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Tusk

Tusk

Strength•Melee•Initiator, Disabler, Nuker

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. 1
    Ice Shards
    Ice Shards
    Q
  2. 2
    Snowball
    Snowball
    W
  3. 3
    Tag Team
    Tag Team
    E
  4. 4
    Ice Shards
    Ice Shards
    Q
  5. 5
    Ice Shards
    Ice Shards
    Q
  6. 6
    Walrus PUNCH!
    Walrus PUNCH!
    R
  7. 7
    Ice Shards
    Ice Shards
    Q
  8. 8
    Snowball
    Snowball
    W
  9. 9
    Snowball
    Snowball
    W
  10. 10Talent
    +debuff durations Tag Team Duration
  11. 11
    Snowball
    Snowball
    W
  12. 12
    Walrus PUNCH!
    Walrus PUNCH!
    R
  13. 13
    Tag Team
    Tag Team
    E
  14. 14
    Tag Team
    Tag Team
    E
  15. 15Talent
    +325 Health
  16. 16
    Tag Team
    Tag Team
    E
  17. 17
    Walrus PUNCH!
    Walrus PUNCH!
    R
  18. 18Stats
    Stats
  19. 19Stats
    Stats
  20. 20Talent
    -AbilityCooldowns Snowball Cooldown
  21. 21Stats
    Stats
  22. 22Stats
    Stats
  23. 23Stats
    Stats
  24. 24Stats
    Stats
  25. 25Talent
    Ice Shards slow by aghs shard move slow% and deal aghs shard damage DPS

Talent tree

proc chance% Chance Walrus Punch
Lv25Pick one
Ice Shards slow by aghs shard move slow% and deal aghs shard damage DPS
+crit multiplier% Walrus Punch Crit
Lv20Pick one
-AbilityCooldowns Snowball Cooldown
+snowball damage Snowball Damage
Lv15Pick one
+325 Health
+air times Walrus Punch Stun Duration
Lv10Pick one
+debuff durations Tag Team Duration

Item Builds

Based on real match data from OpenDota. Sorted by popularity.

Starting Items

8 items
Iron Branch

Iron Branch

55g

Targets the ground to plant a happy little tree that lasts for 20 seconds.

Tango

Tango

90g

Consumes 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

Blood Grenade

Blood Grenade

50g

Throw 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.

Observer and Sentry Wards

Observer and Sentry Wards

50g

Plant the currently active ward. Double-Click to switch the currently active ward.

Smoke of Deceit

Smoke of Deceit

50g

Turns the caster and all allied player-controlled units in a 1200 radius invisible, and grants 15% bonus movement speed for 45 seconds. While the caster is still disguised, any allies that come within 300 range of them will also get the buff applied to them. Each smoke can only be applied once to allies. Attacking or moving within 1025 range of an enemy hero or tower, will break the invisibility. Disguise grants invisibility that is immune to True Sight. Smoke of Deceit is usable from the backpack and has no cooldown when swapped into the main inventory.

Faerie Fire

Faerie Fire

65g

Instantly restores 85 health.

Sentry Ward

Sentry Ward

50g

Plants 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.

Magic Stick

Magic Stick

200g

Instantly restores 15 health and mana per charge stored. Max 10 charges. Gains a charge whenever a visible enemy within 1200 range uses an ability.

Early Game

6 items
Tranquil Boots

Tranquil Boots

900g

Whenever 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.

Power Treads

Power Treads

1,400g

Switches between +10 Strength, +10 Agility, or +10 Intelligence.

Bracer

Bracer

505g
Soul Ring

Soul Ring

805g

Consume %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.

Phase Boots

Phase Boots

1,450g

Gives 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.

Kaya

Kaya

2,100g

Mid Game

8 items
Blink Dagger

Blink Dagger

2,250g

Teleport 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.

Phase Boots

Phase Boots

1,450g

Gives 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.

Pavise

Pavise

1,350g

When cast on an ally, grants them a physical damage barrier that absorbs 250 damage. Duration: 7s.

Vladmir's Offering

Vladmir's Offering

2,200g

Grants 20% lifesteal, 18% bonus damage, 1 mana regeneration, and 2 armor to nearby allies. Radius: 1200

Arcane Boots

Arcane Boots

1,500g

Restores 150 mana to all nearby allies. Radius: 1200

Force Staff

Force Staff

2,200g

Pushes any target unit 600 units in the direction it is facing.

Aghanim's Scepter

Aghanim's Scepter

4,200g

Upgrades the ultimate, and some abilities, of all heroes.

Solar Crest

Solar Crest

2,575g

When cast on an ally, grants them 5 armor, 60 attack speed, 15% movement speed and a 350 physical damage barrier. Does not grant bonus armor, movement or attack speed if used on self. Duration: 7

Late Game

6 items
Black King Bar

Black King Bar

4,050g

Applies 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

Aghanim's Scepter

Aghanim's Scepter

4,200g

Upgrades the ultimate, and some abilities, of all heroes.

Lotus Orb

Lotus Orb

3,850g

Applies 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

Wind Waker

Wind Waker

6,800g

Sweeps a target unit up into a cyclone, making them invulnerable for 2.5 seconds. Cyclone can be cast on yourself, enemy units or allied units. When cast on yourself, you can move the tornado at a speed of 300. Enemy units take 50 magical damage upon landing. Dispel Type: Basic Dispel

Boots of Bearing

Boots of Bearing

4,225g

Gives +50 attack speed and +15% movement speed to nearby allies for 6 seconds. For the first 1.5 seconds allies are immune to slows. Radius: 1200

Pipe of Insight

Pipe of Insight

3,725g

Gives a magic damage barrier that absorbs 425 damage to all nearby allies. Lasts 8 seconds. Radius: 1200