Pudge vs Tusk
It is close to even: Pudge wins 43.6% of 197 public games against Tusk, and the 95% interval (36.9% to 50.6%) includes 50%.
Is Pudge good against Tusk?
- Pudge win rate
- 43.6%
- −7.8 pp · Unfavorable
- Difference from Pudge's overall win rate
- Games
- 197
- 95% interval
- 36.9–50.6%
- Range the true win rate is likely to be in
Patch 7.41Updated: Games: 197Not patch-specific
Details
Source: OpenDota public matches. These statistics are not filtered by patch; the patch shown is the latest one OpenDota lists. Patch released: . OpenDota's patch list has had no new entry for 195 days, so a newer game patch may already exist. How we calculate thisINTERPRETATION
- In 197 public games against Tusk, Pudge won 86 and lost 111 (43.6% win rate).
- That is 7.8 percentage points below Pudge's overall win rate of 51.4%.
- Tusk is the 18th most played opponent out of 126 heroes in this data.
How to play Pudge vs Tusk
ADVICE
- Tusk is faster (310 movement speed against 280): hook from fog rather than chase.
- Walrus PUNCH! pierces spell immunity, so Black King Bar on Pudge does not stop it.
- Drinking Buddies has Tusk's shortest base cooldown: 14 s at level 1. Expect it more often than the other abilities.
- Tag Team has the longest base cooldown: 24 s at level 1. Once it is used, Tusk waits a while to use it again.
Pudge vs Tusk: base stats compared
Starting values at level 1 as listed by OpenDota, side by side.
| Attribute | Pudge | Tusk |
|---|---|---|
| Primary attribute | Strength | Strength |
| Attack type | Melee | Melee |
| Roles | Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker | Initiator, Disabler, Nuker |
| Base health | 120 | 120 |
| Base armor | 0 | 1 |
| Base magic resistance | 25% | 25% |
| Movement speed | 280 | 310 |
| Attack range | 175 | 150 |
| Base attack damage | 45–51 | 27–31 |
| Base attack time (s) | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Strength (level 1) | 25 | 23 |
| Agility (level 1) | 11 | 23 |
| Intelligence (level 1) | 16 | 18 |
Side by side
Base health120 Pudge120 Tusk
Base armor0 Pudge1 Tusk
Base magic resistance25 Pudge25 Tusk
Movement speed280 Pudge310 Tusk
Attack range175 Pudge150 Tusk
Base attack time (s)1.7 Pudge1.7 Tusk
Strength (level 1)25 Pudge23 Tusk
Agility (level 1)11 Pudge23 Tusk
Intelligence (level 1)16 Pudge18 Tusk
DATA
- Tusk has 30 more base movement speed than Pudge (310 vs 280).
- Tusk has 25 less base attack range than Pudge (150 vs 175).
- Tusk has 1 more base armor than Pudge (1 vs 0).
- Tusk and Pudge have the same base health (120).
- Tusk's listed roles are Initiator, Disabler and Nuker. Pudge shares Initiator, Disabler and Nuker.
Tusk abilities: cooldowns, spell immunity and dispels
Ability facts as listed by OpenDota. Cooldown and mana values are shown per level.
| Ability | Type | Damage | Cooldown (s) | Mana | Pierces spell immunity | Dispellable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ice Shards | Point Target | Magical | 23 / 20 / 17 / 14 | 100 | No | — |
 Snowball | Unit Target | Magical | 21 / 19 / 17 / 15 | 75 | No | No |
 Tag Team | No Target / Instant Cast | Physical | 24 / 21 / 18 / 15 | 70 | No | No |
 Drinking Buddies | — | — | 14 | 80 | — | Yes |
| Walrus Kick | Unit Target / Hidden | Magical | 12 | 100 | Yes | Yes |
 Walrus PUNCH! | Unit Target / Autocast / Attack Modifier | — | 16 / 13 / 10 | 75 | Yes | Yes |
| Launch Snowball | Hidden / No Target / Instant Cast | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bitter Chill | Passive / Hidden | — | — | — | — | — |
How Tusk's abilities change with level
Ice Shards
Snowball
Tag Team
Walrus PUNCH!
DATA
- 1 of 4 Tusk abilities with spell-immunity data pierce it: Walrus PUNCH!.
- Dispel data: Snowball (No), Tag Team (No), Drinking Buddies (Yes), Walrus PUNCH! (Yes).
- Damage types among its abilities: Magical and Physical.
Pudge vs Tusk: questions and answers
What is Pudge's win rate against Tusk?
Pudge has won 86 and lost 111 of 197 games against Tusk (43.6%); his overall win rate is 51.4%.
Does Tusk counter Pudge?
Not clearly: 43.6% over 197 games is still within reach of an even matchup.
Which Tusk abilities go through BKB?
Walrus PUNCH!, according to the ability data.