Tusk
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Tusk
23 + 3.9
23 + 2.1
18 + 1.7
| Grants the following bonuses per level: | |
| +85.8HP and +0.39HP regeneration +3.9 Main Attack Damage | |
| +0.35 armor and 2.1 attack speed | |
| +20.4MP and +0.085MP 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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Default
Gib Type | ||
2013-02-14
Released | ||
2010-12-24
(6.70) | ||
Competitive Span
2013-04-25 — Present | ||
Version Control This article is mostly accurate for 7.38b, the last version this hero was changed in. New interactions that emerged in following patches may have not yet been accounted for. |
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| Snowballs into his enemies to stun. | |
|---|---|
| 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. | |
| Roles: | |
| 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 enemy units that are attacked under it to have reduced movement speed.
Conditionally grants allied units attacking the debuffed enemy unit bonus physical attack damage.
Creates a negative debuff aura around Tusk, causing enemy units that are attacked under it to have reduced movement speed.
Conditionally grants allied 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 allied 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 allied 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 enemy 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 enemy heroes within the landing radius.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Increases the depth of the created ice shards formation.
Enemy units trapped within are chilled by a negative aura, damaging them and slowing their movement speed.
Enemy units 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 | +2s Tag Team / Drinking Buddies Buff Duration |
| ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ +2 All | ||
Bio[edit]
After a bar brawl it's customary, as a courtesy, to buy everyone who's still standing a round of drinks.▶️Ymir, the 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.
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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
Attack Speed Slow: 15/35/55/75
Aura Linger Duration: 0.5
This ability levels up with Walrus PUNCH!.
Status Effects
Hidden Modifier
Bitter Chill: Attack speed slowed by x.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_ATTACKSPEED_BONUS_CONSTANTHero Model[edit]
Details
Hidden Innate Abilities
Tap on the 
innate abilities for more details.
Abilities[edit]
Ice Shards[edit]
Throws a ball of frozen energy that damages all enemy units it comes in contact with.
When the ball its point-targeted location, the shards are released, creating a temporary path blocker.
When the ball its point-targeted location, the shards are released, creating a temporary path blocker.
Cast Animation: 0.1 + 0
Cast Range: 
1400
Max Travel Distance: 1400
Damage Radius: 200
Shards Spawn Radius: 200
Shards Spawn Angle: 40°
Number of Shards: 7 (
11)
Damage: 75/150/225/300
Shards Duration: 4/5/6/7
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Increases the depth of the created ice shards formation.
Enemy units trapped within are chilled by a negative aura, damaging them and slowing their movement speed.
Increases the depth of the created ice shards formation.
Enemy units trapped within are chilled by a negative aura, damaging them and slowing their movement speed.
Secondary Aura Radius: ( 200)
Damage per Second: ( 85)
Move Speed Slow: ( 50%)
Aura Linger Duration: ( 0.5)
23/20/17/14 (
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
blue area represents the damage radius, while the
red area represents the vision radius.
- Does not damage the following units:
- Grants a non-lingering ≈110 radius flying vision while traveling from Tusk's current position to
point-targeted location
.
- Grants a non-lingering ≈110 radius flying vision while traveling from Tusk's current position to
- Grants a 2-second ≈110 radius flying vision once it reaches point
- Grants a 2-second ≈110 radius flying vision once it reaches point
- The
- Has the following formation properties:
- Creates 7
npc_dota_thinkerIce Shards enclosing circlewith Tusk always
facing the open side.
- The first shard is created starting at the
- Subsequent shards
,
, and
are placed within the formation left and right respectively to
Line OR, up to 3 shards per side.OR = 100∠ ORP = ∠ PRQ = ∠ QRS = 40°and∠ SRS' = 120°
- The first shard is created starting at the
- Each created shard has the following properties:
- Has a ≈61-
collision size.
- Has a ≈61-
- Has a ≈14.8-distance between each shard.
- Hence, units with
> 14.8bound radius cannot move between the Ice Shards.
- Hence, units with
Impassable terrain.
Pathing blocker.
- Non-aggro'd
lane creeps do not try to path around the Ice Shards formation, they just walk against it until the shard duration ends.
- Does affect units with
unobstructed movement.
- Non-aggro'd
- All units within the radius of the Ice Shard cell are pushed aside.
- Has a ≈14.8-distance between each shard.
- Creates 7
- The
- The
∩-shaped. Other created shard properties notes apply. - Creates 2 additional
npc_dota_thinkerIce Shards behind pointrespectively.
- These additional shards
- These additional shards
- Circle
is 100-distance behind from the centerpoint of circle
, the original Ice Shard spawn radius.
OR = RB = 100
- Circle
- The additional shards are larger and slightly overlap with each other. Hence, units cannot move between
AN. SA = AN = 140-distance- However, the distance between shard
- Hence, units with
> 7
- Hence, units with
- The additional shards are larger and slightly overlap with each other. Hence, units cannot move between
- The
- Creates two negative auras within the Ice Shards formation upon cast that applies the following ability effects:
- The
movement speed slow.
- Deals
magical
spell damage in 1-second intervals, 1 second after the debuff application, over 4/5/6/7 max damage instances.
- The
- Multiple overlapping Ice Shards aura radius do not stack.
- Creates two negative auras within the Ice Shards formation upon cast that applies the following ability effects:
Hidden Modifier
On hidden entity
On hidden entity
Ice Shards: Movement slowed by x%.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGE- The launched projectile has a 1200-
projectile speed.
- The launched projectile has a 1200-
- Deals 415/575/735/895
Snowball[edit]
Tusk begins rolling into a snowball, and exposes the unit-targeted enemy during its hold duration.
Cast Animation: 0.1 + 0.5
Cast Range: 1150
Max Hold Duration: 3
Tusk may gather and add allied units within the radius to the Snowball by right-clicking on them, even while the Snowball is launched.
Ally Gather Radius: 350
Alternatively, allied units may right-click the Snowball to jump inside, even while the Snowball is launched.
Ally Jump-in Radius: 110
Drinking Buddies is inactive during Snowball.
Walrus Kick is inactive during Snowball.
Walrus PUNCH! is inactive during Snowball.
21/19/17/15 (
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.
Snowball Gathered Allies Visualized
- Cannot gather the following units:
- Disable Help on Tusk prevents Snowball from gathering the allied hero.
Ward-type units.
- Cannot gather the following units:
- Displays the gathered minimap icon for allied 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.
- When the Snowball does not connect to the
unit-targeted enemy.
- Upon Tusk's
- Other gathered units displays a
- Displays the gathered minimap icon for allied heroes,
- A Snowball indicator appears on the
- A Snowball indicator appears on the
- This ability has two main components:
- Does not disjoint incoming
projectiles for gathered units.
- Applies the following ability effects on all gathered units:
Hidden
Invulnerable
Spell immune
- Applies the following additional ability effects on allied units:
Cannot act.
- Can be forced out of the Snowball with
teleport sources, without reducing the Launch Snowball gathered damage.
- Applies the following additional ability effects on allied units:
- Does not disjoint incoming
tusk_snowball_visible- Applies the following vision components on the
Expose
- This reveals units affected by Barracuda-based abilities.
- However, this does not grant
True Sight.
Shared vision
- Applies the following vision components on the
The 
shared vision component affects debuff immune units.
Procs Spell Block sources immediately upon cast on the unit-targeted enemy.
Procs Spell Reflection sources upon 
projectile impact.
Regardless if either Tusk or the unit-targeted enemy is affected by hidden, invulnerable, or spell immune sources.
Regardless if either Tusk or the
The 
Snowball projectile disappears upon losing the ability.
The Snowball projectile disappears upon losing the ability.
Only affects the primary unit-targeted enemy.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_STATE_DISARMEDMODIFIER_STATE_OUT_OF_GAMEMODIFIER_STATE_ROOTEDMODIFIER_STATE_INVULNERABLEMODIFIER_STATE_MAGIC_IMMUNEMODIFIER_STATE_MUTEDMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ORDERMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_TELEPORTEDSNOWBALL: Inside Tusk's snowball.
MODIFIER_STATE_INVULNERABLEMODIFIER_STATE_OUT_OF_GAMEMODIFIER_STATE_STUNNEDMODIFIER_STATE_MAGIC_IMMUNEMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_TELEPORTEDHidden Modifier
- The Snowball
vision on the
- Hence, the projectile disappears if the
- Hence, the projectile disappears if the
tusk_snowball_movement_friendly- All the projectile visual effects is bound to this modifier.
- When the modifier is removed in any way, the ability malfunctions and the projectile becomes permanent, rolling on Tusk's coordinates toward the
- Hence, the modifier applies the aforementioned ability effects on self to prevent the ability from malfunctioning.
- The Snowball
Launch Snowball[edit]
W
W
Launch SnowballNo
Affects
Self / Allied Units
Launch the snowball toward the target.
Cast Animation: 
0 + 0
Snowball 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.
Effect Radius: 200
Radius Increase per Second: 40
Base Damage: 80/140/200/260 (
200/260/320/380)
Base Stun Duration: 0.6/0.8/1/1.2
Increases the Snowball ability effects per valid allied hero gathered.
Spell Damage Bonus: 40/65/90/115
Stun Duration Bonus: 0.2
Cannot recast the ability while the Snowball projectile is active.
Downtime: 3
0
Sub-ability of Snowball.
Into the great wide white!
- Replaces Snowball until this sub-ability is used, upon
- Snowball cannot be leveled up while this sub-ability is active.
- Cannot be
shift-queued.
- Replaces Snowball until this sub-ability is used, upon
- The launched Snowball has two main components with the following properties:
- Has 575/600/625/650-speed, and can travel up to from point
- Chases the
- Hence, the launched Snowball can travel for
Line OP/OQ/OR/OSup to a max1725/1800/1875/1950-distancerespectively.
- Hence, the launched Snowball can travel for
- Has 575/600/625/650-speed, and can travel up to from point
- Line
is the cast range.
- Can affect enemy units at max
- Line
- Increases by 40 radius per hold second, up to a max 200/240/280/320 radius.
- Trees the Snowball come in contact while rolling forward are destroyed within its effect radius.
+
- Considers the following gathered allied units as heroes:
- Considers the following gathered allied units as creeps:
- Tusk himself and his
Courier.
- Hence, only the base damage is applied when no other allied heroes are gathered.
Creep-heroes
Summons
- Tusk himself and his
- Does not gather the following units or units affected by the following sources:
- However, attempting to gather any allied heroes affected by the aformentioned sources still adds to the Launch Snowball gathered damage.
- Considers the following gathered allied units as heroes:
- The launched Snowball has two main components with the following properties:
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
stunned- The
- Tusk is issued an attack order on the
stunneddebuff application, regardless of auto-attack settings. Dispels the following modifiers:
tusk_snowball_movement_friendlytusk_snowball_target
- Tusk is issued an attack order on the
- EXPR
200 + 40 × f(HoldDuration) , MAX HoldDuration = 0/1/2/30.6/0.8/1/1.2 + 0.2 × f(OtherHeroes)80/140/200/260 + 40/65/90/115 × f(OtherHeroes)
Launches the Snowball toward and only affects the primary unit-targeted enemy.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_PROVIDES_FOW_POSITIONStunned
MODIFIER_STATE_STUNNEDMODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ANIMATIONTag Team[edit]
No
Affects
Units
Creates a negative debuff aura around Tusk, causing enemy units that are attacked under it to have reduced movement speed.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Radius: 350
Move Speed Slow: 75%
Slow Duration: 0.5
Aura Duration: 6 (
8)
Aura Linger Duration: 0.5
Conditionally grants allied units attacking the debuffed enemy unit bonus physical attack damage.
Attack Damage Bonus: 25/50/75/100
24/21/18/15
70
Even far from Cobalt, Tusk carries the 'Barrier Chill' in his very bones.
- Interrupts Tusk's
channeling abilities upon cast.
- Does not interrupt movement orders.
- Interrupts Tusk's
- Creates two negative auras within the radius upon cast that applies the bonus
conditional attack damage and
- Both auras have the following and same proc conditions:
- Checks if the enemy unit is affected by the aura, upon the attacking allied's attack point. Hence, it does not affect the following units:
- Only attack sources that proc
attack modifiers applies the following debuffs:
tusk_tag_team- 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 upon its attack point in the combat log and not displayed on the HUD.
- Does not interact with the following sources:
- Percentage-based
bonus attack damage sources.
- Percentage-based
- Interacts with the following sources:
Cleave sources.
Critical strike sources.
Lifesteal sources.
Damage block sources.
- Tag Team is a bonus conditional attack damage source and has the following properties:
tusk_tag_team_slow- For
ranged units, the
- For
- For both debuffs, reapplying the debuff applies a new debuff instance on the affected unit, with each debuff duration independent of the other.
- Considers the following allied units as heroes:
- The Spirit Bear.
- Procs the debuff, but allied illusions do not benefit from the bonus
- Procs the debuff, but allied illusions do not benefit from the bonus
- Tusk's
- Considers the following allied units as creeps:
- Other
- Other
- Creates two negative auras within the radius upon cast that applies the bonus
The movement speed slow component per successful attack instance is fully functional for allied illusions.
Tag Team: Slowing enemies and causing attacks against them to deal more physical damage.
Tag Team: Taking extra physical damage.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_PREATTACK_BONUS_DAMAGE_TARGETMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTCK_LANDEDTag Team Slow: Movement speed slowed by x%.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGE- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The unit's attack instance.
tusk_tag_team_slow
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
Drinking Buddies[edit]
No
Affects
Units
Reaches out to tag an allied unit and pulls them closer.
Grants both Tusk and the tagged ally bonus movement speed and attack damage once tagged.
Grants both Tusk and the tagged ally bonus movement speed and attack damage once tagged.
Cast Animation: 0.1 + 0
Cast Range: 900
Min Tag Distance: 250
Max Tag Distance: 1200
Pull Duration: 0.2
Move Speed Bonus: 11%/14%/17%/20%
Attack Damage Bonus: 20/50/80/110
Buff Duration: 6 ( 8)
Drinking Buddies is inactive during Snowball.
Pulls only Tusk toward the affected ally with Alt-Cast toggled on.
Ally Cast Range: 450
23/20/17/14
80
- This is Tusk's third ability with the
Drinking Buddies
facet selected.
- Applies a non-
forced movement and pulls both Tusk and the affected ally to the midpoint within the
- Can pull both Tusk and the affected ally over
- Does not affect the allied unit's
- Applies a non-
tusk_drinking_buddies_buff- Grants the following ability effects to both Tusk and the affected allied unit upon cast:
- Bonus
- Flat
- Bonus
- Grants the following ability effects to both Tusk and the affected allied unit upon cast:
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ANIMATIONMODIFIER_PROPERTY_TRANSLATE_ACTIVITY_MODIFIERSGaining x% movement speed and x bonus damage.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_PREATTACK_BONUS_DAMAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGE- Has a max 1250 – 6000 pull speed over the
tusk_drinking_buddies_buff0.2-second duration.
- Has a max 1250 – 6000 pull speed over the
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 enemy heroes within the landing radius.
Upon the affected unit landing, Tusk deals damage to all enemy heroes within the landing radius.
Cast Animation: 0.2 + 1.3
Cast Range: 250
Damage Radius: 250
Push Distance: 1200
Damage: 550
Move Speed Slow: 40%
Slow Duration: 2
Stun Duration: 1
KICK! The cooldown is more efficient when cast on creeps.
Creep Cast Cooldown: 
6
Walrus Kick is inactive during Snowball.
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.
- Has the following ability cast limitations:
- Inactive while Snowball is active.
- Has the following ability cast limitations:
- Can be cast on any enemy unit, except the following units:
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The
- Applies the following debuffs and kick the
tusk_walrus_kick_slowtusk_walrus_kick_air_time- Has the following properties:
- Applies a disabling forced movement.
- While in the air, the debuff-affected unit is 360-distance up on the z-axis, while rotating 180° on the x-axis.
- Other units may pass below the affected unit.
- Has the following properties:
- Applies the following debuffs and kick the
- Applies the landing
- Trees within 100 radius centered around the affected unit are destroyed during the forced movement.
- Applies the landing
tusk_walrus_kick_slow- The
- The
- The
The applied forced movement moves the secondary target in the opposite direction of the primary unit-targeted enemy.
Requires drafting Walrus PUNCH! to unlock this ability.
BAM!
MODIFIER_STATE_STUNNEDMODIFIER_STATE_FROZENMODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ANIMATIONWalrus Kicked: Slowed by x%.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGEtusk_walrus_kick_slow- Has an effective max total 3-second
- Has an effective max total 3-second
Walrus PUNCH![edit]
Applies a critical strike so powerful it launches its victim into the air.
Cast Animation: 0.36 + 0.64
Cast Range: 
150
Attack Damage Bonus: 50/75/100
Crit Damage: 250%/325%/400% (
325%/400%/475%)
Stun Duration: 1 (
1.75)
The Walrus PUNCH! attack has a quicker attack animation.
Self Attack Point Factor: 0.6
Walrus PUNCH! is inactive during Snowball.
Talent Upgrade
Grants Tusk a chance to passively proc Walrus PUNCH! on attacks.
These passive procs have higher priority than an active cast.
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 - Affected by
- Both
Autocast and an active cast uses Tusk's current
- Has Autocast on by default.
- Walrus PUNCH! is an active attack modifier, and has the following properties:
- The ability has two main components:
- Has the following ability cast limitations:
- Inactive while Snowball is active.
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- Grants a chance to passively proc per attack point.
- The passive procs uses
pseudo-random distribution.
- Has the following properties upon proc:
- Works independently of Walrus PUNCH!'s
mana.
- Does not proc on-cast effects.
- The passive procs uses
- Grants a chance to passively proc per attack point.
- Has the following ability interactions with the cooldown mechanic:
- Procs all on-cast effects once the ability goes on cooldown, regardless of a
- Grants the next attack
True Strike while off-cooldown or upon a
passive proc. The ability cooldown then starts upon the attack application, not upon cast.
- Procs all on-cast effects once the ability goes on cooldown, regardless of a
- Has a shorter 0.216-second attack point for the upcoming ensured critical strike attack component.
- Does not affect the attack backswing.
- Has the following ability interactions with the cooldown mechanic:
tusk_walrus_punch_air_time- Applies an offensive
- 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
PushDistance = 650 OR 1200 / StunDuration
- Applies an offensive
- Walrus PUNCH! is a bonus
- Does not interact with the following sources:
Allied units.
- Percentage-based
- Interacts with the following sources:
- The ability's ensured
- Sources with lesser critical values have no effect if they proc as the higher factor takes precedence.
- Does not interact with the following sources:
- Walrus PUNCH! is a bonus
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- Can be cast on or
neutral creep, except for the following units:
Buildings
- Can be cast while the enemy unit is affected by Flaming Lasso, but not Pulverize.
- Can be cast on or
- Has the following ability cast limitations:
Launches a projectile based on Rubick's hero model and spins toward the target.
Displays an alternate
ability animation ( unit-targeted enemies.
Displays an alternate
Sucker Punch!) when used on Tusk, displays Stolen Punch on other Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_PREATTACK_BONUS_DAMAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_PROCATTACK_BONUS_DAMAGE_PHYSICALMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ATTACK_ANIM_TIME_PERCENTAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_PREATTACK_CRITICALSTRIKEMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_RECORDMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_STARTMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACKMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_LANDEDMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_FAILMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_PROJECTILE_DODGEMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_TAKEDAMAGE_KILLCREDITPOW!
MODIFIER_STATE_STUNNEDMODIFIER_STATE_FROZENMODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ANIMATIONWalrus PUNCH!: Slowed by x.
- Increases the average
attack damage as follows:
x̄ LEVEL 227% 36% LEVEL 336% 45%
Recent Matches[edit]
Main Article: Tusk/Matches
| Module:Timezone:28: attempt to call method 'upper' (a nil value) (stack trace logged) |
The International[edit]
- Tusk has won the following final matches in The International of the following years:
Recent Changes[edit]
Description
- Increased
- Rescaled movement speed bonus from 10%/15%/20%/25% to 11%/14%/17%/20%.
- Reduced cooldown from 24/21/18/15 to 23/20/17/14.
- Walrus Kick
- No longer can be cast while in Snowball .
- Increased damage from 350 to 550.
- Reduced push distance from 1400 to 1200.
- Reduced slow duration from 4 to 2.
- Walrus Kick
Talents:
- LVL 10 +25 Tag Team / Drinking Buddies damage ➜ +2s Tag Team / Drinking Buddies duration.
- Bitter Chill
- This component now levels up with Walrus PUNCH! .
- Rescaled attack speed slow from 20/30/40/50/60 to 15/35/55/75.
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 |
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Grandmaster |
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Equipment[edit]
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| Back | |
| Frozen Sigil | |
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Trivia[edit]
- ▶️ "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.
- Warcraft 3 similarities:
- In DotA, Tusk uses the model of the Tuskarr Chieftain, a medium neutral creep.
- Tusk's title was Tuskarr as well, but was changed to just Tusk to avoid copyright issues with "Blizzard Entertainment", since the Tuskarr are an established race within the Warcraft universe.
- In DotA, Tusk uses the model of the Tuskarr Chieftain, a medium neutral creep.
Gallery[edit]
Splash artwork
Trading card art
Ability icon progress [?]
Hero icon progress
Old Floating texts of Walrus Punch. [?]
Bone Harvest sprite - alive
Bone Harvest sprite - dead