Midgame alternate Medusa Build

I think the "best" way to play a mid game Medusa is going Manta into Butterfly, maxing out Mana Shield together with Split Shot and taking stats instead of the Mystic Snake as you did. A Hand of Midas is also decent if you can afford it because, wether or not you're playing an afk farming role, you want those levels as soon as possible. About the MoM-Rapier build, it's only good if you have proper setups (Void, Puck, Disruptor, Tide etc.) in my opinion.

I still think people undervalue the Mana Shield: it gives a huge boost to Medusa's survivability and, since she doesn't need mana besides her ulti, there's no drawback in keeping it activated. Having that early Split Shot also makes jungle farming super easy.

looking at ur dotabuff match..i believe axe had already done his part...shutting down the levels of their heroes..all u had to do was put the final nail in the coffin...i have lost a couple of games where we were in lead and someone in my team trolled with rapier...then going alone thinking he is superman...n then gifting the delicious prize to enemy carry...rest u all know...if u need an alternative medusa build...there is one player out there...he builds bloodstone bkb diffusal...lvls only one point in stonegaze....n dont take a single point in mystic snake...he is second best player of medusa in dotabuff record..his name is if m not wrong MimingAttack...go check hi profile n download is replay...n most important thus builf is mid game medusa build...he was active around 15 min onwards...with hughest exp per min n gpm throughout the game...comment if u find this helpful

I haven't watched the vid but the idea is ok but very very very very risky (the ageis helps) to get a rapier with out more defensive items but I think that it will work sometimes yes. And it seams the best way to give medusa a good mid game, kinda