Tusk - Abilities - DOTABUFF

Ice ShardsQ

ABILITY:Point

AFFECTS:Enemy Basic, Enemy Hero

DAMAGE TYPE:Magical

PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY:No

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.

Creates an impassable barrier.

RADIUS: 200

SHARD DAMAGE: 75 / 150 / 225 / 300

SHARD DURATION: 4 / 5 / 6 / 7

MOVE SLOW: 50%

DAMAGE PER SECOND: 85

SHARD DEPTH: 300

CAST POINT 0.1s

23 / 20 / 17 / 14

100

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

Drinking Buddies

ABILITY:Alt Castable, Unit Target

AFFECTS:Friendly Basic, Friendly Hero

DAMAGE TYPE:Physical

DISPELLABLE:Yes

Tusk reaches out to tag an allied unit, pulling them closer. Once tagged, both Tusk and his tagged ally gain movement speed and attack damage. Can be put on alt-cast to only pull Tusk towards his ally with 50% reduced cast range.

Doesn't pull Tusk or targeted ally if they are within 250 range of each other.

Cannot be used during Snowball.

BUFF DURATION: 6

MOVEMENT BONUS: 10% / 15% / 20% / 25%

BONUS DAMAGE: 20 / 45 / 70 / 95

CAST POINT 0.1s

24 / 21 / 18 / 15

SnowballW

ABILITY:Unit Target

AFFECTS:Enemy Basic, Enemy Hero

DAMAGE TYPE:Magical

PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY:No

DISPELLABLE:No

Tusk begins rolling into a snowball. Allies within a 350 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.

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.

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: 350

CAST POINT 0.1s

21 / 19 / 17 / 15

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

Tag Team

ABILITY:No Target

AFFECTS:Enemy Basic, Enemy Hero

DAMAGE TYPE:Physical

PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY:No

DISPELLABLE:No

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.

Affects attacks from allied heroes, Tusk or any of his units.

BONUS DAMAGE: 25 / 50 / 75 / 100

MOVEMENT SLOW: 75%

SLOW DURATION: 0.5

DEBUFF DURATION: 6

RADIUS: 350

CAST POINT 0s

24 / 21 / 18 / 15

Even far from Cobalt, Tusk carries the 'Barrier Chill' in his very bones.

Walrus KickE

ABILITY:Hidden, Show In Guides, Unit Target, Vector Targeting

AFFECTS:Enemy Basic, Enemy Hero

DAMAGE TYPE:Magical

PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY:Yes

DISPELLABLE:Yes

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.

KICK PUSH DISTANCE: 1400

MOVE SLOW: 40%

SLOW DURATION: 4

DAMAGE: 350

CAST POINT 0.2s

100

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

Bitter ChillD

ABILITY:Not Learnable, Passive, Skip For Keybinds

Passively slows the attack speed of all enemies within 350 radius.

ATTACK SPEED SLOW: 15 / 35 / 55 / 75

Walrus PUNCH!R

ABILITY:Autocast, Unit Target

AFFECTS:Enemy Basic, Enemy Hero

PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY:Yes

DISPELLABLE:Yes

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

Walrus PUNCH has true strike.

BONUS DAMAGE: 50 / 75 / 100

CRITICAL DAMAGE: 200% / 250% / 300%

AIR TIME: 1

CAST POINT 0s

16 / 13 / 10

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

Launch SnowballF

ABILITY:Hidden, No Target, Not Learnable

Launch the snowball toward the target.

The snowball destroys trees.

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.

Into the great wide white!

Last Updated 2025-02-07

Hero Talents

Talent Tree
-8s Snowball Cooldown	25	12% Chance Walrus Punch
+75% Walrus Punch Crit	20	-6s Ice Shards Cooldown
+120 Snowball Damage	15	+325 Health
+0.75s Walrus Punch Stun Duration	10	+25 Tag Team Damage

Hero Attributes


23 +3.9	23 +2.1	18 +1.7

Movement speed	310
Sight range	1800/800
Armor	4.22
Base attack time	1.7
Damage	50 - 54
Attack point	0.36

TuskAbilities