Medusa and Medusa Queen

Dungeon Creatures

Level

1

 Troglodyte

 Infernal Troglodyte

Level

2

 Harpy

 Harpy Hag

Level

3

 Beholder

 Evil Eye

Level

4

 Medusa

 Medusa Queen

Level

5

 Minotaur

 Minotaur King

Level

6

 Manticore

 Scorpicore

Level

7

 Red Dragon

 Black Dragon

Medusa

Attack Skill

9

Defense Skill

9

Shots

4

Damage

6–8

Health

25

Speed

5

Move

Ground

Size

1

Growth

4

AI Value

517

Fight Value

379

Cost Per Troop

300

Shoots. No melee penalty. Stone Gaze.

Medusa Queen

Attack Skill

10

Defense Skill

10

Shots

8

Damage

6–8

Health

30

Speed

6

Move

Ground

Size

1

Growth

4

AI Value

577

Fight Value

423

Cost Per Troop

330

Shoots. No melee penalty. Stone Gaze.

Medusas and Medusa Queens are the level 4 creatures of Dungeon. They are recruited from the Chapel of Stilled Voices.

"Armed with bows, medusas and medusa queens can attack at range to good effect. Their hand-to-hand attacks do the same damage and also have a 20% chance of petrifying their targets for three rounds. Petrified creatures cannot move, take 50% damage, and become unfrozen when attacked." ^{RoE manual}

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Due to their small amount of shots it is highly recommended to upgrade them right away, and their building doesn't require any hard to get resource. The four extra shots are the main draw of Queens. Medusas and Medusa Queens themselves are also pretty cheap. The upgrade is only 10% of the base cost, which is rather forgiving.

Medusas are the only 4 level unit which are sadly not a specialty of any hero.

Despite their large bodies which occupy two hexes, they have notable little HP, comparable with many level 3 units. The large bodies also make them harder to shield than other shooters. Fortunately, they do have average defense and speed to compensate. This paired with the threat of stone gaze and lack of melee penalty makes it risky to directly attack them with melee units.

Medusas actually are weaker in both ranged and melee than Magi. However, the Stone Gaze ability does help to even the odds in a melee fight. Medusas also have an easier to build dwelling (which could mean earlier growth) and are significantly cheaper than Magi, though their weekly growth is the same.

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See Also:

• List of creatures

• Comparison of Level 4 Creatures
• Comparison of Ranged Creatures