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Tag Team
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 %debuff_duration% seconds.
Drinking Buddies
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 %alt_cast_castrange_pct%% reduced cast range.
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Ability Build
1
Ice Shards
2
Tag Team
3
Snowball
4
Tag Team
5
Tag Team
6
Walrus PUNCH!
7
Tag Team
8
Snowball
9
Snowball
10
Snowball
11
+0.75s Walrus Punch Stun Duration
12
Walrus PUNCH!
13
Ice Shards
14
Ice Shards
15
+120 Snowball Damage
16
Ice Shards
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Walrus PUNCH!
19
Attribute Bonus
20
-6s Ice Shards Cooldown
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
25
-8s Snowball Cooldown
Item Build
Starting
90
Tango
200
Magic Stick
50
Blood Grenade
50
Iron Branch
50
Iron Branch
65
Faerie Fire
Observer Ward
50
Sentry Ward
Early Game
500
Boots of Speed
450
Magic Wand
900
Tranquil Boots
Mid Game
2,250
Blink Dagger
1,400
Aghanim's Shard
4,200
Aghanim's Scepter
2,200
Force Staff
n/a
Late Game
6,800
Wind Waker
4,800
Octarine Core
6,800
Overwhelming Blink
Situational
1,400
Pavise
2,575
Solar Crest
2,275
Aether Lens
2,150
Glimmer Cape
3,850
Lotus Orb
2,725
Spirit Vessel
1,500
Ghost Scepter
n/a
4,225
Boots of Bearing
4,050
Black King Bar
2,600
Heaven's Halberd
3,000
Aeon Disk
5,125
Assault Cuirass
2,500
Boots of Travel
Neutral Tier 1
Mana Draught
Trusty Shovel
Pig Pole
Mystical
Brawny
Quickened
Tough
Neutral Tier 2
Essence Ring
Gossamer Cape
Tumbler's Toy
Greedy
Quickened
Mystical
Brawny
Neutral Tier 3
Gale Guard
n/a
Nemesis Curse
Ninja Gear
Greedy
Quickened
Brawny
Mystical
Neutral Tier 4
Ogre Seal Totem
Magnifying Monocle
Ceremonial Robe
Titanic
Crude
Timeless
Neutral Tier 5
Stygian Desolator
Fallen Sky
Magic Lamp
Book of the Dead
Feverish
Fleetfooted
Boundless
Evolved
Counter Items
Core Players
Laning Phase
225
Wind Lace
500
Boots of Speed
n/a
Observer Ward
Mid Game
2,575
Solar Crest
2,250
Blink Dagger
4,450
Hurricane Pike
2,200
Force Staff
2,150
Glimmer Cape
1,500
Ghost Scepter
Late Game
5,125
Assault Cuirass
Support Players
Laning Phase
225
Wind Lace
500
Boots of Speed
n/a
Observer Ward
Mid Game
2,575
Solar Crest
2,250
Blink Dagger
4,450
Hurricane Pike
2,200
Force Staff
2,150
Glimmer Cape
1,500
Ghost Scepter
Late Game
5,125
Assault Cuirass