Tusk

Ymir the Tusk is a melee strength hero whose arsenal of icy spells pack great potential to grant the advantage in a gank. Ymir is both an effective team fight hero and a confident initiator, whose signature Snowball has the unique ability to bring along teammates into the fight. His other skills block off the area immediately surrounding enemy heroes and slow targets, contstricting their movement, and his ultimate, Walrus Punch, is a powerful blow that deals devastating melee damage and a stun and slow that cannot both be blocked by any single item. Snowball alone can give a successful gank if Tusk brings any nearby teammates with him. He is a very dangerous assailant from which it is hard to escape.

He is usually played as a ganker, although one that can in fact benefit fairly well from additional attributes and farm.

Tips

 * When being pursued by numerous heroes, you can cast Ice Shards toward them to limit the pursuer to one, as the barrier slightly hinders any hero behind the first affected target.
 * Ice Shards' missile speed is slightly delayed; keep this in mind when you are targeting distant, fleeing heroes.
 * When pushing, defending, or farming, Ice Shards is an effective area-of-effect skill that affects multiple creeps in a straight path.
 * Aid your team's initiator by pairing up with him/her and casting Snowball on the group of enemies; the movement makes both Tusk and his teammate invulnerable, and any target that is hit by it gets stunned for a brief second, giving the initiator some time to act.
 * Be careful when using Frozen Sigil, as it gives a large bounty when destroyed. Only direct it toward enemy heroes when they are too busy to pay attention to it (i.e. when being pursued by your allies).

Trivia

 * In DotA, he was known as Tuskarr. The Tuskarr are a race of humanoid walruses in the Warcraft universe.
 * His response "Falcon Punch!" is a reference to Captain Falcon's signature move in the Super Smash Bros. franchise, which has also become a popular internet meme.
 * His response "Bang! Zoom! To the Mad Moon!" is likely a reference to The Honeymooners' character Ralph Kramden, who would frequently say "Bang! Zoom! Straight to the moon!".
 * His response "Well there's your problem" when missing Walrus Punch is a reference to Mythbusters' Jamie Hyneman, whose beard is comparable to that of a walrus's tusks.
 * So far on Dota 2, Tusk's Walrus Puch is shown as Walrus Punch, Polar Punch, Seal Punch or Penguin Punch, depending on the situation. However, if Rubick steals and uses it, it will be shown as Stolen Punch.