How Magnus and Tusk perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Magnus and Tusk win 46.87% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 6,770 matches.
Landing a multi-hero Reverse Polarity is often the setup for a lost fight when Tusk is on the team. His abilities actively work against Magnus's goal. Ice Shards can physically push enemies out of the stun radius or block Magnus from landing a follow-up Skewer. Walrus Punch has a knockback that can send a key target flying away from the rest of the team. Even Snowball can be disruptive, pulling an ally out of position right when they need to be hitting the stunned targets. Both heroes manipulate enemy positioning, but in completely opposite and destructive ways.
This fundamental conflict of interest extends to their entire game plan. Magnus wants to group the enemy team for a controlled, decisive teamfight. Tusk, on the other hand, excels at creating chaos, isolating a single hero with his shards, or starting a small skirmish. When Magnus goes in for his big ultimate, Tusk is often busy with a different objective entirely. This forces their team to split its attention between the clumped-up heroes from Reverse Polarity and whatever separate fight Tusk has started, leading to missed opportunities and wasted ultimates.
How this pairing performs across skill brackets — the duo's team win rate 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 | Team win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 44.85% | 136 |
| Crusader & Archon | 45.93% | 762 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.70% | 1,347 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.94% | 613 |
This duo's team win rate in each recent balance patch — whether the pairing is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Team win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 46.87% | ▲ +0.7pp | 6,770 |
| 7.41d | 46.22% | ▼ -0.6pp | 64,769 |
| 7.41c | 46.85% | ▲ +0.0pp | 32,806 |
| 7.41b | 46.82% | — | 34,971 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.