Tusk
Historical Balance Tracker & Intelligence
Balance History
7/30/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/5/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY -0.18TEAMFIGHT +0.01LANING -0.18UTILITY +0.01
5/6/2026
Drinking Buddies: No longer castable while rooted
SURVIVABILITY -0.39TEAMFIGHT +0.02LANING -0.39UTILITY +0.02
4/7/2026
Bitter Chill: Attack Slow decreased from 17 + 3 per level to 12 + 3 per level
Drinking Buddies: No longer has an alt-cast
Drinking Buddies: Bonus Armor decreased from 10 to 7
3/24/2026
Bitter Chill: No longer levels with Walrus Punch!
Bitter Chill: Attack Speed Slow rescaled from 20/40/60/80 to 17 + 3 per level
Bitter Chill: Now only affects enemy heroes
Tag Team: Now always a basic ability for Tusk
Ice Shards: No longer upgraded with Aghanim's Shard
Drinking Buddies: Now granted by Aghanim's Shard
Drinking Buddies: Tusk reaches out to tag an allied unit, pulling them closer. Once tagged, both Tusk and his tagged ally gain 25% bonus movement speed and 10 bonus armor for 6s. Can be put on alt-cast to only pull Tusk towards his ally with 50% reduced cast range. Cast Range: 1000. Mana Cost: 80. Cooldown: 14s
Drinking Buddies: No longer provides 20/50/80/110 bonus attack damage
Talents: Level 20 Talent -6s Ice Shards Cooldown replaced with -6s Snowball Cooldown
Talents: Level 25 Talent -8s Snowball Cooldown replaced with Ice Shards Slow by 50% and Deal 110 DPS (only affects enemies trapped inside)
SURVIVABILITY +0.55LANING +0.55
12/23/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY -0.55TEAMFIGHT -0.07LANING -0.55UTILITY -0.07
12/16/2025
Snowball: Gather Radius decreased from 350 to 325
Walrus PUNCH!: Bonus Damage increased from 50/75/100 to 60/90/120
SURVIVABILITY -0.18TEAMFIGHT +0.02LANING -0.18UTILITY +0.02
Patch 7.39eNet Gain
10/2/2025Bitter Chill: Attack Speed Slow increased from 15/35/55/75 to 20/40/60/80
SURVIVABILITY -0.16TEAMFIGHT -0.01LANING -0.16UTILITY -0.01
6/24/2025
Agility gain decreased from 2.1 to 1.9
SURVIVABILITY +1.1TEAMFIGHT -0.01LANING +1.1UTILITY -0.01
2/19/2025
Walrus Kick: Kick Push Distance decreased from 1400 to 1200
Walrus Kick: Slow Duration decreased from 4s to 2s
Walrus Kick: Damage increased from 350 to 550
Walrus Kick: Can no longer be cast while Snowballed (Similar to Walrus Punch!)
Talents: Level 10 Talent +25 Tag Team/Drinking Buddies Damage replaced with +2s Tag Team/Drinking Buddies Buff Duration
FARMING +1.5SURVIVABILITY +0.21TEAMFIGHT +1.5LANING +1.71
Patch 7.37eNet Gain
11/20/2024Bitter Chill: Now scales with Walrus Punch instead of Tag Team or Drinking Buddies
Bitter Chill: Attack Speed Slow rescaled from 20/30/40/50/60 to 15/35/55/75
TEAMFIGHT +0.02UTILITY +0.02
10/3/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY +0.32TEAMFIGHT -0.04LANING +0.32UTILITY -0.04
8/14/2024
Snowball: Stun Duration now increases by 0.2s per ally in Snowball
Talents: Level 10 Talent Walrus Punch Stun Duration increased from +0.5s to +0.75s
SURVIVABILITY +0.18LANING +0.18
Patch 7.36bNet Gain
6/6/2024Bitter Chill: Attack Speed Slow increased from 10/20/30/40/50 to 20/30/40/50/60
Ice Shards: Aghanim's Shard Damage per second increased from 60 to 85
Ice Shards: Aghanim's Shard Move Slow increased from 40% to 50%
Walrus PUNCH!: Cooldown decreased from 20/15/10s to 16/13/10s
SURVIVABILITY -0.55TEAMFIGHT +3.47LANING -0.55UTILITY -0.03
5/27/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY -0.24TEAMFIGHT -0.03LANING -0.24UTILITY -0.03
5/23/2024
Walrus PUNCH!: Now is affected by Spell Blocks (i.e. Linken's Sphere, Counterspell, etc.)
Walrus PUNCH!: Bonus Damage increased from 50 to 50/75/100
Walrus PUNCH!: Critical Damage decreased from 200/275/350% to 200/250/300%
Walrus PUNCH!: No longer slows target's movement speed by 40% after they land
SURVIVABILITY +0.16TEAMFIGHT -0.01LANING +0.16UTILITY -0.01
3/21/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY +0.16TEAMFIGHT -0.01LANING +0.16UTILITY -0.01
6/12/2026
Walrus PUNCH!: Now also deals 50 bonus damage which is affected by crit multiplier
Walrus PUNCH!: Critical Damage decreased from 250/325/400% to 200/275/350%
SURVIVABILITY -0.16TEAMFIGHT +0.04LANING -0.16UTILITY +0.04
11/21/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY +0.34TEAMFIGHT -0.09LANING +0.34UTILITY -0.09
8/8/2023
Tag Team: Now passively grants Tusk a 20/30/40/50 Attack Speed Slow aura within 350 radius
SURVIVABILITY +0.18LANING +0.18
7/13/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.33dNet Gain
6/16/2023Snowball: Bonus Damage per ally increased from 25/50/75/100 to 40/65/90/115
TEAMFIGHT +0.05UTILITY +0.05
5/14/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY -0.37TEAMFIGHT -0.02LANING -0.37UTILITY -0.02
6/13/2026
Snowball: Stun Duration decreased from 0.8/1/1.2/1.4s to 0.6/0.8/1.0/1.2s
Snowball: Snowball Speed decreased from 625/650/675/700 to 575/600/625/650
SURVIVABILITY +0.66LANING +0.66