Tusk
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Tusk
23 + 3.9
23 + 2.1
18 + 1.7
| Grants the following bonuses per attribute point: | |
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+22HP and +0.1HP regeneration +1 Main Attack Damage |
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+0.17 armor and 1 attack speed |
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+12MP and +0.05MP regeneration +0.1% base magic resistance |
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Instant Projectile Speed
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100 (123)
(1.7 BAT) | ||
0.36 + 0.64
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0.7
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1800 / 800
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Default
Gib Type | ||
2013-02-14
Released | ||
2010-12-24
(v6.70) | ||
Competitive Span
2013-04-25 — Present |
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| Snowballs into his enemies to stun. | |
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| Amidst broken stools and shattered bottles, the bewildered barkeep issued Ymir his greatest challenge. Find a proper battle, and win it for whichever side he chose. With that, the champion brawler strode forth, bringing with him the northern elements in the form of a frozen sigil. Able to instantly corner an enemy with a wall of Ice Shards, cutting off all retreat. He understands a Tag Team is only as strong as its weakest member. Gathering both snow and allies, he rolls into battle as an unstoppable Snowball at will, stunning foes in its path. For a finale, the Tusk winds up his drinking arm, and launches his opponent into orbit with a mighty uppercut — his solid signature Walrus PUNCH!.. though his KICKS! are also to be feared. | |
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| Roles: |  Initiator  Disabler  Nuker |
| Complexity |   |
| Adjectives | Legs ( 2 ) |
Facets[edit]
Tag Team
Tag Team is Tusk's third ability with the selected facet.
Creates a negative debuff aura around Tusk, causing enemies that are attacked under it to have reduced movement speed.
Conditionally grants ally units attacking the debuffed enemy unit bonus physical attack damage.
Creates a negative debuff aura around Tusk, causing enemies that are attacked under it to have reduced movement speed.
Conditionally grants ally units attacking the debuffed enemy unit bonus physical attack damage.
Drinking Buddies
Drinking Buddies is Tusk's third ability with the selected facet.
Reaches out to tag an ally unit and pulls them closer. Grants both Tusk and the tagged ally bonus movement speed and attack damage once tagged.
Reaches out to tag an ally unit and pulls them closer. Grants both Tusk and the tagged ally bonus movement speed and attack damage once tagged.
Upgrades[edit]
Aghanim's[edit]
Grants the Walrus Kick ability.
Kicks the closest enemy unit in a targeted direction, stunning, damaging, and slowing them.
Upon the affected unit landing, Tusk deals damage to all heroes within the landing radius.
Kicks the closest enemy unit in a targeted direction, stunning, damaging, and slowing them.
Upon the affected unit landing, Tusk deals damage to all heroes within the landing radius.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Increases the depth of the created ice shards.
Enemies trapped within are chilled by a negative aura, damaging them and slowing their movement speed.
Enemies trapped within are chilled by a negative aura, damaging them and slowing their movement speed.
Talents[edit]
 | ||
|---|---|---|
| -8s Snowball Cooldown | 25 | 12% Walrus PUNCH! Chance |
| +75% Walrus PUNCH! Critical Damage | 20 | -6s Ice Shards Cooldown |
| +120 Snowball Damage | 15 | +325 Health |
| +0.75s Walrus PUNCH! Stun Duration | 10 | +25 Tag Team / Drinking Buddies Damage |
| ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ +2 All / / Attributes | ||
Bio[edit]
After a bar brawl it's customary, as a courtesy, to buy everyone who's still standing a round of drinks.Tusk
Alias:
Ymir
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.
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.
Voice:
Innate[edit]
Bitter Chill[edit]
Bitter Chill 
Passive
Affects
Enemy Units
Applies an attack speed slow on all enemy units within the radius.
Radius: 
350
350 Attack Speed Slow: 20/30/40/50/60
Aura Linger Duration: 0.5
- Disables the
attack speed slow component of the 
aura.
modifier_tusk_tag_team_attack_slow_aura
Hidden modifier
tusk_bitter_chill
Abilities[edit]
Ice Shards[edit]
Throws 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 temporary path blocker.
Cast Animation: 0.1 + 0
Cast Range: 
1400
1400 Damage Radius: 200
200 Shards Spawn Radius: 200
Shards Spawn Angle: 40°
Number of Shards: 7 ( 11)
11) Damage: 75/150/225/300
Shards Duration: 4/5/6/7
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Increases the depth of the created ice shards.
Enemies trapped within are chilled by a negative aura, damaging them and slowing their movement speed.
Increases the depth of the created ice shards.
Enemies trapped within are chilled by a negative aura, damaging them and slowing their movement speed.
Area of Effect: ?
Damage per Second: ( 85)
85)Move Speed Slow: ( 50%)
50%)Aura Linger Duration: ( 0.5)
0.5)
23/20/17/14 (
17/14/11/8)
17/14/11/8)
100
In the frozen tundra near the Barrier, after the last sun of autumn has set, ice can form with alarming speed.
- The launched
projectile grants a ≈110 radius 
flying vision while it travels, with a 2-second linger duration at the point-targeted location.
- Creates
npc_dota_thinkerIce Shards at the point-targeted location with a fixed formation that forms a
pathing blocker.
- The formation is a 200 radius circle, with its center 200-distance behind it, Tusk is always
facing the open side. - The first shard is created at the point-targeted location in a straight line with Tusk.
- Subsequent shards are placed 40° left and right respectively, up to 3 shards per side.
- The Ice Shard has the following properties:
- Non-aggro'd lane creeps do not try to path around the Fissure, they just walk against it until the Fissure duration ends.
- Does not block units with
unobstructed movement. - All units within the radius of the Fissure cell are pushed aside.
- Does not affect the following units:
- 2 additional Ice Shards are now placed per side at the semi-circle's opening.
- The pathing blocker is now
∩-shaped. - Has a 200-width, and a 400-length.
- The
- The formation is a 200 radius circle, with its center 200-distance behind it, Tusk is always
- Creates two negative auras that within the Ice Shards formation.
- The first aura is at the center of the default formation.
- The second aura is 200-distance behind the first aura.
- All ability effects are applied by the auras.
- Deals
magical 
spell damage in 1-second intervals, 1 second after the 
debuff application.
modifier_projectile_visionHidden modifier
modifier_tusk_ice_shardOn hidden entity
modifier_tusk_ice_shard_slow_auraOn hidden entity
modifier_tusk_frozen_sigilIce Shards: Movement slowed by x%.
tusk_ice_shards (5565)
- The launched projectile has a 1200-
projectile speed.
- Each pathing blocker cell has a ≈61-
bound radius and have a ≈14.8-distance between each other.
- Units with a bound radius greater than 14.8 cannot pass through the Ice Shards.
- Units with a
- Deals 340/425/510/595 magical spell damage (before reductions) within the area for the entire duration, over 4/5/6/7 instances.
Snowball[edit]
Tusk begins rolling into a snowball. Allies within a certain radius can also be added to the snowball by right-clicking on them, even while the snowball is moving.
Cast Animation: 0.1 + 0.5
Cast Range: 1150
1150 Ally Gather Radius: 350
350 Max Hold Duration: 3
Drinking Buddies is inactive during Snowball.
21/19/17/15 (
13/11/9/7)
13/11/9/7)75
This ability levels up with Launch Snowball.
Tales are still told of the wild feat that ended the grand brawl at White Fields.
- Upon cast, an ally-only indicator appears on the enemy target.
Exposes the affected target, and reveal units affected by Shadow Dance-based abilities, but does not grant 
True Sight over it.- Displays the minimap icon for heroes, clones, and
illusions.
- Other gathered units displays a black-circled question mark.
- The indicator has a 6-second duration and expires in the following conditions:
- Upon Tusk's
death. - After the Snowball disappears.
- If the Snowball misses its target.
- Upon Tusk's
- The gathered units has the following properties:
Hidden
Invulnerable
Spell immune- Does not disjoint incoming projectiles for gathered units.
- For ally units:
- Disabled and cannot act.
- Can be forced out of the Snowball with
teleport sources, without reducing the Launch Snowball gathered damage.
- Does not gather the following units:
- Tusk is given an attack order on the unit-targeted enemy, regardless of auto-attack settings, upon applying the
stun duration.
- The shared vision component affects debuff immune units.
- Snowball is
reflected upon reaching the unit-targeted enemy, regardless if either Tusk or the unit-targeted enemy is affected by the following sources:
- Invulnerable sources.
- Hidden sources.
- Spell immune sources.
- The Snowball projectile disappears upon losing Snowball.
- Morph notes fully apply.
- The ability effects only affects the primary target.
modifier_tusk_snowball_movement
Hidden modifier
modifier_tusk_snowball_movement_friendlySNOWBALL: Inside Tusk's snowball.
modifier_tusk_snowball_targetHidden modifier
tusk_snowball (5566)
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The stun debuff.
- The magical spell damage.
- The
Launch Snowball[edit]
W
W
Launch SnowballNo
Affects
Self / Ally Units
Launch the snowball toward the target.
Cast Animation: 
0 + 0
0 + 0Snowball Speed: 575/600/625/650
Max Chase Duration: 3
Once launched, any enemy units caught in the traveling Snowball's path will be stunned and take damage.
Increases the Snowball damage per ally hero gathered.
Increases the Snowball damage per ally hero gathered.
Stun Radius: 200
200 Damage Radius: 200
200 Radius Increase per Second: 40
40 Base Damage: 80/140/200/260 (
200/260/320/380)
200/260/320/380)Damage Bonus per Ally Hero: 40/65/90/115
Base Stun Duration: 0.6/0.8/1/1.2
Stun Duration Increase per Ally Hero: 0.2
0
Sub-ability of Snowball.
Into the great wide white!
- The Launch Snowball
sub-ability has the following properties:
- Replaces Snowball until this sub-ability is used, Snowball reaches its target, or expires.
- Snowball cannot be leveled up while this sub-ability is active.
- Cannot be
shift-queued. - Once it is used, Tusk may no longer gather ally units into the Snowball.
- Replaces Snowball until this sub-ability is used, Snowball reaches its target, or expires.
- The launched Snowball has the following properties:
- Has a 575/600/625/650- projectile speed and chases the target for up to 3 seconds.
Trees the Snowball come in contact with are destroyed, with its radius increasing per hold duration per second by 40 per second up to 240/280/320 as it rolls forward.
- Has a 575/600/625/650-
- Considers gathered clones as heroes, and the following gathered units as creeps:
- Tusk himself.
- Ally illusions.
- Tusk's
Courier. 
Creep-heroes.
Summons
- Considers gathered clones as heroes, and the following gathered units as creeps:
- Grants shared vision over the unit-targeted enemy until the Snowball stops.
- Does not grant True Sight.
- Does not grant
modifier_tusk_snowball_visible
Hidden modifier
modifier_stunned
Stunned
tusk_launch_snowball (5641)
Tag Team[edit]
No
Affects
Units
Creates a negative debuff aura around Tusk, causing enemies that are attacked under it to have reduced movement speed.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
0 + 0Radius: 350
350 Move Speed Slow: 75%
Slow Duration: 0.5
Aura Duration: 6
Aura Linger Duration: 0.5
Conditionally grants ally units attacking the debuffed enemy unit bonus physical attack damage.
Attack Damage Bonus: 25/50/75/100 (
50/75/100/125)
50/75/100/125)24/21/18/15
70
Even far from Cobalt, Tusk carries the 'Barrier Chill' in his very bones.
- This is Tusk's third ability with the Tag Team
facet selected.
-
- Interrupts Tusk's
channeling abilities upon cast.
- Interrupts Tusk's
-
- Creates a negative aura that applies a debuff to enemy units within the radius upon cast, with the following properties:
- Specifically procs on attacks of ally heroes.
- Considers ally clones and Tusk's player-controlled units as heroes, creep-heroes as creeps.
-
- Although illusions may proc the debuff, but they do not benefit from the bonus
conditional attack damage.
- Although illusions may proc the debuff, but they do not benefit from the bonus
- The debuff applied from multiple attack sources fully stack, and appleis an independent debuff per attack source or instance.
- Creates a negative aura that applies a debuff to enemy units within the radius upon cast, with the following properties:
-
- Tag Team is a bonus conditional attack damage source and has the following properties:
- The bonus attack damage values are directly added to the attacking unit's attack damage in the combat log and not displayed on the HUD.
- Does not interact with the following sources:
Ally units.- Percentage-based
bonus attack damage sources.
- Interacts with the following sources:
-
Lifesteal sources.
Critical strike sources.
Cleave sources.
-
Damage block sources.
- Tag Team is a bonus
modifier_tusk_tag_team_auraTag Team: Slowing enemies and causing attacks against them to deal more physical damage.
modifier_tusk_tag_teamTag Team: Taking extra physical damage.
modifier_tusk_tag_team_slowTag Team Slow: Movement speed slowed by x%.
modifier_tusk_tag_team_attack_slowTag Team: Attack speed slowed by x.
tusk_tag_team (7322)
-
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The
movement speed slow debuff. - The unit's attack instance.
- The
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
Drinking Buddies[edit]
No
Affects
Units
Reaches out to tag an ally unit and pulls them closer. Grants both Tusk and the tagged ally bonus movement speed and attack damage once tagged.
Cast Animation: 0.1 + 0
Cast Range: 900
900 Min Tag Distance: 250
Max Tag Distance: 1200
Pull Duration: 0.2
Move Speed Bonus: 10%/15%/20%/25%
Attack Damage Bonus: 20/45/70/95 ( 45/70/95/120)
45/70/95/120) Buff Duration: 6
Drinking Buddies is inactive during Snowball.
Pulls only Tusk toward the affected ally with Alt-Cast toggled on.
Ally Cast Range: 450
450 24/21/18/15
80
- This is Tusk's third ability with the Drinking Buddies facet selected.
- Requires Tusk facing the unit-targeted ally.
- Applies
forced movement and pulls both Tusk and the affected ally to the midpoint within the cast range. - Can pull both Tusk and the affected ally over impassable terrain.
- Does not affect teleport sources.
- Applies
- Grants the following ability effects to both Tusk and the affected ally unit upon cast:
- Bonus movement speed.
- Bonus attack damage.
- Bonus
modifier_tusk_tag_team_attack_slow_auraHidden modifier
tusk_drinking_buddies (1385)
Walrus Kick[edit]
Kicks the closest enemy unit in a targeted direction, stunning, damaging, and slowing them.
Upon the affected unit landing, Tusk deals damage to all heroes within the landing radius.
Upon the affected unit landing, Tusk deals damage to all heroes within the landing radius.
Cast Animation: 0.2 + 1.3
Cast Range: 250
250 Damage Radius: 250
250 Push Distance: 1400
Damage: 350
Move Speed Slow: 40%
Slow Duration: 4
Stun Duration: 1
KICK! The cooldown is more efficient on creeps.
Creep Cast Cooldown: 6
12
100
Tusk may have made his name with his fists, but the wise enemy is wary of any and all limbs.
- Acquiring
Aghanim's Scepter unlocks this ability in the fourth ability slot.
- Can be cast on any enemy unit, except the following units:
Buildings
Ward-type units.- Applies all ability effects to
Roshan but not the forced movement.
- Applies forced movement onto the affected enemy unit.
- While in the air, other units may pass below the affected unit.
- Trees within 100 radius centered around the affected unit are destroyed during the forced movement.
- The secondary target is kicked in the opposite direction of the primary target.
- Acquiring Aghanim's Scepter while drafting Walrus PUNCH! unlocks this ability.
modifier_tusk_walrus_kick_air_timeBAM!
modifier_tusk_walrus_kick_slowWalrus Kicked: Slowed by x%.
tusk_walrus_kick (5672)
- The affected enemy unit is kicked away from Tusk in a 1400-distance arc and 360-distance up on the z-axis, while rotating 180° on the x-axis.
- Applies a 5-second movement speed slow at the same time as the stun debuff.
- Hence, the movement speed slow debuff effectively has a 4-second duration.
- Hence, the
- The ability effects are applied as follows on the primary target:
- The movement speed slow debuff.
- The forced movement debuff.
- The magical spell damage.
- The
- The ability effects are applied as follows on secondary targets within the landing radius:
- The magical spell damage within the radius.
- The movement speed slow debuff.
- The
Walrus PUNCH![edit]
Applies a critical strike so powerful it launches its victim into the air. The victim is slowed upon landing.
Cast Animation: 0.36 + 0.64
Cast Range: 
150
150 Crit Damage: 250%/325%/400% (
325%/400%/475%)
325%/400%/475%) Move Speed Slow: 40%
Slow Duration: 2/3/4
Stun Duration: 1 (
1.75)
1.75) 
The next attack of Tusk's after Walrus PUNCH! has a quicker attack animation.
Self Attack Animation Speed Bonus: 40%
Grants Tusk a chance to passively proc Walrus PUNCH! on attacks. These passive procs have higher priority than an active cast.
Proc Chance: 12%
16/13/10
75
It never matters who throws the first punch, only who throws the last.
- Walrus PUNCH! is an active attack modifier, and has the following properties:
- EXPR
CastRange = HeroAtkRange - Specifically affected by
attack range sources of the same range-type as the caster.
- Both
Autocast and an active cast uses Tusk's current attack range.
- Has Autocast off by default.
- Walrus PUNCH! is an active attack modifier, and has the following properties:
- Can be cast on or
passively proc on any enemy unit, except for the following:
- Buildings
- Ward-type units.
- Ally units.
- Applies all ability effects to Roshan but not the forced movement.
- The ability has the following properties:
- Procs all on-cast effects on an active cast despite being an active attack modifier.
- Grants the attack
True Strike while off- cooldown. - Grants the self attack animation buff upon all ability effects on an active cast.
- The ability cooldown starts upon a successful attack, not upon cast.
- Can be cast while the enemy unit is affected by Flaming Lasso, but not Pulverize.
- Procs all on-cast effects on an active cast despite being an active
- Applies forced movement onto the affected enemy unit, pushing the units upward on the z-axis.
- While in the air, other units may pass below the affected unit.
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The upward movement debuff.
- The movement speed slow debuff.
- Grants True Strike to Tusk.
- The critical strike
physical attack damage. - The self attack animation bonus.
- The
- The talent Grants a chance to passively proc on regular attacks.
- The passive procs uses
pseudo-random distribution. - Has the following properties upon proc:
- Works independently of Walrus PUNCH!'s cooldown, and does not cost
mana. - Does not proc on-cast effects.
- Works independently of Walrus PUNCH!'s
- The passive procs uses
-
- Walrus PUNCH! is an ensured critical strike source.
- Sources with lesser critical values have no effect if they proc as the higher factor takes precedence.
- Tusk's illusions cannot passively proc Walrus PUNCH!
- Does not disable the passive proc chance.
- Rubick throws a projectile based on his model and spins toward the target, has the following alternative ability animations:
- When used on Tusk, it displayes
Sucker Punch!in green. - When use on other targets, it displays
Stolen Punch.
- When used on Tusk, it displayes
modifier_tusk_walrus_punchHidden modifier
modifier_tusk_walrus_punch_air_timePOW!
modifier_tusk_walrus_punch_slowWalrus Punched: Slowed by x%.
tusk_walrus_punch (5568)
- Upon learning Walrus PUNCH!, it has Autocast on by default.
- The affected enemy unit is pushed upward 650-distance up on the z-axis, while rotating 180° on the x-axis.
- If the damage is lethal, the affected unit is pushed 1200-distance on the z-axis instead.
- The upward push speed is defined as:
- EXPR
650 / 1 OR 1.75
- attack animation math
- Applies a 3/4/5 ( 3.75/4.75/5.75)-second movement speed slow at the same time as the stun debuff.
- Hence, the movement speed slow debuff effectively has a 2/3/4-second duration.
- Hence, the
- math
Recent Matches[edit]
Main Article: Tusk/Matches
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Picks | Score | vs. Picks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2024 - 19:00 CEST | Tier 3 |  | CCT Series 4 |      |  | 0 : 1 |  |      |
| Oct 12, 2024 - 20:00 EEST | Tier 2 |  | PGL Wallachia S2 |    |   | 1 : 0 |   |    |
| Oct 12, 2024 - 20:00 EEST | Tier 2 | | PGL Wallachia S2 |   | | 0 : 1 | |    |
| Oct 12, 2024 - 20:00 EEST | Tier 2 | | PGL Wallachia S2 |   | | 1 : 0 | |   |
| Oct 12, 2024 - 22:30 MYT | Tier 3 |   | Odyssey Cup |    |  | 1 : 0 |  |     |
The International[edit]
- Tusk has won the following final matches in The International of the following years:
Recent Changes[edit]
Description
- Increased Tag Team attack damage bonus from 20/45/70/95 to 25/50/75/100.
- Drinking Buddies
- Reduced movement speed bonus from 25% on each level to 10%/15%/20%/25%.
- Drinking Buddies (Alt-Cast)
- Reduced ally cast range factor from 1 to 0.5.
- Snowball now increases stun duration by 0.2 * GatheredAlly .
Talents:
- LVL 10 +0.5s Walrus PUNCH! stun duration increased to +0.75s.
- Drinking Buddies
- ADDED
Alt-Cast functionality. [?]
- ADDED
Dota Plus Progress[edit]
Main Article: Hero Challenges
Relics track a hero's actions and statistics, and display in-game notifications when a milestone is reached. They are only available to Dota Plus subscribers.
| Tusk's Relics | Voice Lines | |
|---|---|---|
 Crit Damage Teleports Leading To Kills Damage From Invisibility Blinks Leading To Kills Spells Disjointed Channels Cancelled Triple Kills Mega Kill Streaks Kill Assists Kills |
 Bronze |
|
 Silver |
||
 Gold |
||
 Platinum |
| |
 Master |
| |
 Grandmaster |
| |
Equipment[edit]
| Sets | |
|---|---|
| Weapon | |
| Fist | |
| Back | |
| Frozen Sigil | |
| Taunt | |
| Kinetic Gems | |
Trivia[edit]
- In DotA, Tusk's title is "Tuskarr". The Tuskarr are a race of humanoid walruses in the "Warcraft" universe.
- ▶️ "Falcon Punch!" is a reference to Captain Falcon's signature move in the "Super Smash Bros." franchise, which has also become a popular internet meme.
- ▶️ "Bang! Zoom! To the Mad Moon!" is likely a reference to "The Honeymooners" character Ralph Kramden, who would frequently say "Bang! Zoom! Straight to the moon!".
- ▶️ "Coulda been a contender." is likely a reference to the quote from the movie "On the Waterfront".
- ▶️ "My fight money." is likely a reference to Balrog from Street Fighter who says the same thing whenever he loses a round.
- His response to missing a Walrus PUNCH!, ▶️ "Well there's your problem." is likely a reference to Adam Savage from Mythbusters, who has made it a show catchphrase. Savage often jokes that the mustache of his co-host Jamie Hyneman makes him look like a walrus.
- His response ▶️ "Double Dragon Punch Punch!" is a reference to the game, "Double Dragon".
- In Tusk's lore, the Bristled Bruiser is Bristleback, who was ported to Dota 2 roughly a month after Tusk; Bristleback's lore makes mention of Tusk as well, and the two heroes share rival and ally lines with regards to this relationship.
- Pre-6.80, where Walrus PUNCH! dealt a higher critical damage to targets below 50% max health, the floating text above the target would change:
- When landed on an enemy creep whose health was above 50%, the caption read "Penguin Punch!" in small blue letters.
- When landed on an enemy hero whose health was above 50%, the caption read "Polar Punch!" in medium blue letters.
- When landed on any enemy whose health was below 50%, it read "Walrus Punch!" in large letters.
- In the current version, it always displays "Walrus Punch", no matter what is targeted.
- Tusk's name "Ymir" might possibly be based from the Nordic Folklore.
Gallery[edit]
Splash artwork
Trading card art
![Ability icon progress [?]](/commons/images/thumb/0/0b/Tusk_ability_icon_progress.png/120px-Tusk_ability_icon_progress.png)
Ability icon progress [?]
Hero icon progress
![Old Floating texts of Walrus Punch. [?]](/commons/images/thumb/5/5e/Walrus_Punch_floating_texts.jpeg/120px-Walrus_Punch_floating_texts.jpeg)
Old Floating texts of Walrus Punch. [?]
Bone Harvest sprite - alive
Bone Harvest sprite - dead
![Ability icon progress [?]](/dota2/File:Tusk_ability_icon_progress.png){kind=icon}
![Old Floating texts of Walrus Punch. [?]](/dota2/File:Walrus_Punch_floating_texts.jpeg){kind=small}
