Tusk — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Ymir
Tusk (Ymir) in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
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Tusk by rank bracket
Tusk is strongest in Legend & Ancient games, winning 49.28% (#75 of 127 heroes), but drops to 44.94% (#115) in Herald & Guardian.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #115 of 127 | 44.94% | 3.79% | 5,469 |
| Crusader & Archon | #98 of 127 | 46.88% | 4.88% | 21,918 |
| Legend & Ancient | #75 of 127 | 49.28% | 6.95% | 32,035 |
| Divine & Immortal | #75 of 127 | 49.21% | 10.18% | 14,707 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Tusk win rate by patch
Tusk is winning 47.96% of 196,305 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, down 0.1pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 47.96% | ▼ -0.1pp | 5.81% | 196,305 |
| 7.41e | 48.01% | ▲ +0.4pp | 5.64% | 1,679,157 |
| 7.41d | 47.57% | ▼ -0.8pp | 5.30% | 1,570,429 |
| 7.41c | 48.33% | ▲ +0.2pp | 5.59% | 766,182 |
| 7.41b | 48.16% | ▼ -0.3pp | 5.99% | 843,612 |
| 7.41a | 48.41% | — | 6.35% | 362,981 |
Win rate and pick rate per patch window over all quality-filtered ranked matches; the newest patch accumulates matches for days after release — its row shows the current sample size.
Tusk counters & matchups
Tusk is an aggressive ganker whose Snowball rolls allies into a fight, Ice Shards wall off escapes, and Walrus Punch launches a target into the air for a crit. He's strong into immobile heroes his combo catches: Shadow Demon, Chen and Timbersaw get snowballed and punched. Tusk is countered by tanks and scalers a single pick can't finish: Spectre, Wraith King and Dawnbreaker out-tank or out-scale, while Phoenix out-fights. Draft tip: Tusk is a strong early-gank initiator into squishy drafts; he's weaker into tanky hard-carries and sustain line-ups that survive his Snowball-Punch combo.
Strong against
 Shadow Fiend | 54.59% | 15,601 |
 Chen | 54.23% | 673 |
 Huskar | 53.75% | 4,372 |
 Nature's Prophet | 53.51% | 9,198 |
 Treant Protector | 52.88% | 3,578 |
 Shadow Demon | 52.70% | 2,664 |
 Lone Druid | 52.33% | 3,667 |
 Tiny | 52.14% | 4,933 |
Struggles against
 Wraith King | 42.46% | 11,127 |
 Lich | 43.42% | 10,461 |
 Meepo | 43.80% | 1,920 |
 Dragon Knight | 44.45% | 7,611 |
 Leshrac | 44.47% | 2,732 |
 Phoenix | 44.56% | 5,388 |
 Dawnbreaker | 44.66% | 9,727 |
 Spectre | 44.70% | 9,896 |
Tusk synergies
Tusk's Snowball delivers him and an ally onto a target, and Walrus Punch sets up a kill — he's a roaming gank-enabler who loves an early-aggression partner. He pairs best with push and dive cores: Lone Druid and Keeper of the Light snowball off his early pickoffs, while Dawnbreaker provides the global engage to compound his ganks. Give Tusk an aggressive partner and his Snowball roams turn the early game into a kill-fest.
Best teammates
| Wraith King | 53.01% | 9,309 |
| Dawnbreaker | 52.75% | 8,862 |
| Phoenix | 51.91% | 4,161 |
 Luna | 51.21% | 11,356 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 51.18% | 8,265 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 51.14% | 8,353 |
 Night Stalker | 51.08% | 7,111 |
| Lich | 50.82% | 6,570 |
Data updated Sep 23, 2026.