Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Witch Doctor wins the Tusk vs Witch Doctor matchup: Witch Doctor beats Tusk in 54.20% of 10,743 ranked matches.
Saving an ally with Snowball often backfires against Witch Doctor. He can land Maledict on your target right before they get pulled into the ball. That initial burst damage from the gank, plus any follow-up from inside the Snowball, gets amplified and often kills the hero Tusk was trying to rescue. It completely undermines his ability to turn skirmishes or negate pickoffs, making his key defensive tool a huge risk to use. Cask can also bounce between Tusk and his Snowball allies when it lands, stunning the whole group.
In teamfights, Tusk struggles to deal with Death Ward. His best option is to Snowball directly onto Witch Doctor, but this commits his main mobility and escape spell for a single interrupt. If Witch Doctor has a support item like a Glimmer Cape or Ghost Scepter, or even just good positioning, Tusk might not reach him or be able to cancel the channel. This leaves Tusk stranded and out of position, while the Witch Doctor can often get his full ultimate off and win the fight.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Tusk's win rate against Witch Doctor 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 | Tusk win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 42.05% | 547 |
| Crusader & Archon | 42.76% | 1,630 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.15% | 1,809 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.77% | 639 |
Tusk's win rate against Witch Doctor in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Tusk win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 45.80% | ▼ -0.5pp | 10,743 |
| 7.41d | 46.27% | ▼ -0.8pp | 120,945 |
| 7.41c | 47.12% | ▲ +0.4pp | 62,732 |
| 7.41b | 46.74% | — | 67,771 |
Move this data into a draft
Tusk starts on Radiant and Witch Doctor on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.