLS)!

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Ares
Bellona
Cabrakan
Hades (If the player knows how to use him)
Hercules (Depending on player skill/health)
Thanatos
Ymir

When going up against any god, you must know different kinds of combos you should use and when. Below is the list of combos you should use and when.
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RECOMMENDED (BE CAREFUL)

MULTIPLE PEOPLE (2+)/TANKY GODS

ESCAPING (PETRIFY IF LACERATE WON'T HELP)

JUNGLE

Have you ever locked on to Medusa only to find out that your going up against ANOTHER Medusa? And to make matters worse; of a higher mastery? All you want to do is show everyone that you're a better Medusa than the other team. Well, fear no more! Here are some tips and items you should use.

Magi's Blessing This is a very critical when playing against a Medusa. Even if you're not in the same lane as her, you never know when a Medusa is going to come in for a gank. This item makes Medusa's ultimate; Petrify; not as effective. Instead of being turned to stone you get slowed and take half damage.

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This might be something your doppelganger isn't including in their build. This item will give you an advantage over your opponent, giving you more physical power. So not only are you able to withstand your doppelganger's face, but now you will be more powerful than him.

Medusa

Medusa

I hope you enjoyed my guide and I hoped that this helped. I understand this may have been a bit confusing. This is my first SmiteFire guide, and I plan to make more in the future. I plan on making a Ratatoskr and Thanatos guide as well. Don't forget to share this guide with your friends and family and I hope you all have a great day! Bye!