Is Maelstrom Dusa Good?

Is good/bad?

in my opinion, its ****.

Situational. Very good against a pushing lineup if you want more wave clear.

Mjollnir is a damage item like any other and Dusa needs damage items. The Mjollnir active is really good on Dusa.

Don't hesitate to buy this if playing against Brood, Ebola Lancer, etc. In a normal game I wouldn't get this though, she already needs tons of items so better get your manta/skadi ASAP.

In pubs its good.

Dusa has two styles of builds: the classic Dusa, which involves a Linkens, Skadi and Manta, and the glass cannon style, which is maelstrom, mkb, maybe even a Daedalus. Generally, both are viable, but it varies on game.

Generally you want stat items on Dusa, she benefits from all three.

THerefore the classic Dusa involves lots of Ultimate Orbs: Linken's Sphere, Eye of Skadi and Manta Style.

Mjollnir, on the other hand, does not provide stats and that is why it is not recommended for most Dusa's.

It's great for theorycrafting though.

Pretty much this ^ . It's why Eye of Skadi is so good on her.

Ideally, you want to start with Powe Treads and a Farming Item, either Hand of Midas, Mask of Madness or Maelstrom. Medusa isn't that strong early on (aside from Counter Initiating with Stone Gaze), so you want to get your Manta Style + Eye of Skadi asap. Everything else (including Black King Bar/ Linken's Sphere is Situational).

DO...NOT...INSTA-LOCK Linken's Sphere. Yes you get all Stats, but Manta Style is good enough for blocking Projectile based abilities like Magic Missile, Viper Strike etc. not to mention you can control what you Disjoint with it. Linken's Sphere is only good against Single Target Spells that Black King Bar can't help you against, e.g. Fiend's Grip, Flaming Lasso, etc. (and maybe Hex)

i just piss my doors when i see Mjollnir on dusa

also i snowballed as dusa once because enemy void traps allies on Chronosphere and i proceed to get multi kills every fight...

In the case that BKB and Linken's Sphere are equal, I prefer Linkens for the stats though.

I like linkens because the early Perseverance gives you enough regen to start taking the jungle (hopefully it's stacked) and give the lane to another core.