Tusk Counters

Best heroes to pick against Tusk — and who Tusk beats

Across 125 matchups in Divine and Immortal ranked games, the hardest counters to Tusk are Io, Dark Seer and Ember Spirit. Tusk does best against Razor, Legion Commander and Spectre. Best teammates: Marci, Lone Druid and Drow Ranger.

All Tusk matchups

Advantage is the STRATZ matchup score: how many win-rate points the matchup adds (+) or takes away (−) from this hero compared with what both heroes’ overall strength would predict. Negative = that opponent counters this hero.

#	Opponent	Advantage	Tusk win rate	Games	Counters
Heroes that counter Tusk · 64
1	Naga Siren	−12.3	36.9%	65*	Naga Siren counters
2	Enchantress	−8.5	42.2%	199*	Enchantress counters
3	Venomancer	−8.1	43.8%	249*	Venomancer counters
4	Io	−6.1	41.7%	427	Io counters
5	Dark Seer	−5.6	42.4%	613	Dark Seer counters
6	Omniknight	−5.3	40.5%	158*	Omniknight counters
7	Ember Spirit	−4.7	44.7%	843	Ember Spirit counters
8	Timbersaw	−4.6	47.7%	618	Timbersaw counters
9	Underlord	−4.4	48.9%	421	Underlord counters
10	Magnus	−3.8	46.2%	1,003	Magnus counters
11	Tinker	−3.6	46.6%	410	Tinker counters
12	Kunkka	−3.4	46.2%	372	Kunkka counters
13	Monkey King	−3.3	48.8%	432	Monkey King counters
14	Morphling	−3.2	47.0%	379	Morphling counters
15	Leshrac	−3.1	42.1%	273*	Leshrac counters
16	Chaos Knight	−3.0	45.3%	170*	Chaos Knight counters
17	Clockwerk	−2.8	47.9%	290*	Clockwerk counters
18	Gyrocopter	−2.7	49.7%	320	Gyrocopter counters
19	Witch Doctor	−2.7	46.2%	995	Witch Doctor counters
20	Sand King	−2.5	50.2%	219*	Sand King counters
21	Earthshaker	−2.5	46.2%	1,302	Earthshaker counters
22	Mirana	−2.4	46.5%	1,101	Mirana counters
23	Keeper of the Light	−2.3	45.6%	364	Keeper of the Light counters
24	Viper	−2.3	47.0%	347	Viper counters
25	Winter Wyvern	−2.3	44.8%	814	Winter Wyvern counters
26	Phoenix	−2.1	44.8%	592	Phoenix counters
27	Batrider	−2.0	48.2%	85*	Batrider counters
28	Largo	−2.0	47.3%	205*	Largo counters
29	Drow Ranger	−1.9	53.7%	315	Drow Ranger counters
30	Tiny	−1.8	53.1%	657	Tiny counters
31	Templar Assassin	−1.8	51.3%	388	Templar Assassin counters
32	Kez	−1.7	53.7%	363	Kez counters
33	Clinkz	−1.7	45.7%	230*	Clinkz counters
34	Dragon Knight	−1.7	44.2%	1,431	Dragon Knight counters
35	Dark Willow	−1.7	46.8%	728	Dark Willow counters
36	Ancient Apparition	−1.6	48.5%	567	Ancient Apparition counters
37	Void Spirit	−1.6	49.1%	528	Void Spirit counters
38	Hoodwink	−1.6	50.8%	1,008	Hoodwink counters
39	Ring Master	−1.6	48.5%	617	Ring Master counters
40	Marci	−1.5	47.8%	538	Marci counters
41	Slark	−1.4	48.0%	1,307	Slark counters
42	Alchemist	−1.4	51.5%	163*	Alchemist counters
43	Puck	−1.2	48.8%	332	Puck counters
44	Nyx Assassin	−1.1	45.5%	1,021	Nyx Assassin counters
45	Troll Warlord	−1.1	47.5%	160*	Troll Warlord counters
46	Outworld Devourer	−1.1	44.2%	1,129	Outworld Devourer counters
47	Ursa	−1.0	47.1%	650	Ursa counters
48	Slardar	−1.0	50.5%	400	Slardar counters
49	Pugna	−0.9	45.9%	259*	Pugna counters
50	Dazzle	−0.9	45.7%	411	Dazzle counters
51	Mars	−0.7	51.2%	504	Mars counters
52	Weaver	−0.6	49.5%	331	Weaver counters
53	Pangolier	−0.6	51.2%	539	Pangolier counters
54	Broodmother	−0.5	49.2%	132*	Broodmother counters
55	Queen of Pain	−0.4	51.5%	720	Queen of Pain counters
56	Jakiro	−0.3	52.0%	473	Jakiro counters
57	Primal Beast	−0.3	48.8%	371	Primal Beast counters
58	Shadow Shaman	−0.3	47.4%	1,204	Shadow Shaman counters
59	Luna	−0.2	48.2%	1,351	Luna counters
60	Lich	−0.2	47.0%	1,015	Lich counters
61	Phantom Assassin	−0.2	48.5%	474	Phantom Assassin counters
62	Spirit Breaker	−0.1	47.1%	1,356	Spirit Breaker counters
63	Crystal Maiden	−0.0	49.4%	941	Crystal Maiden counters
64	Bane	−0.0	49.6%	282*	Bane counters
Tusk is favoured against · 61
1	Elder Titan	+8.3	52.6%	76*	Elder Titan counters
2	Abaddon	+7.2	56.1%	157*	Abaddon counters
3	Arc Warden	+7.0	52.2%	289*	Arc Warden counters
4	Shadow Demon	+5.9	59.3%	194*	Shadow Demon counters
5	Razor	+5.5	54.6%	372	Razor counters
6	Huskar	+5.1	58.0%	281*	Huskar counters
7	Brewmaster	+4.8	51.5%	297*	Brewmaster counters
8	Legion Commander	+4.8	51.5%	947	Legion Commander counters
9	Lone Druid	+4.8	53.8%	251*	Lone Druid counters
10	Riki	+4.7	52.2%	255*	Riki counters
11	Medusa	+4.6	55.6%	108*	Medusa counters
12	Bloodseeker	+3.9	52.4%	126*	Bloodseeker counters
13	Spectre	+3.7	51.9%	549	Spectre counters
14	Vengeful Spirit	+3.3	50.4%	587	Vengeful Spirit counters
15	Invoker	+3.3	50.0%	1,806	Invoker counters
16	Visage	+3.2	47.3%	169*	Visage counters
17	Bounty Hunter	+3.2	47.2%	795	Bounty Hunter counters
18	Techies	+2.9	40.4%	99*	Techies counters
19	Juggernaut	+2.9	48.6%	1,118	Juggernaut counters
20	Rubick	+2.7	52.5%	2,286	Rubick counters
21	Death Prophet	+2.6	53.4%	453	Death Prophet counters
22	Skywrath Mage	+2.4	52.7%	814	Skywrath Mage counters
23	Lifestealer	+2.1	49.9%	1,164	Lifestealer counters
24	Beastmaster	+2.1	53.1%	160*	Beastmaster counters
25	Pudge	+1.7	51.0%	2,117	Pudge counters
26	Enigma	+1.6	45.1%	399	Enigma counters
27	Muerta	+1.5	51.9%	206*	Muerta counters
28	Windranger	+1.4	51.6%	1,487	Windranger counters
29	Treant Protector	+1.4	55.8%	165*	Treant Protector counters
30	Sniper	+1.3	53.2%	728	Sniper counters
31	Shadow Fiend	+1.3	59.7%	558	Shadow Fiend counters
32	Necrophos	+1.3	50.8%	1,161	Necrophos counters
33	Bristleback	+1.3	54.5%	220*	Bristleback counters
34	Meepo	+1.3	43.2%	125*	Meepo counters
35	Nature's Prophet	+1.3	56.0%	738	Nature's Prophet counters
36	Faceless Void	+1.2	51.6%	570	Faceless Void counters
37	Undying	+1.2	52.0%	1,084	Undying counters
38	Storm Spirit	+1.2	53.6%	478	Storm Spirit counters
39	Doom	+1.2	50.3%	565	Doom counters
40	Lycan	+1.0	47.3%	112*	Lycan counters
41	Wraith King	+0.9	46.8%	596	Wraith King counters
42	Earth Spirit	+0.8	48.6%	549	Earth Spirit counters
43	Centaur Warrunner	+0.8	51.8%	359	Centaur Warrunner counters
44	Terrorblade	+0.8	53.8%	796	Terrorblade counters
45	Warlock	+0.7	52.5%	320	Warlock counters
46	Sven	+0.7	47.6%	1,000	Sven counters
47	Grimstroke	+0.7	47.3%	702	Grimstroke counters
48	Lion	+0.6	51.3%	2,080	Lion counters
49	Tidehunter	+0.5	52.8%	1,227	Tidehunter counters
50	Anti-Mage	+0.5	49.5%	946	Anti-Mage counters
51	Dawnbreaker	+0.4	46.5%	1,088	Dawnbreaker counters
52	Zeus	+0.4	51.6%	833	Zeus counters
53	Silencer	+0.4	50.0%	632	Silencer counters
54	Disruptor	+0.3	48.3%	959	Disruptor counters
55	Lina	+0.2	52.3%	1,078	Lina counters
56	Axe	+0.2	50.6%	1,110	Axe counters
57	Ogre Magi	+0.1	50.5%	830	Ogre Magi counters
58	Phantom Lancer	+0.1	46.9%	1,002	Phantom Lancer counters
59	Snapfire	+0.0	50.1%	1,125	Snapfire counters
60	Oracle	+0.0	49.0%	531	Oracle counters
61	Night Stalker	+0.0	46.4%	661	Night Stalker counters