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Tusk changes

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Change record

41 patches with recorded changes · 118 of 118 listed patches readable.

Coverage: Feb 1, 2018 to Sep 15, 2026. This feed does not include every patch in Dota’s lifetime.

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May 6, 2026

Tusk in 7.41c

  • Drinking BuddiesNo longer castable while rooted

Apr 7, 2026

Tusk in 7.41b

  • Bitter ChillAttack Slow decreased from 17 + 3 per level to 12 + 3 per level
  • Drinking BuddiesNo longer has an alt-cast
  • Drinking BuddiesBonus Armor decreased from 10 to 7

Mar 24, 2026

Tusk in 7.41

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent -6s Ice Shards Cooldown replaced with -6s Snowball Cooldown
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent -8s Snowball Cooldown replaced with Ice Shards Slow by 50% and Deal 110 DPS (only affects enemies trapped inside)
  • Bitter ChillNo longer levels with Walrus Punch!
  • Bitter ChillAttack Speed Slow rescaled from 20/40/60/80 to 17 + 3 per level
  • Bitter ChillNow only affects enemy heroes
  • Tag TeamNow always a basic ability for Tusk
  • Ice ShardsNo longer upgraded with Aghanim's Shard
  • Drinking BuddiesNow granted by Aghanim's Shard
  • Drinking BuddiesTusk reaches out to tag an allied unit, pulling them closer. Once tagged, both Tusk and his tagged ally gain 25% bonus movement speed and 10 bonus armor for 6s. Can be put on alt-cast to only pull Tusk towards his ally with 50% reduced cast range. Cast Range: 1000. Mana Cost: 80. Cooldown: 14s
  • Drinking BuddiesNo longer provides 20/50/80/110 bonus attack damage

Dec 15, 2025

Tusk in 7.40

  • SnowballGather Radius decreased from 350 to 325
  • Walrus PUNCH!Bonus Damage increased from 50/75/100 to 60/90/120

Oct 2, 2025

Tusk in 7.39e

  • Bitter ChillAttack Speed Slow increased from 15/35/55/75 to 20/40/60/80

Mar 4, 2025

Tusk in 7.38b

  • Drinking Buddies · Drinking BuddiesBonus damage increased from 20/45/70/95 to 20/50/80/110

Feb 18, 2025

Tusk in 7.38

  • Drinking Buddies · Drinking BuddiesCooldown decreased from 24/21/18/15s to 23/20/17/14s
  • Drinking Buddies · Drinking BuddiesMovement Bonus rescaled from 10/15/20/25% to 11/14/17/20%
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +25 Tag Team/Drinking Buddies Damage replaced with +2s Tag Team/Drinking Buddies Buff Duration
  • Walrus KickKick Push Distance decreased from 1400 to 1200
  • Walrus KickSlow Duration decreased from 4s to 2s
  • Walrus KickDamage increased from 350 to 550
  • Walrus KickCan no longer be cast while Snowballed (Similar to Walrus Punch!)

Nov 19, 2024

Tusk in 7.37e

  • Bitter ChillNow scales with Walrus Punch instead of Tag Team or Drinking Buddies
  • Bitter ChillAttack Speed Slow rescaled from 20/30/40/50/60 to 15/35/55/75

Oct 1, 2024

Tusk in 7.37d

  • Tag Team · Tag TeamBonus Damage increased from 20/45/70/95 to 25/50/75/100
  • Drinking Buddies · Drinking BuddiesMovement Bonus decreased from 25% to 10/15/20/25%
  • Drinking Buddies · Drinking BuddiesAlt cast behavior now has 50% of base spell's cast range

Aug 14, 2024

Tusk in 7.37b

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Walrus Punch Stun Duration increased from +0.5s to +0.75s
  • SnowballStun Duration now increases by 0.2s per ally in Snowball

Jul 31, 2024

Tusk in 7.37

  • Drinking Buddies · Drinking BuddiesCan now be put on alt-cast to only pull Tusk towards his target ally

Jun 6, 2024

Tusk in 7.36b

  • Tag Team · Tag TeamBuff Duration increased from 5s to 6s
  • Drinking Buddies · Drinking BuddiesBuff Duration increased from 5s to 6s
  • Bitter ChillAttack Speed Slow increased from 10/20/30/40/50 to 20/30/40/50/60
  • Ice ShardsAghanim's Shard Damage per second increased from 60 to 85
  • Ice ShardsAghanim's Shard Move Slow increased from 40% to 50%
  • Walrus PUNCH!Cooldown decreased from 20/15/10s to 16/13/10s

May 22, 2024

Tusk in 7.36

  • Innate Ability · Bitter ChillNew Innate ability. Passive, levels up with ability of selected Facet
  • Innate Ability · Bitter ChillPassively slows the attack speed of all enemies in 350 radius by 10/20/30/40/50
  • Tag Team · TalentsLevel 10 Talent is +25 Tag Team Damage
  • Tag Team · Tag TeamTusk's third basic ability when the facet is picked
  • Tag Team · Tag Team · ContextUnchanged
  • Tag Team · Tag TeamActivate to temporarily apply a negative debuff aura around you, causing enemies that are attacked under it to take bonus physical damage and reduced movement speed. Duration: 5s. Damage: 20/45/70/95. Cooldown: 24/21/18/15s
  • Drinking Buddies · TalentsLevel 10 Talent is +25 Drinking Buddies Bonus Damage
  • Drinking Buddies · Drinking BuddiesNew Tusk's third basic ability when the facet is picked
  • Drinking Buddies · Drinking BuddiesTusk reaches out to tag a targeted allied unit, pulling them closer. Once tagged, both Tusk and his tagged ally gain increased movement speed and bonus attack damage for 5s. Cast Range: 900. Bonus Movespeed: 25%. Bonus Damage: 20/45/70/95. Cooldown: 24/21/18/15s
  • Walrus PUNCH!Now is affected by Spell Blocks (i.e. Linken's Sphere, Counterspell, etc.)
  • Walrus PUNCH! · ContextTusk will make a regular attack with no benefits of Walrus Punch!
  • Walrus PUNCH!Bonus Damage increased from 50 to 50/75/100
  • Walrus PUNCH!Critical Damage decreased from 200/275/350% to 200/250/300%
  • Walrus PUNCH!No longer slows target's movement speed by 40% after they land

Dec 14, 2023

Tusk in 7.35

  • Walrus PUNCH!Now also deals 50 bonus damage which is affected by crit multiplier
  • Walrus PUNCH!Critical Damage decreased from 250/325/400% to 200/275/350%

Aug 8, 2023

Tusk in 7.34

  • Tag TeamNow passively grants Tusk a 20/30/40/50 Attack Speed Slow aura within 350 radius

Jun 15, 2023

Tusk in 7.33d

  • SnowballBonus Damage per ally increased from 25/50/75/100 to 40/65/90/115

Apr 20, 2023

Tusk in 7.33

  • SnowballStun Duration decreased from 0.8/1/1.2/1.4s to 0.6/0.8/1.0/1.2s
  • Snowball · ContextDuration decreased as a part of the comprehensive Disables Reduction
  • SnowballSnowball Speed decreased from 625/650/675/700 to 575/600/625/650

Mar 6, 2023

Tusk in 7.32e

  • Ice ShardsCast Range decreased from 1800 to 1400
  • Walrus PUNCH!Critical Damage decreased from 300/350/400% to 250/325/400%

Aug 23, 2022

Tusk in 7.32

  • Base Health Regen increased from 0.75 to 1.0
  • Base Mana Regen increased from 0 to 0.5
  • SnowballStun Duration increased from 0.5/0.75/1/1.25s to 0.8/1.0/1.2/1.4s
  • Walrus KickIs now blocked by Linken's Sphere

Jun 8, 2022

Tusk in 7.31d

  • SnowballSpeed increased from 600/625/650/675 to 625/650/675/700
  • Tag TeamSlow Duration increased from 0.4s to 0.5s

Feb 23, 2022

Tusk in 7.31

  • Movement speed reduced from 315 to 310
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +0.4s Walrus Punch stun duration increased to +0.5s
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +80% Walrus Punch critical damage reduced to 75%
  • Ice ShardsDamage increased from 70/140/210/280 to 75/150/225/300
  • SnowballDamage increased from 80/120/160/200 to 80/140/200/260
  • Walrus PUNCH!Cooldown reduced from 36/24/12 to 20/15/10
  • Walrus PUNCH!Mana cost rescaled from 50/75/100 to 75
  • Walrus PUNCH!Critical damage reduced from 350/375/400% to 300/350/400%
  • Walrus KickCooldown increased from 8 to 12
  • Walrus KickCooldown is now reduced by 50% if you kick a creep
  • Walrus KickNow also deals 350 damage to all other units within 250 radius of the landing area
  • Walrus KickIs now unit and vector targeted

Sep 10, 2021

Tusk in 7.30c

  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent -10s Snowball cooldown reduced to -8
  • SnowballCooldown reduced from 21/20/19/18 to 21/19/17/15
  • Walrus PUNCH!Critical Damage increased from 350% to 350%/375%/400%

Aug 17, 2021

Tusk in 7.30

  • TalentsLevel 10 talent +8HP Regen replaced with +25 Tag Team Damage
  • Ice ShardsReworked Shard: Enemies within 200 radius of the center of the ice shard suffer from 40% slow and take 60 damage per second. Increases the length of ice shard by 300
  • SnowballBonus damage per hero increased from 20/40/60/80 to 25/50/75/100

Apr 9, 2021

Tusk in 7.29

  • Base HP regen reduced from 1 to 0.75
  • Frozen Sigil Shard no longer reduces attack speed
  • Frozen Sigil Shard attacks to destroy increased from 4 to 6
  • Frozen Sigil Shard vision radius increased from 400 to 650
  • Frozen Sigil Shard movement speed increased from 340 to 375
  • Frozen Sigil Shard manacost reduced from 100 to 70
  • Frozen Sigil Shard slow increased from 35% to 40%
  • Walrus Punch now does the attack animation 40% faster
  • Tag TeamDamage reduced from 25/50/75/100 to 20/45/70/95
  • SnowballCast range reduced from 1250 to 1150
  • Ice ShardsCast range reduced from 2000 to 1800
  • Ice ShardsMana cost reduced from 100/105/110/115 to 100

Jan 10, 2021

Tusk in 7.28b

  • Frozen Sigil shard hits to destroy from 3 to 4
  • Frozen Sigil movement/attack slow increased from 30%/30 to 35%/35

Dec 21, 2020

Tusk in 7.28a

  • Frozen Sigil movement speed increased from 310 to 340
  • Frozen Sigil shard movement speed slow increased from -20 to -30

Jul 15, 2020

Tusk in 7.27b

  • Base armor increased by 1
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent increased from -6s Snowball Cooldown to -8s
  • SnowballDamage per ally increased from 20/30/40/50 to 20/40/60/80

Mar 17, 2020

Tusk in 7.25

  • Base movement speed increased by 5
  • Ice ShardsDamage increased from 60/120/180/240 to 70/140/210/280

Jan 26, 2020

Tusk in 7.24

  • Base health regen increased from 0.5 to 1
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent changed from +90 Gold/Min to +0.5s Walrus Punch Stun Duration

Dec 14, 2019

Tusk in 7.23e

  • XP Talent is now replaced with +10 Health Regen

May 24, 2019

Tusk in 7.22

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent changed from +300 Snowball Speed to -6 Ice Shards Cooldown
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent changed from -6 Ice Shards Cooldown to -7 Snowball Cooldown
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent increased from 12% Chance Walrus Punch to 15% (now uses pseudo-random chance)

Jan 29, 2019

Tusk in 7.21

  • Tag TeamSlow duration reduced from 0.5 to 0.4
  • Tag TeamManacost increased from 40/50/60/70 to 70
  • Tag TeamCooldown increased from 15 to 24/21/18/15

May 27, 2018

Tusk in 7.16

  • Ice ShardsCooldown increased from 21/18/15/12 to 23/20/17/14

Apr 24, 2018

Tusk in 7.14

  • Frozen Sigil no longer provides flying vision (ground only now)
  • Ice ShardsDuration reduced from 7 to 4/5/6/7
  • SnowballSpeed reduced from 675 to 600/625/650/675

Mar 29, 2018

Tusk in 7.12

  • Ice ShardsCooldown increased from 19/16/13/10 to 21/18/15/12

Feb 1, 2018

Tusk in 7.08

  • SnowballSnowball can no longer be cast while rooted

Source: Valve’s public Dota 2 data feeds. Notes belong to Valve. Dates use Bellevue time (Pacific).