Tusk counter and synergy picks
Pick Tusk with Wraith King to increase win-rate from 47.1% to 54.1% or against Wraith King to increase win-rate to 59.6% in Patch 7.38c.
Good with...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
7.0% | |
5.1% | |
4.1% | |
3.7% | |
3.4% | |
3.3% | |
3.1% | |
2.9% | |
2.9% | |
2.9% | |
2.9% | |
2.8% | |
2.8% | |
2.8% | |
2.8% |
...counter items [under review]
A core Boots upgrade that provides HP sustain and great movement speed to roam around the map. You can consider Phase Boots instead if you have a good start.
A core item to quickly close the gap on enemy heroes and lock them down with Walrus Punch!. Gives you more versatility with Snowball usage. Also lets you save an allied hero in trouble by Blinking next to them and taking them under your Snowball.
A core upgrade of Ice Shards to have more AoE damage and control in fights. Also lets you clear creep waves from a distance without having to commit with Snowball.
A core item to set up your Ice Shards and Snowball on enemy heroes and keep them disabled for longer. Also provides some much needed mana pool and sustain and lets you dispel yourself and buy time when in trouble.
A core item to reposition and isolate an enemy hero by kicking them into your team after initiating. Has great synergy with Blink Dagger to instantly land Walrus Kick on your target and Snowball yourself to safety afterwards.
A core mobility item to close the gap on enemy heroes and set up kills with Walrus Punch!. Also lets you push yourself or one of your allies away from trouble. Works well to save an allied hero in trouble by pushing yourself next to them and taking them under your Snowball.
A core item that maintains your save potential and kill threat on the map more often by reducing the cooldown of all your spells and items.
A core Boots upgrade to increase your damage and tankiness. Also lets you close the gap on enemy heroes with the Phase active and connect with Walrus Punch! without having to initiate with Snowball every time.
A core item that helps with mana sustain to spam your spells for fighting and farming. Also makes you tanky with armor and HP pool.
A core item to increase your right click damage and apply minus armor on every hit. Massively increases the damage of Walrus Punch! and lets you burst down enemy heroes and Roshan much faster.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to lock down enemy heroes and hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core upgrade for Echo Sabre to close the gap on enemy heroes and quickly burst them down with your spells and right clicks.
A core item that boosts your physical damage against enemy heroes and buildings while tanking up with armor to reduce the enemy physical damage. Improves the potential of running at towers as well as Roshan with minus armor. Also gives you attack speed for another Walrus Punch! through right clicks with your level 25 talent.
Good against...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
12.5% | |
9.2% | |
8.9% | |
8.9% | |
8.8% | |
8.7% | |
8.5% | |
8.5% | |
8.3% | |
8.2% | |
7.9% | |
7.8% | |
7.7% | |
7.7% | |
7.6% |
Bad against...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-3.4% | |
-3.0% | |
-1.9% | |
-1.9% | |
-1.6% | |
-1.0% | |
-0.8% | |
-0.6% | |
-0.2% | |
-0.0% |
...counter items [under review]
Gives you movement speed to get out Ice Shards and move to safety before Snowball connects with you. Also counters the movement slow from Tag Team right clicks.
Gives you movement speed to get out Ice Shards and move to safety before Snowball connects with you. Also counters the movement slow from Tag Team right clicks.
Gives you tankiness to take less damage from Walrus PUNCH! and Tusk's right clicks to trade HP more effectively.
Gives you vision of Tusk to spot his rotations and not get caught by Ice Shards and Snowball.
Gives you or an ally armor and a physical damage barrier to significantly reduce the burst potential of Walrus PUNCH! and Tusk's right clicks.
Lets you bring Tusk deeper into your team when targeted by Snowball. Also lets you jump Tusk and possibly delete him at the start of the fight.
Lets you kite Tusk by putting some distance between him and yourself with Hurricane Thrust and hit him from range. Also lets you push yourself out of Ice Shards.
Gives you a repositioning tool to match Tusk's mobility from Snowball as well as push yourself or an ally to safety when caught inside Ice Shards.
Gives you an invisibility tool to save yourself or an ally stuck inside Ice Shards or caught by Tusk's control spells.
Lets you kite Tusk by protecting yourself against his Walrus PUNCH! and Tag Team right clicks in Ethereal form.
Gives armor to your team to take less damage from Tusk's Walrus PUNCH! and Tag Team right clicks to nullify his kill potential.
Bad with...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-6.1% | |
-5.9% | |
-5.6% | |
-5.3% | |
-5.3% | |
-4.7% | |
-4.5% | |
-4.4% | |
-4.1% | |
-3.8% | |
-3.7% | |
-3.6% | |
-3.4% | |
-3.3% | |
-3.3% |
