Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Earth Spirit wins the Earth Spirit vs Tusk matchup: Earth Spirit beats Tusk in 50.98% of 4,816 ranked matches.
Struggling for map control often defines Tusk's experience in this game. Both heroes want to make plays early, but Earth Spirit has more reliable ways to spoil Tusk's initiations. A quick Boulder Smash can push a Snowball target out of the way, and Geomagnetic Grip can silence Tusk to prevent the follow-up Punch. This forces Tusk to wait for Earth Spirit to use his spells before committing, which slows down his team's tempo. While Earth Spirit can't always stop the gank, his presence alone makes Tusk's signature moves less certain. Escaping a gank himself is also a bit easier for Earth Spirit, as Rolling Boulder can get him over or away from an Ice Shards trap.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Earth Spirit's win rate against Tusk in recent ranked matches, split by average match rank. Ranks with too few recent matches are omitted. These rows use the last 30 days of quality-filtered ranked matches, all patches in that span combined — a wider window than the patch-scoped count above, so the per-rank match totals can exceed it.
| Rank | Earth Spirit win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 49.14% | 464 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.04% | 844 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.81% | 659 |
Earth Spirit's win rate against Tusk in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Earth Spirit win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 50.98% | ▼ -1.3pp | 4,816 |
| 7.41d | 52.24% | ▲ +0.2pp | 36,996 |
| 7.41c | 52.01% | ▲ +1.0pp | 14,002 |
| 7.41b | 50.96% | — | 14,626 |
Move this data into a draft
Earth Spirit starts on Radiant and Tusk on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.