Dota Tuskar Guide | Ymir, Tuskarr Strategy, Gameplay & Item build - Dota 6.70

dota tuskarr guide
Ymir, Tuskarr is the Christmas present from IceFrog to all Dota community along with Dota 6.70 map. Ymir, Tuskarr is basically a strength based hero which is also added in sentinel like Icarus Pheonix. The detailed guide of Ymir Tuskarr is given below. So check out the full Dota Tuskar Guide | Ymir, Tuskarr Strategy, Gameplay & Item build.

Tuskarr Introduction:

Hailing from Borean Tundra. Ymir is one of the wisest Tuskarr warriors. Acquainted with years of warfare experience against raiding Ice Trolls and Nerubian Spiders that beset his village during younger years. Ymir eagerly volunteered himself into ranks of the Sentinel to help halt the notorious rise of the Lich King. A specialist in controlling the element of ice, Ymir's prowess lies in surprising enemies with frost magics. His arsenal not only cosists of propelling Snowballs and hurling shards of solidifying ice, but also conjuring massive snowstorms that greatly impede his enemies' battle efficiency.

Tuskarr Stats:

Main Attribute: Strength
Alliance: Sentinel

Agility: 23 + 2.1
Intelligence: 18 + 1.7
Strength: 23 + 2.3

Starting Armor: 3
Movement Speed: 305
Attack Range: Melee

Tuskarr Abilities/Spells:

1. Ice Shards (Hotkey: E)

Tuskarr compresses 5 shards of ice into a ball of frozen energy that damages all enemies in comes in contact with. If the ball comes in contact with an enemy hero or reaches its maximum range the shards are released, creating a barrier that lasts for 5 seconds.
Travel AOE: 200
Cast Range: 1500

Damage: 70/140/210/280
Shards Duration: 5

Manacost: 120
Cooldown: 18/16/14/12

Note: Shards block path

2. Snowball (Hotkey: W)

Tuskarr and any nearby allied heroes roll in a quickly growing snowball towards the target enemy unit. Any victims caught in the snowball's path take damage and are briefly stunned; the final target takes 40 extra damage and 0.25 extra stun duration.
The snowball moves at the combined move speed of the heroes within.

Damage: 40/80/120/160
Stun Duration: 0.25/0.5/0.75/1.0

AOE: 200 + 40 per second

Target Cast Range: 1250
Manacost: 75
Cooldown: 40

Note: Stops traveling after 4 seconds.

3. Frozen Sigil (Hotkey: F)

Tuskarr summons a Frozen Sigil by calling upon the deepest cold of winter. The Sigil creates a snowstorm which slows all enemy units within 600 range.
MS Slow: 10/15/20/25%
AS Slow: 30/40/50/60%

Movement Speed: 310 (Flying Unit)
Sigil HP: 300 (same as pugna's ward)
Bounty: 90/100/110/120

Duration: 30
Cooldown: 50
Manacost: 75

Note: Spawns infront of him
4. Ultimate - Warlus Punch (Hotkey: R)

Tuskarr prepares his mighty Walrus Punch; his next attack will do a critical strike and launch the victim into the air. The victim will be slowed upon landing and take damage.
Critical Strike: 2.5x (4x if the target is below 50% hp)
Landing Damage: 100/200/300
Landing Slow: 40%
Landing Slow Duration: 2/3/4 seconds


Cooldown: 18/16/14
Manacost: 50/75/100
Tuskarr Skill Build:
Not available, coming soon..

Tuskarr Item Build & Guide:
Tuskarr item build with explanation will be here soon.

Tuskarr Strategy Guide:
under construction..

Related:
Icarus, Phoenix Guide

170 Comments yet..:

chxikva said...

First bloood!

Anonymous said...

Nice One! First Blood!

Anonymous said...

nice one icefrog!

Anonymous said...

damn good the hero...ulti super

Unknown said...

Three Blood :D

Anonymous said...

keeling spree !!

-ePOL

Anonymous said...

Third ! :D

Anonymous said...

second blood :P

Anonymous said...

Killing Speed!!!!!Niceeeeeee

Anonymous said...

oh boy

Anonymous said...

OMG SWEET !

Anonymous said...

how is this a guide ?

Anonymous said...

where's the guide?!?

Anonymous said...

Janjeric Barbero!

Anonymous said...

too imba...:(

Jamex said...

Wicked Sick!! imba

Anonymous said...

goDlike
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Anonymous said...

beyond godlike!

Anonymous said...

i love this hero its cute ^^

Anonymous said...

too imba ! :((

Anonymous said...

critical strike + landing damage is too imba.. can do as much as 1k damage in 1 skill... need to reduce landing damage or remove crit strike

Anonymous said...

lol

Anonymous said...

beyond godlike x10

Anonymous said...

tuskar is cute =))

Anonymous said...

imba heros!!!!

Anonymous said...

BeyonD GodLike!!!
RAMPAGE!!!

Anonymous said...

stupid hero.... too imba, hope will be balance soon

Anonymous said...

lol

Anonymous said...

imba???..it's not imba...it's balanced...^^

Anonymous said...

balance him soon, i see people getting tuskarr 0.01 seconds after heroes are available. then they go around solo ganking everyone just like tiny

Anonymous said...

ganker type!!

Anonymous said...

yes true he ruins the game, too imba

Anonymous said...

calaboca manolo

Anonymous said...

this is imba :D

Anonymous said...

Imbalanced hero.

wasuwa said...

I have to say that this hero is already balanced right off the bat. He does not have any escape mechanism, his sigil is easy to kill. The cooldown of snowball and sigil are long enough. Once disabled/silenced, this hero is easy to kill. You just need to disable him so that he’ll not be able to attack/use his ulti.

Anonymous said...

way too imba. I mean even without his ulti he is "good", but with his ulti which can easily do around 700 damage, its just not right on a STR hero when it has 14 second delay and costs so little mana....so IMBA

Anonymous said...

the 3rd skill is so imba, match it with shivas guard..enemy heroes cant hardly attack anymore..

Ken said...

His ulti damage seems to be physical so with armour it reduces.. so i guess he aint too powerful.. he's way balanced..

Anonymous said...

its like slark
its a imbaa hero

Anonymous said...

this was a nice HERO!i test it 100% cool!hahah..you will get 1hit combo if you face him.

Anonymous said...

Has lame escape mechaninm, low str gain shit farm this hero isnt so imba

Anonymous said...

This hero is even more overpowered that the fukin bear .....WTF ICEFROG

Anonymous said...

hell yeah, this hero cant escape
not imba, really

Anonymous said...

not so imba, but very strong =D

Anonymous said...

THIS HERO IS BALANCED LOL...
WEAK PEOPLE JUST TEND TO SAY ITS IMBA IF THEIR PAWNED...
CONSIDER THIS...
THERE ARE MANY THINGS TO COUNTER SLOWS/STUNS...
AND IF THIS ONE'S IMBA...
TINY'S NO DIFFERENCE...

Anonymous said...

Snowball + Suicide= Insta Kill ^^

Anonymous said...

His last skill his Too imba :(

Anonymous said...

Lame Blood !!!!

Anonymous said...

how can i be so imba... it is so easy to counter just get a tank and beat the crap out of it. pheonix pwns tuskarr after tuskar uses his skills and ulti pheonix just supernova and BAM full hp lol

Anonymous said...

its not unbalanced u noobs. heroes are made for different stages of game. tuskarr is early-mid game hero. late game against the carries he just die cuz carries will have bkb. heroes like centaur also own him up cuz he cant kill them with his shit abil damage. centaur at lvl 6 has 1k hp. tuskars damage will be about 600ish after using all his spells. also tuskar is like kunkka when it comes to hp easy to kill.

Anonymous said...

IMBA??? dont make me laugh...u all juz need to use bkb...then its all over for him...no stun, no slow.......also if he is silence, he will running crying to find his allies...

Anonymous said...

i would prefer the snowball to be cast in land to be as escape matter of tuskarr ! =) that would be fun ! =)

Anonymous said...

Build
BoT
Dagger
busher
Vanguard
Shiva
Satanic

Unknown said...

ITEM BUILD : VANGUARD , POWER TREANT OR ARCANE BOOTS , DIFFUSAL BLADE , HEART OF TARAS , LOTHAR :)

Anonymous said...

wtf is the meaning of imba?

Anonymous said...

Tuskarr's a nice hero, has very good skills capable of making a 1 hit kill combo.
Haha people who says that he has a lame escape mechanism doesn't know how to use him properly.
Correct me if I'm wrong guys!


-Clark Kent

Anonymous said...

block path behind enemy with 120 mana >> more than raigor

frozen sigil in war >>>> more than shiva


tuskar is imba hero.....

Anonymous said...

yeah, this hero is f**king the game off, maybe this is a Xmas present for gamers. He will be nerfed very soon i think

Anonymous said...

: I like eggs :)

Anonymous said...

whery cheat hero !!!! his ultimate is amasing

Anonymous said...

he is must be balansed !!!

Anonymous said...

well idk if its good or not , this is my item build for him : arcane boots
vlad
Hod
vanguard
Hot
ethereal blade - its very usefull
(sry for my bad english =) )

Unknown said...

Shiva+Bfury+Madness+PhaseB+tarrasque

damn!!

Anonymous said...

True, frozen sigil is > than shiva but your forgetting the 50 sec cd ( or is it 40) and it can easily be one shotted by drow's arrow or any range hero, even if he control's it.

and the 14-18 sec cd on his ult is to compenstate for the 40 sec cd on snowball and 50 on sigil, every hero owns at a certian stage of a game, eg huskar early game. late game .. have you ever invested in a bkb ?

Anonymous said...

If he does get nerfed, it will encourage more team play, the snowball is a great initiation for a melee based team, just think you dont even need blink dagger on that ES anymore... huskar + this dude is epic combo, snowball, huskar ulti, tuskar ulti. Thuskar is the new combo of dota!!

Anonymous said...

woah! cOoL HERO . . nyc1

Anonymous said...

if((tuskar's ulti + Aghanims Scepter)==true)
kill++:
else
kill=kill+kill*0.75;

Anonymous said...

k;

Anonymous said...

a nice combo hero for ES...and also add magna in it...awww...
a sure kill...
a good setter for me...

Anonymous said...

lol @ "power treant"

Anonymous said...

1st BLOOD

Anonymous said...

ulti crit is imba? then mortred is what?
kids-_-

Anonymous said...

Buy Ginsoo or Malevolence
problem solve


Noobz

Anonymous said...

Bobo niu Lothars Edge yan !!! IMBA !!!

Anonymous said...

ahahahha Think of Tuskar and Tiny in one team!! ahah SUPER OWNAGE!!! :D

Anonymous said...

? guinsoo at early levels?

way to imba,
and why does tuskarr need to escape there is no enemy to run from, they are all dead. and the stats come on, high armor high str, Hes got to be the ultimate hero, low cd ulti, even with just tread or arcane boots, he owns early.

Anonymous said...

for me slark is still the strongest!

Anonymous said...

ES+TUSKAR + MAGNA(DAGGER) is so good.. this guys are the best to set. if you guys have tuskar as your teamate you guys should get all your dagger at early game so that if u have a dagger already then u can gank all over the map. sorry for the bad english.. so imba..

Anonymous said...

just play and find out how to take care of it
dont be a cry baby

Anonymous said...

thats super strong it still has a bug because cooldown of last skill is 18 to 14 wew damn! and its manacost is 75 what the hell?

Anonymous said...

hahaha.cutetest hero in dotA.no Vanguard n no Hod.He is killer hero dude!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

haha wtf

Anonymous said...

hero is to imbaaa :3

Anonymous said...

I'm Wondering if there will still be CRITICAl damage return if i use BM before he attack his ULTI . . WOW . . Thats Balanced!

Anonymous said...

IMBA!?
WOW .. no not really, easy to use , that i'll agree with.
But also easy to counter. A rhasta or lion will kill him.
BTW the sigil can easily be destroyed. Balanced hero. Long cooldowns guys, that alone takes a lot away.

Anonymous said...

I think Tuskar is VERY IMBA bcoz..
FIRST..if you compare his ultimate's cooldown,manacost and its damage with another instant ultimate such Lion,Lina etc(that owning early game) you can find the different bout damage ,cooldown and manacost,even Ogre Magi's Multi Cast (in passive form) can't be like Walrus punch..
Why? Finger of Death dealt massive damage,but have long cooldown and high manacost (same like Lina's Laguna Blade,long cooldown and high manacost)-->it means BALANCED..
Multi Cast dealt massive damage too,but in "passive form" so it's about CHANCE-->it means BALANCED
another say-->if tuskar IMBA,so tiny IMBA too..is that teory true? I don't think so..
let see..tiny's combo doesn't like tuskar combo,why? you need kelen dagger's of escape to do combo like tuskar does(or you get the Invisibility rune) and in EARLY GAME (0-10 minutes) it's nearly impossible Tiny get Kelen in 0-10 minutes (we can predict Tiny is Lvl 6 or 7 in 10 minutes,depends on lane he farm,soloing or not) but how about TUSKAR ?? in 0-10 minutes he don't need kelen (2150 gold cost) to do EXTREME HUGE COMBO,just ice shard,snowball(with nearby allied heroes) and ended with ultimate..so in first point,Tuskar is IMBA,but Lion,Lina,Ogre Magi,Tiny is Balanced(4 example heroes that pawned early-mid game)
SECOND..if you compare with Instant Blink Combo such as Magnus,Akasa,Sandking etc that can DO their powerful combo WITHOUT kelen in Early-Mid game,with Tuskar Blink Combo..you can find Tuskar is IMBA..
Why? bcoz every 40 seconds,Tuskar will do the FUNTASTIC combo(don't required kelen,just nearby allies)so in 10 minutes,don't be suprised if Tuskar's team is owning..
How 'bout Magnus combo? Akasa? Sandking? can in <40 seconds (in >20 minutes) they make the TERROR in lane with their combo?? the Tuskar with nearby allies is MORE terrifying than Magnus/Akasa/Sandking's Blink Combo (in EARLY game,without KELEN)
so..Magnus,Akasa or Sandking is Balanced (don't weak i mean) and Tuskar is IMBA (too powerful)
sry for my long opinion and my bad english grammar ^_^

Anonymous said...

I agree to this long opinion...just think of it guyz....thats really unfair... if other heroes are balanced and TUSKARR is imba....especially in late game...14 CD OMFG..!!! plus your allies....snowball,iceshard and ulti...wahhhhh...!!!@_@ perfect combo...but still imba....but you can defeat TUSKARR even if his imba....just think of a good strategy that can defeat TUSKARR...if you just know how to play other heroes vs. TUSKARR...with your spectacular strategy then...you can beat him....

Daryl said...

This hero is for noobs IMO.-_- Even in 6.70b he's still too IMBA.

Stefan said...

Hero is Imba And happy new year goodluck

Anonymous said...

tuskarr is the powerfull character in dota

Anonymous said...

haha.. one hit of morp XD

Anonymous said...

lol

Anonymous said...

..how bad english xD..

Vngl.Paulo said...

haha .. Tuskarr has nO use Agains Icarus The Phoenix .. Tuskarr skills is not IMBA at All . Any Other Hero Can Block Tuskarrs Ulti . ]

The Explanation Of Tuskarrs Ulti Skill Is Wrong ..

Its When Enemy Life is Below 50% It will Delt 2.5x Damage but when Above 50% The Landing Damage Will be Activated Gets .. ? Dota - Utilities explanation Is So WRONG!!!

Anonymous said...

lol , hero too imba actually , but nice , there's competition now

Anonymous said...

weak character hahhaha

Anonymous said...

best for this hero Divine Rapier

Anonymous said...

this hero is so overpowered.. :|

Anonymous said...

IMBA TO THE MAX

Anonymous said...

dude. use silencer. he's done for

Anonymous said...

Awesome hero.......:)

Anonymous said...

My item build
1) arcane boots
2) MoM
3) lothars
4) Bfurry
5) assault
6) HoT

Anonymous said...

imba combo. must lessen his ss

Anonymous said...

yeah, yeah.. think of bkb.. you can build early bkb for how many mins in the game? 15 to 20 mins? for that 15 to 20 mins a good tuskarr user is already beyond GODLIKE, yeah, with bkb you can prevent a tuskarr combo, but also think of tuskarr's item for that period of time, a basher and lifesteal? what can bkb do on that? stand and watch to be killed? or run using bkb? this hero is too imba, without his first items (except for a bird and bottle), he can kill already

Anonymous said...

RUBBISH !

Anonymous said...

oh my gawd.. everyone complains about him being too op... LOL!
First of all - he is NOT imba - he has a IMBA SYNERGY which can be COUNTERED so many freaking WAYS!
For example - tuskar vs syllabear... sylla pwns the hell out of tuskar. Why? BECAUSE SYLLABEAR HAS A FRIGGING BEAR WHO ROOTS THE TARGET IN PLACE FOR 3 SECONDS AND DEALS DMG!!! WHY DON'T YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT THAT?! WHY DON'T YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT MAGNUS AND HIS ULTY LATE GAME?! WHY DON'T YOU COMPLAIN FOR ES HAVING THE BEST ULTY VS BROOD/PL/MEEPWN/NAGA SIREN/PL AND OTHERS?! WHY?! CAUSE THIS HERO IS NEW AND IT'S TIME TO USE THE FREAKIN' NERF-STICK SO HE BECOMES A MEEPO VS ES!!!
For goddamn sake - L2P B4 COMMENTATING ABOUT A PERFECTLY BALANCED HERO!!! TAKE BALANAR/URSA/TRAX(1 silence and BYE BYE LIFE, BYE BYE HAPPINESS) KROB PWNZ HIM WITH HER ULTY FOR GODDAMN SAKE!!! HECK BUY A GHOST SCEPTER VS HIM FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!! HE CAN'T WALRUS PUNCH YOU WHEN YOU ACTIVATE IT, OR IS THAT TOO FCKING HARD TO MAKE-OUT?!
In conclusion - EVERYONE who says that tuskar is imba should have a shoelace stuck up his frigging A$$H0L3!!!

Anonymous said...

I THINK DAGON SCEPTER IS THE GOOD ITEM FOR TUSSKAR ,,

Anonymous said...

buy a ghost scepter so tuskarr cant use his ulti and run.. how about a tuskarr with shivas guard and a frozen sigil? yeah.. you can run SLOWLY, after 4sec of that ghost scepter then you'll get a walrus punch

TheMistGuardian said...

This hero, i can say is balanced, because it lies in your hand how to play it.Neither good or bad, partey partey.Noob people just say its imba because ,of course, it's a new hero then they found out a combo using Tuskarr with an SS of low manacost and cooldown. There is hundred of heroes in DotA yah know in which there are heroes that can counter Tuskarr.Always remember "There's no IMBA hero for Pro-gamers".

Anonymous said...

tuskar is nothing for naix

Anonymous said...

pls..................
releas the guides on ymir thats my favorite hero in dota

Anonymous said...

my build :
arcane boots
vladimir
S & Y
cranium basher
heart of tarasque
butterfly

Anonymous said...

arcane boots,vanguard,hood,lothars or dager,dagon,linken

Anonymous said...

yes,,please give the guide

Anonymous said...

soul ring, pt, battlefury, deso, mkb, vlad, assault curias

Anonymous said...

imba nEk-nEk24

Anonymous said...

BEST HERO EVAR!
n0vA*

Anonymous said...

this hero is too imba and countering his spells is kind of hard cause he becomes invunerable to both spells and physical damage when using snowball !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

hoho becoause of you ,you raise me up!!
it depends on the player who use it!!

use ghost scepter to prevent you from killing!!

Anonymous said...

this hero is nice im playing GARENA or GG BEYOND GODLIKE!! in just 24mins ahjahahahahahah

Anonymous said...

For Me Tuskar is a Fast Farmer hero......He can kill easily creeps Because of he's heavy damage w/cueling
If you want to escape from him use ghost scepter and dagger Just use the ghost and w8 for the dagger to be
activated again in 3 sec it depends on the user of the tuskar if he will Attack you w/ skill

Anonymous said...

viper is very imba judt type -belatotennganga to activate the cheat

Anonymous said...

imba = imbalance

Anonymous said...

TOO IMBALANCED HERO. ICEFROG SHOULD DO SOME BALANCES TO THIS HERO.

My item build.
Threads, Skaddi/SnY, Vanguard, Manta, Heart, Empty Bottle[all thought out]

Anonymous said...

super imba

Anonymous said...

owhs cm'n ., you say its imba .,?
or you are just weak., F. U .

Anonymous said...

best hero yet !

Anonymous said...

who need a guide.. juzt play it like playing tiny
except a battlefury for ult, and dager is optional cuz he got snowball :)

Anonymous said...

last blood

Anonymous said...

dota

stigmatize said...

imba combo for tuskarr first walrus punch second snowball and attack if the enemy well going to skip you use the first skill of tuskarr the ice shard.

Anonymous said...

He's not IMBA... There are plenty of ways to counter him. besides. There's the long CD of his skills. It just depends on how you play against/with him. :3

Anonymous said...

DA HERO IS VERY IMBALROG

Anonymous said...

THE HERO IS VERY IMBALANCE VERY UNMATCH TO OTHER HERO

Anonymous said...

Reminder every hero has a counter part of him self. There's no such thing as an IMBA character in DoTA.
His main role really is prevent you from leveling during early game, because when it comes to the late game his done for.
Plenty of ways to counter him. T_T(sad to admit, he would have been the best hero if it wasn't for BKB)

I still think icarus is better.

~xenosaga55

Anonymous said...

icarus is best, early,mid,late game, tuskarr is so good for early game, his gameplay is just like barathrum but tuskarr is much better..

Anonymous said...

Nice Hero..

Anonymous said...

I kinda like this Imbah hero.. I liked its combos.. ice shards, snowball then Walrus punch.. super imbah.. i like to see someone counter that

Anonymous said...

Icefrog already balanced Tuskar in 6.71b. So now I think is balance

Anonymous said...

this hero is very strong. that's why I don't use this hero for me, phoenix is way more better

Anonymous said...

IMBA ? NO! it's just a short think of weakling noob

Anonymous said...

--BUDISTA

OMG its only the start of the game but i already got triple kill...my goodness

Anonymous said...

MY ITEM BUILD
Power Treads
arcane boots
headdress
bracer
wreith band
vanguard

Anonymous said...

tuskar is the most powerful hero i ever used

Anonymous said...

like!!

Unknown said...

Tuskarr is Nice hero but do not 1st blood.....ONLY GANKER HERO

Anonymous said...

I just wish Tuskar's frozen sigil will be lowered cause it do much slow for units and for attack speed(-60%AS)???for movements speed..hmmm..just increase it a little...or dont increase...

Anonymous said...

love it...mYgUdnEz!!

Anonymous said...

TUSKAR IS HERO FOR FIRS BLOOD

Anonymous said...

Wat First item tuskarr.. ngaun lng kc ako mag la2ro ng dota

Anonymous said...

HOLY SHIT BUILD:

BoT
Dagon(lvl 5)
Shivas
Radiance
assault
SnY

Anonymous said...

build:
arcane
satanic
battle
radiance
ethereal blade
s n y

Anonymous said...

no its better that if tuskar build is sny satanic vanguard tarrasque bot cuirass

Anonymous said...

such an imba one.................

Anonymous said...

rampage

Anonymous said...

build item
vanguard
battle fury
heart
arcane boot
satanic
bracer



RAMPAGE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

too many people crying.. sad

Anonymous said...

MY BUILD

Bot
Dagon 5
Medalion
Shiva
lothar
ethernal

Anonymous said...

what is da build for skill?

Anonymous said...

lols....anung what is da build for skills..lols...ndi binibuild ang skill...bobong anak Ah...

Anonymous said...

oh men english only......i dont know wat are you saying men...

Anonymous said...

were is the guide?

Anonymous said...

hahaha LOL! what is da build for skill hahaha

Anonymous said...

put this guide in the sandbox or something... dont post it if its not done

Anonymous said...

post dis in the sandbox.. finish the guide first then post

Anonymous said...

IMBA!? i think it depends on how you play him.he is a good killer but at the same time, he is also a good target for silencing heroes like traxex and doom. lycanthrope will also
be a hard enemy since he won't be slowed while he is in shape shift.

Anonymous said...

He's not imba, his ss only deal 2.5x critical to heroes above 50% hp 4x to hero below 50% hp, is that imba? read first the skill description before you comment!!!!!

Anonymous said...

beyond godlike

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