Tusk
How Tusk is doing in ranked games, and what works with it and against it.
Patch 7.41fRanked games from
Tusk wins 48.0% of ranked All Pick games, over 190,443 games. About the same as the week before.
Dotier's verdictOur analysis, not Valve's or Steam'sWin rate by rank
Ranked All Pick, last full week, smoothed so small samples sit closer to 50%.
Herald45.7%2,231
Guardian45.3%9,873
Crusader45.8%19,993
Archon47.5%34,054
Legend48.1%48,207
Ancient49.3%39,739
Divine49.1%24,510
Immortal49.3%11,836
Where it's played
Share of its games in each position, and its win rate there.
- Carry1% of games45.6%591
- Mid8% of games48.1%4,540
- Offlane13% of games47.2%7,413
- Soft support43% of games48.8%24,805
- Hard support36% of games48.1%21,000
Matchups
Measured against what both heroes' overall strength predicts, so a strong hero doesn't top every list.
Good against
Tusk beats these heroes more often than expected.
Abaddon3.5 pts better than expected50.2%879
Treant Protector3.3 pts better than expected56.6%717
Skywrath Mage3.2 pts better than expected51.5%4,927
Pangolier2.2 pts better than expected54.0%1,539
Oracle2.2 pts better than expected50.5%1,713
Puck2.1 pts better than expected53.1%1,327
Lifestealer2.0 pts better than expected49.0%5,611
Chaos Knight1.9 pts better than expected48.9%1,482
Countered by
These heroes beat Tusk more often than expected.
Meepo5.8 pts better than expected61.9%599
Techies4.4 pts better than expected57.3%1,589
Troll Warlord3.6 pts better than expected57.0%931
Terrorblade3.4 pts better than expected50.9%1,827
Batrider3.3 pts better than expected49.0%340
Leshrac3.3 pts better than expected57.2%1,015
Timbersaw3.3 pts better than expected50.3%2,774
Io3.2 pts better than expected54.9%1,774
Teammates
Teams with both heroes, against what each one's strength predicts.
Best with
Tusk wins more than expected next to these heroes.
Lone Druid7.7 pts better than expected55.3%1,619
Tinker3.9 pts better than expected49.9%1,860
Enigma3.9 pts better than expected53.7%1,417
Chen3.8 pts better than expected48.1%109
Muerta3.7 pts better than expected49.6%1,041
Visage3.6 pts better than expected55.6%670
Luna3.3 pts better than expected52.0%5,378
Phoenix2.9 pts better than expected53.0%1,690
Worst with
Tusk wins less than expected next to these heroes.
Clockwerk4.3 pts worse than expected41.4%536
Storm Spirit2.9 pts worse than expected42.6%1,890- Abaddon2.8 pts worse than expected47.1%708
Pudge2.8 pts worse than expected46.7%7,202
Phantom Lancer2.6 pts worse than expected49.1%4,294
Beastmaster2.1 pts worse than expected41.6%714
Spectre2.0 pts worse than expected49.1%3,127
Largo1.9 pts worse than expected44.7%512
Items
What Tusk players buy, how often, and how those games go.
Starting items
Share of games starting with each item.
Tango87%
Iron Branch63%
Blood Grenade63%
Magic Stick50%
Sentry Ward36%
Faerie Fire25%
Observer and Sentry Wards21%
Quelling Blade17%
Boots
Share of games buying each, the average time, and the win rate.
Tranquil Boots38% of games · on average at 8:1448.5%30,703
Boots of Speed35% of games · on average at 3:4948.5%28,261
Phase Boots31% of games · on average at 10:3949.0%24,451
Arcane Boots22% of games · on average at 12:1248.7%17,807
Core items
Items of 1,400 gold or more. The time is the median first purchase; the two win rates split those games at that minute.
Blink Dagger88% of games · usually at 19:00By 19:00: 54.9%Later: 44.8%50.6%70,319
Aghanim's Scepter32% of games · usually at 33:00By 33:00: 62.6%Later: 54.6%59.0%25,717
Eul's Scepter of Divinity24% of games · usually at 29:00By 29:00: 59.5%Later: 55.7%57.7%18,913
Desolator18% of games · usually at 21:00By 21:00: 52.9%Later: 49.8%51.5%14,268
Black King Bar9% of games · usually at 33:00By 33:00: 58.2%Later: 52.9%55.8%6,982
Perseverance9% of games · usually at 31:00By 31:00: 56.8%Later: 56.2%56.8%6,867
Lotus Orb5% of games · usually at 35:00By 35:00: 59.8%Later: 55.8%58.6%4,214
Force Staff5% of games · usually at 29:00By 29:00: 54.9%Later: 54.1%54.9%3,996
Talents
Each level's two options: how often each is picked over the other, and its win rate.
- 12% Chance Walrus Punch100% picked · 61.2% wonLevel 25
- -6s Snowball Cooldown63% picked · 59.4% won+75% Walrus Punch Crit37% picked · 57.7% wonLevel 20
- +325 Health37% picked · 54.6% won+120 Snowball Damage63% picked · 54.4% wonLevel 15
- +2s Tag Team Duration18% picked · 48.4% won+0.75s Walrus Punch Stun Duration82% picked · 49.2% wonLevel 10
Last eight weeks
Ranked All Pick win rate by week.
- Oct 1, 202648.0%190,529
- Sep 24, 202648.1%191,095
- Sep 17, 202648.0%210,380
- Sep 10, 202648.2%144,156
- Sep 3, 202648.3%172,656
- Aug 27, 202648.2%230,510
- Aug 20, 202648.1%210,397
- Aug 13, 202648.2%202,787
Tusk in short
The quick version of this page, from the last full week of ranked games.
What is Tusk's win rate?
48.0% in ranked All Pick games, over 190,443 games. About the same as the week before.
What counters Tusk?
Meepo, Techies, and Troll Warlord beat Tusk more often than their overall strength predicts. The clearest is Meepo: 5.8 pts better than expected, over 599 games.
Which heroes is Tusk good against?
Tusk beats Abaddon, Treant Protector, and Skywrath Mage more often than expected. The clearest is Abaddon: 3.5 pts better than expected, over 879 games.
What position is Tusk played in?
Mostly soft support (43% of its games), then hard support (36%). See the best soft support heroes
What should I build on Tusk?
Most games start with Tango, Iron Branch, and Blood Grenade. The usual boots are Tranquil Boots and Boots of Speed. The most bought core items are Blink Dagger, Aghanim's Scepter, Eul's Scepter of Divinity, and Desolator.
How we read this
Every number here is our analysis of STRATZ's game counts for the last full week of ranked games: win rates are smoothed toward what's expected, matchups and teammates are compared with both heroes' overall strength, and item timings come from first purchases. STRATZ's own scores aren't used.
Data from STRATZ