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Tusk

Description, attributes and patch history, in one place.

CURRENT GAME DATA

Snowballs into his enemies to stun

Tusk is always eager to start a fight. Able to instantly corner an enemy with a wall of ice shards, he gathers with his allies and rolls into enemies inside of a massive snowball, bringing him in range to land his signature knockout punch.

Primary attribute: StrengthMeleeNukerDisablerInitiator
Lore

It had been a brawl to remember. There stood Ymir, the Tusk, the Terror from the Barrier, the Snowball from Cobalt, the only fighter to have bested the Bristled Bruiser in a fair fight, and now the last man standing in Wolfsden Tavern. What started as a simple bar bet of supremacy ended with four regulars, a blacksmith, and six of the Frost Brigade's best soldiers writhing against the shards and splinters of almost every bottle, mug, and chair in the building. The Tusk boasted and toasted his victory as he emptied his brew. No sooner had the defeated regained consciousness than the cries for double-or-nothing rang out. The Tusk was pleased at the prospect, but none could think of a bet bigger than the one he just conquered. Horrified at the damage to his tavern and desperate to avoid another brawl, the barkeep had an idea. As skilled as he was, Ymir had never taken part in a real battle, never tested himself against the indiscriminate death and chaos of war. He proposed a wager to the fighter: seek out the biggest battle he could find, survive, and win it for whichever side he chose. The stakes? The next round of drinks.

Strength23+3.9 per level
Agility23+1.9 per level
Intelligence18+1.7 per level
Health
626
Mana
291
Health regeneration
3.3
Mana regeneration
1.4
Min attack damage
50
Max attack damage
54
Armor
4.83
Magic resistance
25%
Movement speed
310
Attack range
150
Base attack time
1.7
Projectile speed
900
Turn rate
0.7
Day vision
1,800
Night vision
800

Innate ability

Passively slows the attack speed of all enemy heroes within a 350 unit radius.

Detailed attributes
ATTACK SLOW
12

Abilities 6

Tusk compresses shards of ice into a ball of frozen energy that damages all enemies it comes in contact with. When the ball reaches its target destination the shards are released, creating a barrier that lasts for 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 seconds.

Detailed attributes
Cooldown (s)
23 / 20 / 17 / 14
Mana cost
100
Cast range
1,400
Cast point (s)
0.1
RADIUS
200
SHARD DAMAGE
75 / 150 / 225 / 300
SHARD DURATION
4 / 5 / 6 / 7
MOVE SLOW
%
DAMAGE PER SECOND
  • Creates an impassable barrier.

Tusk begins rolling into a snowball. Allies within a 325 radius can also be added to the snowball by right-clicking on them, even while the snowball is moving. Once launched, any enemies caught in the snowball's path will be stunned and take damage. Each allied Hero in the snowball will add to its damage and stun duration.

Detailed attributes
Cooldown (s)
21 / 19 / 17 / 15
Mana cost
75
Cast range
1,150
Cast point (s)
0.1
BASE DAMAGE
80 / 140 / 200 / 260
SNOWBALL SPEED
575 / 600 / 625 / 650
BONUS DAMAGE PER ALLY
40 / 65 / 90 / 115
STUN DURATION
0.6 / 0.8 / 1 / 1.2
STUN DURATION PER ALLY
0.2
LAUNCH TIME
3
GATHER RADIUS
325
  • The snowball will break apart a maximum of 3 seconds after launch.
  • The snowball can be launched early by pressing using the Launch Snowball ability.
  • Doesn't carry illusions, but will carry Meepo clones and other units that Tusk controls.
  • Each Meepo clone added to the snowball will add its own bonus damage.
  • Allies can click on a snowball to add themselves to it.

Activate to temporarily apply a negative debuff aura around you, causing enemies that are attacked under it to take bonus physical damage and reduced movement speed. Lasts 6 seconds.

Detailed attributes
Cooldown (s)
24 / 21 / 18 / 15
Mana cost
70
BONUS DAMAGE
25 / 50 / 75 / 100
MOVEMENT SLOW
75%
SLOW DURATION
0.5
DEBUFF DURATION
6
RADIUS
350
  • Affects attacks from allied heroes, Tusk or any of his units.

Drinking Buddies

Granted by Aghanim’s Shard

Tusk reaches out to tag an allied unit, pulling them closer. Once tagged, both Tusk and his tagged ally gain movement speed and armor.

Detailed attributes
Cooldown (s)
14
Mana cost
80
Cast range
1,000
Cast point (s)
0.1
BUFF DURATION
6
BONUS MOVEMENT SPEED
25%
BONUS ARMOR
7
  • Doesn't pull Tusk or targeted ally if they are within 250 range of each other.
  • Cannot be used during Snowball.

Walrus Kick

Granted by Aghanim’s Scepter

Kicks the closest enemy unit in the drawn direction, stunning, damaging, and slowing them. Also deals damage to all heroes within 250 radius of its landing area. Cooldown is reduced by 50% if kicking a creep.

Detailed attributes
Cooldown (s)
12
Mana cost
100
Cast range
250
Cast point (s)
0.2
KICK PUSH DISTANCE
1,200
MOVE SLOW
40%
SLOW DURATION
2
DAMAGE
550

Tusk connects with his mighty Walrus Punch, a critical strike with bonus damage so powerful it launches its victim into the air.

Detailed attributes
Cooldown (s)
16 / 13 / 10
Mana cost
75
Cast range
150
BONUS DAMAGE
60 / 90 / 120
CRITICAL DAMAGE
200 / 250 / 300%
AIR TIME
1
  • Walrus PUNCH has true strike.

Talent tree

Snapshot updated: Valve source

Current values, not historical patch values. Official descriptions are in English.

Change history

17 records
PATCH 7.41heroes

Tusk › Talents

2 changes
  • Level 20 Talent -6s Ice Shards Cooldown replaced with -6s Snowball Cooldown

  • Level 25 Talent -8s Snowball Cooldown replaced with Ice Shards Slow by 50% and Deal 110 DPS (only affects enemies trapped inside)

PATCH 7.41heroes

Tusk › Drinking Buddies

3 changes
  • Now granted by Aghanim's Shard

  • Tusk reaches out to tag an allied unit, pulling them closer. Once tagged, both Tusk and his tagged ally gain 25% bonus movement speed and 10 bonus armor for 6s. Can be put on alt-cast to only pull Tusk towards his ally with 50% reduced cast range. Cast Range: 1000. Mana Cost: 80. Cooldown: 14s

  • No longer provides 20/50/80/110 bonus attack damage

Source: Valve’s Dota 2 patch notes. Dates use UTC. This archive contains imported gameplay patches; it does not include every client hotfix. Dota 2 belongs to Valve.
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