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Medusa - Pleassssssssssd 2 meet u

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by krymzin updated February 6, 2016

Smite God: Medusa

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Medusa Build

Start

Build Item Fatalis Fatalis
Build Item Healing Potion Healing Potion
Build Item Boots Boots

Core

Build Item Hastened Fatalis Hastened Fatalis
Build Item Asi Asi
Build Item Deathbringer Deathbringer
Build Item Warrior Tabi Warrior Tabi

Specialized

Build Item Malice Malice
Build Item Magi's Cloak Magi's Cloak
Build Item Breastplate of Valor Breastplate of Valor
Build Item Devourer's Gauntlet Devourer's Gauntlet
Build Item Rage Rage
Build Item Frostbound Hammer Frostbound Hammer
Build Item Hydra's Lament Hydra's Lament
Build Item Jotunn's Wrath Jotunn's Wrath
Build Item Soul Eater Soul Eater
Build Item Titan's Bane Titan's Bane

Alternate start

Build Item Death's Toll Death's Toll
Build Item Boots Boots
Build Item Healing Potion Healing Potion
Build Item Multi Potion Multi Potion

Medusa's Skill Order

Viper Shot

1 X Y
Viper Shot
2 8 11 12 14

Acid Spray

2 A B
Acid Spray
1 4 6 7 10

Lacerate

3 B A
Lacerate
3 15 16 18 19

Petrify

4 Y X
Petrify
5 9 13 17 20
Viper Shot
2 8 11 12 14

Viper Shot

1 X
Medusa gains increased attack speed and her basic attacks become augmented, shooting Vipers that poison the targets hit dealing damage over time.

Ability Type: Ranged Basic, Buff, Damage
Damage: 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 (+10% of your Physical Power) every 0.5s for 1.5s per charge
Attack Speed Increase: 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80%
Viper Shots: 4
Cost: 50
Cooldown: 10s
Acid Spray
1 4 6 7 10

Acid Spray

2 A
Medusa hurls back and spits out acid that damages the first enemy hit and sprays out acid in a cone behind them. Enemies hit by Acid Spray will have their healing taken reduced. Acid spray will explode on statues Medusa has created.

Ability Type: Line, Debuff, Damage
Damage: 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 300 (+85% of your Physical Power)
Healing Reduction: 40%
Healing Reduction Lifetime: 5s
Range: 45
Cost: 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60
Cooldown: 14s
Lacerate
3 15 16 18 19

Lacerate

3 B
Medusa quickly slithers forward, damaging enemies she passes through. The first enemy god she encounters causes her to stop before she damages and roots the god hit.

Ability Type: Dash, Root, Damage
Damage: 80 / 130 / 180 / 230 / 280 (+70% of your Physical Power)
Root Duration: 1s
Range: 55
Cost: 70
Cooldown: 15 / 14.5 / 14 / 13.5 / 13s
Petrify
5 9 13 17 20

Petrify

4 Y
Medusa removes her mask revealing her true face, delivering a powerful blast from her horrifying Gorgon gaze. Enemies take damage and are stunned if they are looking at Medusa. Enemies not looking at Medusa take 85% damage and are slowed. Enemy gods that are killed during Medusa's gaze will turn to a stone statue and remain behind as a reminder to others.

Ability Type: Cone, Stun, Damage
Damage: 300 / 400 / 500 / 600 / 700 (+100% of your Physical Power)
Stun Duration: 2s
Movement Speed Slow: 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40%
Slow Duration: 3s
Range: 70
Cost: 100
Cooldown: 90s

Introduction

Hey everyone, my first guide here so tips and criticisms are all appreciated, just be helpful please


About me, I play very casually, but I am pretty competitive when I do play. I've been playing for a few months now and since I got a lot of help from this website I figured that I would do a guide on my personal take on one of my favorite gods.


Now, since I play very casually I usually will only play 3v3 Joust and I also dabble in arena. So that's what this guide will based around.

Also, my second guide is offically out, take a chance to look at Zeus! The father of gods!

Items

Starting



I start off the game by purchasing , along with and a although sometimes I pick up I do this because it gets me closer to finishing my first item and at the beginning of the game.

Now, with Medusa I like to play very aggressive, but not until I complete the first 2 items of my build because once I build those 2 items I can take advantage of Medusa's passive very well.


The reason I pick up the is because of it's passive and how well it synergizes with Medusa's Passive. The passive gets rid of the movement penalty while attacking if you hit an enemy, meaning as long as you are hitting either a minion or another god, you keep moving around at your normal walking speed while still putting out damage and early game this is VERY powerful.

Pick this item up first and you will notice just how quick Medusa can get in and out of combat all while protecting herself and that gives you the chance to pick up a kill even if you get out of position because you can work your way back into a safe area while still keeping up damage, just make sure you're hitting at least the minions.


Item number 2



Next, I like to pick up because of the increase to attack power. This helps deal more damage and due to the later pickup of you won't need the attack speed of the ninja tabi.


3rd item, Life Steal



Now, depending on how the game is going I'll either pick up my lifesteal here, or pick up my defensive item first, be that or Magi's Blessing. I'll assume for this guide that you aren't in terrible danger and can afford to put off the defensive items and go strait into an offensive mode. But if you are in danger of dying due to any reason pick up an item towards your defense here because you can't afford to feed and get out leveled.

Assuming you decide you can go offense, I pick up here or . I normally choose because it's cheaper and allows me to start building crit sooner which is where Medusa really starts to dominate. gives you decent lifesteal which let's you heal off of minions and duel really well. does more once you get stacks built, but I feel it won't become better than until you get closer to maxing out the stacks and by the time you get to buying this, you could already be half way to the crit items and like I mentioned previously that's where Medusa really starts to take off. If you choose to go with the starter item build order, you want to pick up Devourer's over Asi, simply because how when you purchase it, you'll have enough time for you to get max stacks sooner. Then near the end game if you notice you don't have enough life steal from Asi or Dev Gauntlets, I go ahead and pick up Soul Eater here at the end just because it offers a lot of stats Medusa needs and gives you a good bit of lifesteal. Normally I'll choose crit but if I'm doing pretty good damage but I'm losing my sustain I feel it's just needed to keep yourself alive.


Crit Your Pants!



I've been tinkering around a bit and once you get your first 3 items, you need to start coming into your role as a carry. Right about now I will pick up or or in order to start building Crit. I'll pick up Deathbringer first most of the time. Right at this time I have 2 items left I can build. 100% of the time I get another crit item. Personally I'm torn between Malice and Rage, and honestly it boils down to your preference. Some people like the super amount of crits you get from Rage and some people like having more damage when you crit from Malice. Like I said, personal preference and you can't go wrong with either.



Finishing the build



Now this is where you can let your creativity flow. Honestly you can choose whichever item you want here, and my choice usually boils down to how the match is playing. If I have a good amount of sustain and I'm not dying a lot or I can box perfectly fine with no issues, I'll pick up either or And honestly this choice is completely up to you depending on the match. If they're building protections grab titans bain. Lately I've been building , it gives me some nice cool down reduction and it gives me some mana which my build was otherwise lacking. Sometimes I like to pick it up before I get into crit depending on how the match is playing. If they're not building defense and you can just add to the burst with Jotunn's Wrath or Hydra's lament so you can also get some cooldown reduction. Then honestly it goes to whichever item you prefer, I usually stick with Breastplate or Titan's Bane because those 2 items are great counter build pieces due to the fact if the enemies build defence you can pick up some great pen with Titan's Bane but if they build offensively you get some defense along with cooldown and mana making it a solid contributor towards your offense too.

Summary


Summing all of this up real quick. Pick up first and foremost because of its passive and how integral it is to this build, the attack speed also comes in handy because once you get crit items, you can just turret people while running circles around them. I pick up for the increased attack power because you don't 100% need the attack speed offered by ninja tabi but that power will help secure kills. Next either defensive item but I usually tend to stick with because the lifesteal can help make up for taking a lot of damage and with the increased attack speed you can get a lot of health in a short period of time. This is where the crit comes, pick up . Then lastly finish off with either defense if you need it, but if you don't pick up whatever flavor item you choose, I like , you may prefer a different item here and that's fine.

Skills pt1

Skill Outline



Passive - Side Winder - Reduces Movement Penalties for strafing and moving backwards by 50%
This is the reason I really like picking up because it just meshes really well with this passive.

Ability 1 - Viper Shot - Charges Medusa's basic attack, firing 3 vipers in rapid successon and dealing damage over time.
This is a pretty basic steroid ability. It doesn't have a time limit to wearing off so you can pop it before a battle so you have on the ready. Pop this as soon as you spawn because it takes the mana away when you pop it, and it costs no mana to fire the shots so by the time you get around to using your shots the mana is back.

Ability 2 - Acid Spray - Shoots a projectile at an enemy dealing damage, and sprays in a cone behind the first enemy hit. Will explode off of statues created by Medusa's 4.
Her bread and butter ability, great for clearing waves, great for damaging gods. The attack does equal damage from the initial hit, and the hit from the cone so don't be afraid to hit a minion in order to get a hit off of enemy god. This adds extra poke range and if a god is attempting to block a god you are trying to kill at low health, you can hit the blocking god and still get the kill on the god behind him.

Ability 3 - Lacerate - Medusa dashes forward hitting the first enemy god she sees, reducing healing for a short period of time.
This is one of the best escapes in the game, bit it also very easily blocked because she stops whenever she hits a god so if you use it as an escape make sure you don't run into a god or you'll end up a sitting duck without a way out. This ability is also great an an opener and chase ability. If you are trying to gank, open with this to close in very quickly and catch them off guard, and begin opening up on them. Another little quirk to this ability is that it momentarily stuns the target. Which translates to allowing yourself a free open on someone, or allowing a teammate to land a hard to hit ability.


Ability 4 - ULT - Petrify - Medusa lifts her mask and deals massive damage in a cone in front of her. Gods facing her are stunned for 2s and take full damage while gods not facing her are slowed and take half damage. If an enemy god dies during the stun they are turned to stone and left until destroyed.
This is why you want to be Medusa, a very strong, very easy to land Ult with really good stun. Pairs very well with teammates who have hard to hit Ults as the stun leaves them wide open and with low health. It takes a second to charge up so enemies can dodge taking full damage and the stun if they are careful try to use it when they are trying to make a move or you have a teammate ready to finish them off if they dodge the full damage. Also very good if you are being chased and your escape is on cooldown because if you're being chased you can pop this, turn around, stun your chaser and either put the chase on them if you feel you can finish them or continue to run and use your escape as soon as it's up.

Skills pt2

Priority Explained!


Medusa is pretty easy to level her skills. You want to get Acid Spray up first because it is the strongest of your 3 main abilities and gets the most out of being leveled up.

Your next priority is really dependent on how you're using her abilities in each match. If you are using Lacerate as an escape and not really dependent upon its offensive use, level this up last and level up Viper Shots second. If you are using it for its offensive use, level this up second and Viper Shots last.

I like to put a point into Lacerate and leave it at 2 and then start on my Viper Shots because I normally will only use Lacerate as an escape but the extra damage it can do from just one level up can make the difference in a close duel. I like to level up Viper Shots second because I use it purely offensively and I use it quite mostly for the added attack speed it provides as a way to easily take out waves (as lacerate only hits gods) and as a good way to poke if an enemy god gets too close.

Lastly, level up Petrify as soon as you can because you need it to be at its strongest and the bonus damage from this beats anything else you can do with that point.

Skills pt3

Combos!



Medusa has a great tool kit that allows her to combo her abilities very well together.

Combo 1


> >
This works very well because of the short stun you get when you Lacerate. You want to pop Viper Shot before dashing in as to save time and allow yourself a better chance of hitting all 3 shots. If they try to run away you can shoot off an Acid Spray to kill them from afar, don't forget the cone effect Acid Spray has, it can still get you a kill even if they hide behind a god or minions to dodge your attacks.

Combo 2


> > >
This is the best way to gank someone, or to just mess up their day. Always pop Viper Shot before opening on someone as to save time, Lacerate to engage, and this time you will Petrify before firing any of your Viper Shots. If you land your Petrify you can easily land your Viper Shots as they'll be stunned, and if they somehow survive you can finish them from afar with Acid Spray.

Notes

Both of those combos have a pretty basic flow to making them mesh and each one can play off of the other. You can leave a move out if you don't want to exhaust all of your abilities in one attack or you just want to poke. Just remember, pop your Viper Shots before you need them so you don't have to waste any time getting them off when you need them.

Team Work

Being a team player!



The great thing about Medusa is her amazing team play abilities. After reading her skills you can probably get an idea on what she can do to help out her teammates and one of her best attributes are her 2 stuns. Now, the first stun is obvious, it's from her Ult. Her second goes largely unnoticed but can really prevent an escape. It's her 3, Lacerate. It doesn't directly stun them but what it does is prevents them from moving for the split second you're Lacerating them. Now that isn't a huge stun but if properly timed it's all you'll need.Depending on you're teammates you'll notice that slight stun can be the difference between a kill and eating dust.

If you're teamed with an Anubis, either of your stuns allow him enough time to get off a mummify leading into his burst or if he places is AOE on an enemy god, you can Lacerate them into standing it the AOE for an extra second.

If you want a very devastating combo team up with a Zeus and either an Ares or Odin. First you'll wanna Ult on hopefully an entire team or at least 2 gods which will then stun them, and you have Zeus Follow up with his Ult and after that they should be pretty much dead, or at least enough to where once Zeus pops his charges all you'll need are a few basic attacks to finish them. Where Ares and Odin come in are, Ares bring them in to one specific area, Zeus will ult on that spot as soon as the gods are pulled in and you'll pop your ult as soon as they're pulled in and hopefully they all get pulled in facing you to induce the stun, but worst case scenario they get a massive slow and will not be getting away.

Honestly Medusa works well with just about any team you put her in. She can Carry through being the best overall god on your team, or she can be a very good initiator, taking out a good chunk of health with her burst and allowing her teammates to finish off the remains. End game, with this build she can dominate just about any god including guardians you just need to be careful not to get carried away and remember that you have a team that can back you up you're attempting to control the battlefield.

Summary



That's my guide! I hope you all get a little insight to how I play Medusa and I hope it helps make someone enjoy the god more with what I think is a different way to play her. Any help or tips on making the guide better or how to improve my build is welcome!

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YabokuYato | April 20, 2016 10:39am
Medusa is the only hunter I have a mastery in. I played her on a free week, and she did really well. I've been using the suggested build for a while, but with the advent of throwing dagger, have been trying out new ones. this looks really good i'll be trying it out and give some feedback later
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Branmuffin17 (394) | December 4, 2015 1:51pm
Hi Krymzin,

Good guide. I did one for Arena and I totally agree with Hastened Fatalis. You explain your choices well, so don't worry about those that disagree (and are negative about it). This is YOUR build. As long as you can justify it, you're good.

One thing that just looks confusing to me is that you put both Ninja Tabi and Warrior Tabi in the "core" items. I understand the reasoning behind it, but might suggest just choosing one and sticking with it.

Based on your build already having 2 high attack speed buffs (30% each from Hastened Fatalis and Asi), my personal suggestion would be to go with just Warrior Tabi in the core list at the top, but again, this is your guide, so just a personal suggestion. And yeah, I can understand attack speed...as a hunter, you always feel more powerful when you shoot faster, and missing a hit will affect the Fatalis passive less the higher your attack speed (if you can hit the next shot).

+1
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krymzin | October 19, 2015 4:19pm
Renokiru wrote:

SIGH: this build will probably only work in arena or joust, mabye ***ult, any other mode wont work with medusa. Her ability's scale with her power so POWER ITEM help out more than just AA. this build will probably work on a god like Apollo the best due to his passive and his ONE dmg ability (his whole fight is AA). Like i said try this build with apollo it will be better. And plz take out Ninja tabi for warrior, its just better


Well, this is how I choose to use my build. I understand a lot of people view her as a mainly ability based god, but I choose to use her differently. I find her basic attacks to be very powerful and only use her abilities for either starting a fight, or ending one. I could go through and explain each item and my reasoning behind it for you, but with the tone of your post I know you wouldn't listen.
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GameGeekFan (50) | October 18, 2015 3:28pm
What was the "sigh" for? Unnecessary man, you couldve just commented without it.
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Renokiru | October 18, 2015 6:51am
SIGH: this build will probably only work in arena or joust, mabye ***ult, any other mode wont work with medusa. Her ability's scale with her power so POWER ITEM help out more than just AA. this build will probably work on a god like Apollo the best due to his passive and his ONE dmg ability (his whole fight is AA). Like i said try this build with apollo it will be better. And plz take out Ninja tabi for warrior, its just better
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krymzin | September 14, 2015 7:30pm
CTJustin wrote:

Have you considered building Transcendence with Medusa?

And I tried using it, and it worked out pretty well. I like that it offers a little bit more power and provides a little bit more use out of her abilities and that was welcome during mid game. It's something I'm going to have to put more time into but I'm going to enjoy tinkering with it. After a bit of testing, I personally prefer my playstyle over an ability based medusa, but I can see where people enjoy the ability aspect of her. I kind of use my abilities for finishing someone off because my basics will pretty much kill anyone pretty quick and I only use abilities to finish off a running away enemy.
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krymzin | September 9, 2015 6:07pm
Quoted:
Have you considered building Transcendence with Medusa?

Yeah, I have. The reason I don't is because this is more of an AA based build. It focus's on really landing your autos and using your abilities for a quick burst. Usually what I will do though is depending on who I'm teamed up with ( I play mostly joust) I'll try and grab the mana buff in early game but honestly, once I get to mid game I don't personally have very many mana problems.

Now, she also plays really well as an ability hunter and you can stack transcendence and I'd probably drop Fatalis for it because if you're using abilities you don't need the movement bonus. But honestly I love fatalis on medusa so much that I use her more for her basics.
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CTJustin | September 9, 2015 8:49am
Have you considered building Transcendence with Medusa?
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krymzin | September 2, 2015 9:11pm
I personally don't like Dev gauntlets just because I hate having to stack with her. Asi gives me enough lifesteal with how much attack speed i have with this build. I've tried soul eater, and it works pretty well but I'm just a fan of Asi and that massive attack speed.
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Rokkir | August 21, 2015 7:14pm
a very meta build simply using hastened in the place of boots and devo gauntlets but it doesnt seem like a good idea to have both. But it can have its uses outside Conquest. overall a solid guide, soul eater is also quite strong at the time so a good pickup in the place of asi if you do not get devo gauntlet.
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krymzin | August 14, 2015 2:02pm
Thanks for the notice. Fixing that now, but yall get the progression.
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