Tusk Counter Dota 2 2025: Heroes, Items and Matchups

Tusk Dota 2 counter stats: All the Tusk info you could want with counter picks, heroes counter, item counter, matchups and more!

Attack Type: Melee

Strength: 23 + 3.9

Agility: 23 + 2.1

Intelligence: 18 + 1.7

To counter Tusk in Dota 2, you need to choose heroes that can control the crowd and silence Tusk so he cannot use his skills.

Find Heroes To Counter Tusk

Below is a list of heroes weaker and stronger than Tusk.

Tusk is Weak Against

Tusk is Strong Against

Conclusion: Heroes that can counter Tusk include: Anti-Mage, Disruptor, Earth Spirit, Earthshaker, Phantom Lancer, Razor.

List of items to counter Tusk

Force Staff

Lotus Orb

Blade Mail

Manta Style

Prioritize choosing items to counter Tusk such as: Force Staff, Lotus Orb, Blade Mail, Manta Style.

Items that reflect critical damage and nullify the stun effects from Tusk’s skills.

Build items like Linken’s Sphere or Lotus Orb to block his initiation.

Counter his early aggression with heroes that can easily burst him down (e.g., Lion, Lina).

Use Blink Dagger or Force Staff to avoid his Snowball initiation.

Silence him to prevent his snowball and Walrus Punch.

Positioning is key – don’t get caught in his Snowball initiation.

Use AoE stuns to interrupt his Snowball.

Pick heroes with crowd control that prevent him from snowballing successfully.

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