MacTusk

Don't Starve

DST

MacTusk
	150
	33
Attack Period	3
Walking Speed	2
Running Speed	4
	Meat
Drops	, , 50%, 25%
Spawns From
	"walrus"

See also: MacTusk N' Son

“Walruses are natural predators.”

–Wilson

“Stop following me!”

–Willow

“Ha ha. Is blubbery flubbery man.”

–Wolfgang

“An old man of the sea.”

–Wendy

“I DON'T LIKE THE LOOK OF HIM”

–WX-78

“Odobenus rosmarus; Gaelic variety.”

–Wickerbottom

“Oh no. Walruses again!”

–Woodie

“Don't you recognize me?”

–Maxwell

“I wish I could converse with them, but they appear hostile to strangers.”

–Wagstaff

“Thöse tusks cöuld pierce even the finest armör.”

–Wigfrid

“I don't think he wants to be friends with us.”

–Webber

“Hey grey belly! How's life treatin' ya?”

–Walani

“They move faster than you'd think.”

–Warly

“Whut's yer story, mate?”

–Woodlegs

“WILBA WANT'TH HIS HAT”

–Wilba

“Grows mouth branches?”

–Wormwood

“If only I could grow a mustache like that.”

–Wheeler

“Maybe you oughta retire.”

–Winona

“His horns are on the wrong way.”

–Wortox

“He look big and important, florp.”

–Wurt

“I need a closer look at those tusks!”

–Walter

“He's a mean old thing.”

–Wanda

MacTusk is an aggressive Mob that spawns from Walrus Camps during Winter. Upon death, he drops 1 Meat, 1 Blow Dart, 1 Walrus Tusk (50% chance), & 1 Tam o' Shanter (25% chance).

He attacks with a Blow Dart (which has a longer range but deals less damage), while trying to keep his distance. One can dodge his darts with correct timing; using a Walking Cane or Roads will raise their chances.

Behavior

They're only active during daytime and, if not engaged, will return to their igloo at dusk. However, they can be forced out by attacking the sleeping Hounds. Although the Walrus Camp emits light at dark, the Hounds will attack anyone close by.

The group, being hostile towards almost any Mob, follows a nearby target; if one keeps walking away, they will not attack. When the leader, MacTusk, becomes hostile, he makes a slashing gesture, he then shoots and pursues the target, while Wee MacTusk commands the Hounds to attack. Both walruses will flee when approached.

Should MacTusk and Wee MacTusk die, the Hounds will attack freely until they respawn. If the Hounds are killed but MacTusk survives, he will come out the next day. Dead members respawn in 2.5 days.

Hunting

A simple way to distract the party is to use Chester as bait, by placing him between MacTusk and the player. This makes it much easier to kill both Hounds.

Recruiting Pigs or even a single Pig is another option. With the Hounds engaged, one can hunt down MacTusk personally.

An Ice Staff or Sleep Dart is more effective with a strong melee weapon; alternatively, MacTusk can be killed with 2 Blow Darts. As he always drops a Blow Dart, this would only cost a net of 1 Dart(s).

The party can also be chased or led into other Mobs (e.g. Merms, Pengulls, Tentacles ect.), or into Tooth Traps.

Below is the number of hits it takes with each weapon to kill MacTusk, for characters with no damage modifiers. The Weather Pain is not included due to the random nature of its projectile.

Weapon
No. of hits for	36	12	9	6	5	4	3-6	3 or 4	3	2	1

He takes 2 blasts from the Ice Staff to be frozen and 1 Sleep Dart to be put to sleep.

Tips

• MacTusk can be chased towards his igloo to block his path; he can then be stun-locked and taken out with a melee weapon.
• MacTusk can be stun-locked while doing the battle cry animation.
• One can use a combo of Ice Staff and a weapon on MacTusk.
• It is possible to construct a MacTusk drop farm using at least 4 Pig Houses. Stone Walls can be used to keep them closer to each other, allowing easy access to the non-food drops. It also makes basing near the Walrus Camp more beneficial.

Trivia

• MacTusk was introduced in the A Winter's Tale update.
• MacTusk deals 33 damage with his Blow Dart, whereas the player deals 100 damage with the same weapon. This is because MacTusk uses an identical weapon in the code with 0 damage, which takes his damage output. Without it, he would hurt the player instantly.
• Wolfgang refers to MacTusk as "Sea Cow man!".Sea Cow is a marine mammal unrelated to the Walrus.
• As seen by his quotes, Maxwell knows MacTusk and perhaps created him.
• Both walruses share the same hunchback model as Pigs, Merms, and Bunnymen.
• In the trailer for A Winter's Tale, Wee MacTusk also attacks the player.

Bugs

• MacTusk will become passive and return to his camp if chased outside of his wandering range, ignoring enemies.
• If the Walrus Camp is close to the shore, MacTusk may respawn and walk on the ocean, unable to get back on land. This bug also occurs to other mobs (such as Pigs and Wildbores) if their housing structure is too close to the ocean.
• When the season changes, the group may be locked out of their camp, and therefore, be active outside of Winter.

Gallery

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  On Wallpaper

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  MacTusk (Father).

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  A happy MacTusk.

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  An aggressive MacTusk.

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  MacTusk using his Blow Dart.

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  Frozen MacTusk.

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  Dead MacTusk.

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  MacTusk sleeping.

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  The MacTusk n' Son hunting party and their igloo.

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  The walruses either dance or growl while idle but won't attack unless the player walks closer.

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  The range at which the party will non-aggressively follow before going back.

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  Wilson fleeing from a MacTusk.

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  MacTusk as seen on the poster for A Winter's Tale update.

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  A bugged MacTusk.

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  MacTusk N' Son from Art Stream # 57.

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  In DST Loading Screen