How do you build items with Medusa?

Been seeing a lot of conflicting information about builds with Medusa. mostly around Manta Style and whether its worth it or not. Would be interested in imput since im starting to learn this Medusa.

If you go Manta Style, get stats items. Manta Style is a huge increase in DPS with  Split Shot on, and illusions only take your stats, not raw damage items so Monkey King Bar, Daedalus, and Mjollnir are kinda silly.

Early game is Phase Boots/ Power Treads, Ring of Aquila, Drum of Endurance. You're squishy and slow, this fixes that. If game is going well, get a Maelstrom for farm. If baddies are all up in your lane, I get defensive regen aka Linken's Sphere.

Then Yasha into Manta Style, Eye of Skadi/ Heart of Tarrasque/ Butterfly depending on your situation, all are good stats to buff your illusions. Or get all three and be buff as hell.

Black King Bar and Mjollnir are situational. They don't help your illusions create a wall of damage, but Black King Bar gets you out of sticky situations and Mjollnir is great for farm. You will probably want a bkb at some point in addition to your Linken, or sell the Linken for it.

Mid lane Medusa, Power Treads into Divine Rapier is how all my friends play her (stolen from RTZ).... It seems to work. But in all seriousness, Aquila, Manta Style, and Linken all seem to be good choices on her. And for the love of god only turn on  Split Shot when you need to hit multiple things (pushing, fighting) and not when focusing a single thing (tower, hero, last hitting, laning in general).