Tusk

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[e][h]Tusk

Radiant Hero

Attributes

23 +3.9

23 +2.1

18 +1.7

27 - 31

-1

300

Base Stats

Base HP Regen

0

Sight Range

1800 / 800

Attack Range

150

Missile Speed

Instant

Attack Duration

0.36 + 0.64

Cast Duration

0.1 + 1

Base Attack Time

1.7

Base Magic Resist

25%

Turn Rate

0.7

Level Changes

Level

1

15

25

Health

717

1932

2810

Mana

291

567

771

Armor

2.7

7.4

10.7

Damage

50-54

104-108

143-147

Spell Amp

1.3%

2.9%

4.1%

Magic Resist

26%

30%

33%

Movement Speed Amp

1.2%

2.6%

3.7%

Most Played As

LessMore

Role

1

2

3

4

5

Ymir, the Tusk

Recommended Roles

Initiator Disabler Nuker

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.

Abilities

Ice Shards

QE

Targeting
Point Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

Tusk compresses shards of ice into a wave of frozen energy that damages all enemies in comes in contact with. When the wave reaches the targeted point the shards are released, creating a barrier.

Damage	60 / 120 / 180 / 240

Shard Barrier Duration	4 / 5 / 6 / 7

Radius	200

Cast Range	2000

Cast Point	0.1

23 / 20 / 17 / 14
     8

25

100 / 105 / 110 / 115

In the frozen tundra near the Barrier, after the last sun of autumn has set, ice can form with alarming speed.

Notes

• The shards travel at 1200 speed.
• The projectile has 100 flying vision that lasts 2 seconds.

Snowball

WW

Targeting
Unit Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

Tusk begins rolling into a snowball. Allies nearby can be added to the snowball by right clicking on them. 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 speed and damage.

Base Damage	80 / 120 / 160 / 200 230 / 270 / 310 / 350 15

Bonus Damage Per Hero	20 / 30 / 40 / 50

Stun Duration	0.5 / 0.75 / 1 / 1.25

Stun & Damage Radius	200

Radius Growth Per Second	40

Allied Hero Grab Radius	350

Snowball Speed	600 / 625 / 650 / 675 975 20

Snowball Duration	3

Cast Range	1250

Cast Point	0.1

21 / 20 / 19 / 18

75

	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.
	Echoed by Lotus Orb.
	Cannot be cast while rooted.
	Cannot be disjointed.

Tales are still told of the wild feat that ended the grand brawl at White Fields.

Notes

• Tusk cannot use items or attack while in the snowball, but can still cast spells.
• Meepo clones count as heroes, adding to the bonus damage value.
• Units controlled by Tusk can also be rolled into the snowball.
• Illusions cannot roll into the snowball.
• Tusk can add allies to the Snowball while it is moving.
• Allies can also right click on the snowball to enter it.
• The snowball stops chasing its target after 3 seconds.
• The snowball can cross cliffs and destroy trees.
• Allies affected by
  
   
  Black Hole
  and
  
   
  Chronosphere
  cannot be grabbed into the snowball.

Launch Snowball

WW

Targeting
No Target

Affects
Enemy Units

The snowball begins rolling toward the target. This will occur automatically if not cast early by using the ability again.

Max Delay	3

Cast Point	0

Into the great wide white!

Tag Team

EF

Targeting
No Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Physical

Causes affected enemies to take more physical damage from attacks and be slowed.

Bonus Damage	25 / 50 / 75 / 100

Movement Speed Slow	75%

Slow Duration	0.4

Duration	5

Radius	350

Cast Point	0.1

24 / 21 / 18 / 15

70

	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.

The chill of home!

Notes

• Tusk can crit off this physical damage.

Walrus PUNCH!

RR

Targeting
Unit Target
Autocast

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Physical

Tusk connects with his mighty Walrus Punch, a critical strike that launches its victim into the air. The victim will be slowed upon landing.

Stun Duration	1

Movement Speed Slow	40%

Slow Duration	2 / 3 / 4

Critical Damage	350% 450% 20

Cast Range	150

Attack Chance	12% 25

36 / 24 / 12

50 / 75 / 100

	Dispellable.

It never matters who throws the first punch, only who throws the last.

Notes

• Walrus Punch has true strike and cannot miss.
• Tusk has a chance to Walrus Punch on attack.
  25

Aghanim's Scepter Ability

Walrus Kick

DD

Targeting
Unit Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

Kicks the target away, dealing damage and slowing them for a few seconds.

Stun Duration	1

Movement Speed Slow	40%

Slow Duration	4

Kick Distance	1400

Damage	350

Cast Range	150

Cast Point	0.2

8

100

	This ability is independent from Tusk's spells and is granted directly by the scepter.
	Blocked by Linken's Sphere and echoed by Lotus Orb.
	Dispellable.

Tusk may have made his name with his fists, but the wise enemy is wary of any and all limbs.

Notes

• Aghanim's Scepter cannot be dropped or sold by Tusk.

Talent Tree

Talent Tree
-6s Ice Shards Cooldown	25	12% Chance Walrus Punch
+100% Walrus Punch Crit	20	+300 Snowball Speed
+150 Snowball Damage	15	+350 Health
+90 Gold/Min	10	+40% XP Gain

Recommended Items

Starting Items			Early Game

Mid Game			Late Game

General Strategy

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.

Tusk (In-Game Description)

Overview

Skill Build

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Spell
Level	11	12	13	14	15	16	18	20	25
Spell

Early Game

Mid Game

Late Game

Version History

Version	Balance Changes
7.21
	Tag Team slow duration reduced from 0.5 to 0.4 Tag Team manacost increased from 40/50/60/70 to 70 Tag Team cooldown increased from 15 to 24/21/18/15
7.20c
	Strength gain increased from 3 to 3.4
7.20
	Replaced Frozen Sigil with Tag Team Activatable Aura Lasts 5 seconds Causes affected enemies to take 25/50/75/100 more physical damage from attacks Slows enemies by 75% for 0.5 seconds AoE: 350 Cooldown: 15 Mana Cost: 40/50/60/70 Tusk can crit off this physical damage
7.16
	Ice Shards cooldown increased from 21/18/15/12 to 23/20/17/14
7.14
	Ice Shards duration reduced from 7 to 4/5/6/7 Snowball speed reduced from 675 to 600/625/650/675 Frozen Sigil no longer provides flying vision (ground only now)
7.13b
	Base movement speed reduced from 300 to 295 Base armor reduced from 0 to -1
7.12
	Ice Shards cooldown increased from 19/16/13/10 to 21/18/15/12
7.08
	Snowball can no longer be cast while rooted
7.07c
	Strength gain increased from 2.6 to 3
7.07
	Reworked Talent Tree
7.06
	Improved consistency of Ice Shards when pushing units in/out of the shards on impact Ice Shards now starts the blockers at the cast location (Rather than centering the blockers around the cast location) Ice Shards cast range increased by 200 (As a result of the other change, the effective cast range would have been 200 less) Ice Shards speed increased from 1100 to 1200
7.03
	Level 10 Talent increased from +35% XP Gain to +40%
7.02
	Level 10 Talent from +20% XP Gain to +35% Level 10 Talent from +30 Damage to +35 Level 15 Talent from +15 Strength to +150 Snowball Damage Level 20 Talent from +10% Magic Resistance to +12% Level 25 Talent from +500 Health to +700
7.01
	Tusk turn rate improved from 0.5 to 0.7
7.00
	Walrus Kick range increased from 900 to 1400 Walrus Punch attack range increased from 128 to 150 Walrus Kick attack range increased from 128 to 150 Fixed Walrus Punch having old cooldown values on Level 1 and 2 when Scepter is equipped (It went from 36/24/12 to 20/16/12) Added Talent Tree
6.87
	Walrus Kick cooldown reduced from 12 to 8 Walrus Kick damage increased from 200 to 350
6.86c
	Walrus Punch cooldown increased from 20/16/12 to 36/24/12
6.86
	Movement speed reduced from 305 to 300 Ice Shards damage reduced from 70/140/210/280 to 60/120/180/240 Snowball can no longer pull units out of Black Hole or Chronosphere Snowball gather radius reduced from 400 to 350
6.85
	Ice Shards mana cost increased from 90 to 100/105/110/115 Snowball max launch time reduced from 4 to 3 seconds Frozen Sigil no longer goes through Spell Immunity Aghanim's Scepter Walrus Kick now deals 200 damage
6.84
	Ice Shards mana cost reduced from 120 to 90 Ice Shards cooldown from 18/16/14/12 to 19/16/13/10 Ice Shards vision reveal from 0.5 seconds to 2 seconds Snowball speed is now a constant 675 Snowball no longer auto-loads units in 100 range Tusk can now add allies to Snowball while it is moving Added Aghanim's Scepter to Tusk: Adds a new ability called Walrus Kick Kicks the target back 900 units The kick slows by 40% for 4 seconds 12 second cooldown
6.83
	Ice Shards projectile speed from 900 to 1100 Ice Shards shard duration from 5 to 7 seconds Walrus PUNCH! is now an enemy target ability and is auto-castable Walrus PUNCH! cooldown reduced from 25/20/15 to 20/16/12
6.82
	Ice Shards no longer stops when it hits a hero Ice Shards now travels until the cast location and creates its blockade there Ice Shards cast range increased from 1500 to 1800 Ice Shards no longer destroys trees Snowball bonus speed per hero increased from 75 to 100 Allies can now click in the snowball to jump into it
6.81b
	Snowball cooldown reduced from 21 to 21/20/19/18 Walrus Punch cooldown reduced from 30/24/18 to 25/20/15
6.81
	Snowball reworked
6.80
	Secondary units hit by the Snowball now take the same impact as the primary unit Damage increased from 40/80/120/160 to 80/120/160/200 Stun increased from 0.25/.5/.75/1 to 0.5/.75/1/1.25 seconds Removed 50% threshold mechanic from Walrus Punch Walrus Punch base crit increased from 3× to 3.5×
6.79
	Frozen Sigil now requires a constant number of hits (3/3/4/4) instead of 200/220/240/260 HP (Heroes hurt it for 1, others for 0.25)
6.78
	Snowball cooldown decreased from 24 to 21
6.75
	Snowball now carries all Tusk's controlled units as well Snowball cooldown decreased from 28 to 24 Walrus Punch crit increased from 2.5× to 3× for above 50% HP targets Backswing animation time decreased (cosmetic)
6.73
	Snowball cooldown decreased from 40 to 28
6.72
	Ice Shards now kills trees around the area it is created Snowball no longer moves faster based on the allies inside of it
6.71
	Snowball maximum roll duration reduced to 3 seconds Snowball movement speed per extra hero reduced from 100% to 50% Frozen Sigil HP reduced from 300 to 220/240/260/280 Removed the extra landing damage from Walrus Punch
6.70b
	Walrus Punch cooldown from 18/16/14 to 30/24/18 Walrus Punch landing damage from 100/200/300 to 75/150/225 Walrus Punch crit from 2.5 to 2.25 Snowball max chase duration from 4 to 3.25 seconds Snowball no longer dispels negative buffs on you and your allies while rolling
6.70
	New Hero

Notable Players

JerAx

eLeVeN

Saksa

MSS

SVG

See also

• Stun
• Slow
• Trap
• Banish
• Critical Strike

External links

Guides

• Standard Tusk (Lane) Build
• DotaFire's Builds & Guides for Tusk