Tusk is a melee strength initiator, ganker, and burst damage dealer. Tusk can be played in a variety of roles, from support to semi-carry.
Skills
Ice Shards is always skilled and maxed first.
Snowball is always skilled and maxed second.
Frozen Sigil is always skilled and maxed last.
Walrus Punch! is always skilled (levels 6, 11 and 16).
Items
Starting Items: Tangos, Healing Salve, 3x Iron Branches, Circlet.
Early Game: Boots of Speed, Magic Wand, Bracer.
Core: Phase Boots.
Luxury Items: Drums of Endurance, Shadow Blade, Heaven's Halberd, Desolator, Black King Bar, Armlet of Mordiggian, Vladmir's Offering, Assault Cuirass.
Situational Items: Orb of Venom, Bottle, Boots of Travel, Pipe of Insight, Necronomicon, Ghost Scepter, Blink Dagger.