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Tusk

Initiator · Disabler · Nuker

Pro games

What pros buy

Most-bought items in each phase of recent professional games, from OpenDota. Consumables are left out after the start.

Starting items

  • Iron BranchIron Branch118×
  • TangoTango92×
  • Blood GrenadeBlood Grenade83×
  • Observer and Sentry WardsObserver and Sentry Wards81×
  • Sentry WardSentry Ward62×
  • Faerie FireFaerie Fire56×

Early game

  • Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed70×
  • Tranquil BootsTranquil Boots23×
  • ChainmailChainmail4×
  • Urn of ShadowsUrn of Shadows2×
  • BracerBracer1×

Mid game

  • Blink DaggerBlink Dagger85×
  • Phase BootsPhase Boots19×
  • Staff of WizardryStaff of Wizardry10×
  • Ogre AxeOgre Axe6×
  • Aghanim's ShardAghanim's Shard6×
  • Arcane BootsArcane Boots4×

Late game

  • Eul's Scepter of DivinityEul's Scepter of Divinity26×
  • Black King BarBlack King Bar23×
  • Force StaffForce Staff10×
  • Aghanim's ScepterAghanim's Scepter9×
  • Aeon DiskAeon Disk7×
  • Blink DaggerBlink Dagger5×

Pro games

Matchups

Tusk's win rate against each hero in pro games. Only heroes with 25+ games count, and small samples are pulled toward 50% when ranking.

Tusk is strong against

Tusk struggles against

Benchmarks

What strong games look like

From recent public games on this hero: the typical game, and what the best 10% and best 1% of games reached.

StatTypicalTop 10%Top 1%
Gold per minute341484649
XP per minute5508341,157
Last hits per minute1.53.96.2
Hero damage per minute3846801,068
Tower damage2442,4037,307

Watch and learn

Recent pro games on Tusk

7–5 in the last 12. Open one for the scoreboard, items and graphs.