Tusk
Skill Build
A level 1-25 plan based on this hero's current ability list. Adjust talents and extra spells for the match.
Levels 1-25
- 1
Ice ShardsQ - 2
SnowballW - 3
Tag TeamE - 4Ice ShardsQ
- 5Ice ShardsQ
- 6
Walrus PUNCH!R - 7Ice ShardsQ
- 8SnowballW
- 9SnowballW
- 10Talent+debuff durations Tag Team Duration
- 11SnowballW
- 12Walrus PUNCH!R
- 13Tag TeamE
- 14Tag TeamE
- 15Talent+325 Health
- 16Tag TeamE
- 17Walrus PUNCH!R
- 18StatsStats
- 19StatsStats
- 20Talent-AbilityCooldowns Snowball Cooldown
- 21StatsStats
- 22StatsStats
- 23StatsStats
- 24StatsStats
- 25TalentIce Shards slow by aghs shard move slow% and deal aghs shard damage DPS
- 1Ice ShardsQ
- 2SnowballW
- 3Tag TeamE
- 4Ice ShardsQ
- 5Ice ShardsQ
- 6Walrus PUNCH!R
- 7Ice ShardsQ
- 8SnowballW
- 9SnowballW
- 10Talent+debuff durations Tag Team Duration
- 11SnowballW
- 12Walrus PUNCH!R
- 13Tag TeamE
- 14Tag TeamE
- 15Talent+325 Health
- 16Tag TeamE
- 17Walrus PUNCH!R
- 18StatsStats
- 19StatsStats
- 20Talent-AbilityCooldowns Snowball Cooldown
- 21StatsStats
- 22StatsStats
- 23StatsStats
- 24StatsStats
- 25TalentIce Shards slow by aghs shard move slow% and deal aghs shard damage DPS
- 1Ice ShardsQ
- 2SnowballW
- 3Tag TeamE
- 4Ice ShardsQ
- 5Ice ShardsQ
- 6Walrus PUNCH!R
- 7Ice ShardsQ
- 8SnowballW
- 9SnowballW
- 10Talent+debuff durations Tag Team Duration
- 11SnowballW
- 12Walrus PUNCH!R
- 13Tag TeamE
- 14Tag TeamE
- 15Talent+325 Health
- 16Tag TeamE
- 17Walrus PUNCH!R
- 18StatsStats
- 19StatsStats
- 20Talent-AbilityCooldowns Snowball Cooldown
- 21StatsStats
- 22StatsStats
- 23StatsStats
- 24StatsStats
- 25TalentIce Shards slow by aghs shard move slow% and deal aghs shard damage DPS
Talent tree
Item Builds
Based on real match data from OpenDota. Sorted by popularity.
Starting Items
8 items
Iron Branch
55gTargets the ground to plant a happy little tree that lasts for 20 seconds.
Blood Grenade
50gThrow a grenade at the target area. Enemies in the area will take 50 damage on impact, and be slowed by -15% and take 15 damage every 1s for 5 seconds. Radius 300.
Tango
90gConsumes a target tree to gain 7 health regeneration for 16 seconds. Consuming an Ironwood Tree doubles the heal duration. Comes with 3 charges. Can be used on an allied hero to give them one Tango. Tree Range: 165
Observer and Sentry Wards
50gPlant the currently active ward. Double-Click to switch the currently active ward.
Sentry Ward
50gPlants a Sentry Ward, an invisible watcher that grants True Sight, the ability to see invisible enemy units and wards, to any existing allied vision within a 1050 radius. Lasts 7 minutes. Does not grant ground vision. Hold Control to give one Sentry Ward to an allied hero.
Faerie Fire
65gInstantly restores 85 health.
Magic Stick
200gInstantly restores 15 health and mana per charge stored. Max 10 charges. Gains a charge whenever a visible enemy within 1200 range uses an ability.
Boots of Speed
500gEarly Game
7 items
Tranquil Boots
900gWhenever you attack a hero or are attacked by any unit, the bonus 14 HP regen is lost and the movement speed bonus is reduced to 40 for 13 seconds.
Phase Boots
1,450gGives 20% increased movement speed on melee heroes, and 10% on ranged heroes, and lets you move through units and turn more quickly for 3 seconds.
Soul Ring
805gConsume %abilityhealthcost% health to temporarily gain 170 mana. Lasts 10 seconds. If the mana gained cannot fit in your mana pool, it creates a buffer of mana that will be used before your mana pool.
Arcane Boots
1,500gRestores 150 mana to all nearby allies. Radius: 1200
Urn of Shadows
825gProvides 30 health regeneration when cast on allies, and deals 25 damage per second when cast on enemies. Lasts 8 seconds. Gains charges every time an enemy hero dies within 1500 units.
Bracer
505g
Orb of Corrosion
1,050gYour attacks reduce the target's armor by -2, slows their movement by -16% (-8% against melee targets), and reduces Health Restoration by 16%. Lasts for 3 seconds.
Mid Game
8 items
Blink Dagger
2,250gTeleport to a target point up to 1200 units away. Blink Dagger cannot be used for 3 seconds after taking damage from an enemy hero or Roshan.
Pavise
1,350gWhen cast on an ally, grants them a physical damage barrier that absorbs 250 damage. Duration: 7s.
Eul's Scepter of Divinity
2,600gSweeps a target unit up into a cyclone, making them invulnerable for 2.5 seconds. Cyclone can only be cast on enemy units or yourself. Enemy units take 50 magical damage upon landing. Dispel Type: Basic Dispel
Force Staff
2,200gPushes any target unit 600 units in the direction it is facing.
Arcane Boots
1,500gRestores 150 mana to all nearby allies. Radius: 1200
Phase Boots
1,450gGives 20% increased movement speed on melee heroes, and 10% on ranged heroes, and lets you move through units and turn more quickly for 3 seconds.
Perseverance
1,400g
Glimmer Cape
2,150gAfter a 0.5 second delay, grants invisibility, 20 movement speed and a magic damage barrier that absorbs up to 375 damage to you or a target allied unit for 5 seconds. Can be cast while channeling.
Late Game
8 items
Aghanim's Scepter
4,200gUpgrades the ultimate, and some abilities, of all heroes.
Black King Bar
4,050gApplies a basic dispel. Grants 60% magic resistance and immunity to reflected and pure damage. For the duration of the effect, any negative effect from enemy spells has no effect. Duration: 9s Dispel Type: Basic Dispel
Lotus Orb
3,850gApplies a shield to the target unit for 5 seconds which re-casts most targeted spells back to their caster. The shielded unit will still take damage from the spell. Dispel Type: Basic Dispel
Scythe of Vyse
5,200gTurns a target unit into a harmless critter for 2.8 seconds. The target has a base movement speed of 140 and will be silenced, muted, and disarmed. Instantly destroys illusions.
Desolator
3,500gYour attacks reduce the target's armor by -6 for 7 seconds.
Daedalus
5,100gGrants each attack a 30% chance to deal 225% damage.
Nullifier
4,350gDispels the target and applies a debuff for 4 seconds. Continuously dispels and slows the target. Dispel Type: Basic Dispel
