Tusk — Dota 2 hero

Tusk

StrengthMeleeInitiatorDisablerNuker

Tusk Pro Match Statistics

51%Win Rate
22.5%Pick Rate
18.7%Ban Rate
+1.9% Trend

Tusk Win Rate by Game Phase — Power Spikes & Scaling

Tusk is strongest during the mid game (17.5–40.5 minutes), achieving a 55.2% win rate across 143 professional matches. Tusk is an early-game-oriented hero whose effectiveness diminishes as matches extend. With a 53.2% early game win rate declining to 52% in the late game, teams drafting Tusk should prioritize closing out games before opponents reach their power spikes. Professional win rates by game phase: Early game (0–17.5 min): 53.2% win rate over 158 games. Mid game (17.5–40.5 min): 55.2% win rate over 143 games. Late game (40.5–55.5 min): 52% win rate over 25 games. Hard late game (55.5+ min): 40% win rate over 5 games. Tusk is most vulnerable during the hard late game with a 40% win rate — opponents should aim to force decisive engagements during this window. Heroes with similar mid game performance include Slardar (55.1%), Muerta (55.5%), Tiny (55.6%).

PhaseDurationWin RateGames
Early Game 0–17.5 min53.2%158158 games53.2%
Mid Game Strongest17.5–40.5 min55.2%143143 games55.2%
Late Game 40.5–55.5 min52%2525 games52%
Hard Late Game Weakest55.5+ min40%55 games40%

Heroes with Similar Early Game Performance

Dota 2 heroes with similar laning phase win rates (0–17.5 min) in professional matches
Pangolier — 53.2% early game win rate, similar scaling to Tusk in Dota 2 pro matchesPangolier201 games53.2%Bounty Hunter — 52.9% early game win rate, similar scaling to Tusk in Dota 2 pro matchesBounty Hunter17 games52.9%Pudge — 53.8% early game win rate, similar scaling to Tusk in Dota 2 pro matchesPudge78 games53.8%Chen — 53.8% early game win rate, similar scaling to Tusk in Dota 2 pro matchesChen26 games53.8%Anti-Mage — 52.6% early game win rate, similar scaling to Tusk in Dota 2 pro matchesAnti-Mage19 games52.6%

Heroes with Similar Mid Game Performance

Heroes matching Tusk's mid game performance (17.5–40.5 min) in competitive Dota 2
Slardar — 55.1% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Tusk in Dota 2 pro matchesSlardar118 games55.1%Muerta — 55.5% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Tusk in Dota 2 pro matchesMuerta119 games55.5%Tiny — 55.6% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Tusk in Dota 2 pro matchesTiny72 games55.6%Zeus — 55.6% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Tusk in Dota 2 pro matchesZeus36 games55.6%Death Prophet — 55.6% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Tusk in Dota 2 pro matchesDeath Prophet18 games55.6%

Heroes with Similar Late Game Performance

Late game scaling comparison — heroes performing similarly to Tusk in 40.5–55.5 min pro games
Muerta — 52% late game win rate, similar scaling to Tusk in Dota 2 pro matchesMuerta25 games52%Storm Spirit — 52.9% late game win rate, similar scaling to Tusk in Dota 2 pro matchesStorm Spirit17 games52.9%Clockwerk — 53.8% late game win rate, similar scaling to Tusk in Dota 2 pro matchesClockwerk13 games53.8%Sand King — 50% late game win rate, similar scaling to Tusk in Dota 2 pro matchesSand King16 games50%Underlord — 50% late game win rate, similar scaling to Tusk in Dota 2 pro matchesUnderlord20 games50%

Heroes with Similar Hard Late Game Performance

Ultra-late game specialists with comparable 55.5+ min win rates in professional Dota 2
Rubick — 41.7% hard late game win rate, similar scaling to Tusk in Dota 2 pro matchesRubick12 games41.7%Hoodwink — 50% hard late game win rate, similar scaling to Tusk in Dota 2 pro matchesHoodwink10 games50%