Spirit Breaker Guide

Items

Starting:

• Tango   Item   Tango (Shared)   Changelogs     TangoB Forage to survive on the battlefield. Cost125 Bought FromConsumables Active Eat a Tree or Ward Charges 4 Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Tango s and a Healing Salve   Item   Changelogs     Healing SalveB A magical salve that can quickly mend even the deepest of wounds. Cost110 Bought FromConsumables Active Regenerate Health Charges 1 Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The help Spirit Breaker sustain during the laning phase, preventing him from returning to base due to enemy harassment.
• Stout Shield   Item   Changelogs     Stout ShieldBL One man s wine barrel bottom is another man s shield. Cost200 Bought FromArmaments Passive Damage Block Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Stout Shield is an item will greatly reduce incoming damage from physical damage during the laning phase. This is most helpful when the lane has one or more ranged heroes harassing Harassment is the process of damaging enemy heroes during the laning phase to keep them from farming, to gain lane dominance or to drop their health to prepare for a kill. Strong harassment can force consistently.
• Iron Branch   Item   Changelogs     Iron BranchB A seemingly ordinary branch, its ironlike qualities are bestowed upon the bearer. Cost50 Bought FromAttributes Active Plant Tree Charges 1 Bonus +1 Strength+1 Agility+1 Intelligence Disassemble? No is a cheap and effective way to improve Spirit Breaker`s low mana pool, as well as his health pool.

Early-game:

• Boots of Speed   Item   Changelogs     Boots of SpeedBL Fleet footwear, increasing movement. Cost400 Bought FromArcane Bonus +45 Movement speed Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Boots of Speed are an item purchasable at are essential for Spirit Breaker, as the improved speed will allow him to escape deadly situations, as well as catching up to an escaping enemy. The bonus movement speed will also provide additional damage because of Greater Bash.
• Magic Stick   Item   Changelogs     Magic StickBL A simple wand used to channel magic energies, it is favored by apprentice wizards and great warlocks alike. Cost200 Bought FromArcane Active Energy Charge Charges 0 Disassemble? is a useful burst health/mana item if the enemies in lane will be casting many spells. It can later be built into a Magic Wand.
• Urn of Shadows is a helpful item when roaming or ganking. Assuming a gank is successful, Spirit Breaker can use the Urn of Shadows to heal without returning to the fountain. The bonus mana regeneration also allows him the ability to use Charge of Darkness far more frequently.

Core items:

• Power Treads give additional attack speed, as well as durability and damage, all of which increase the effectiveness of Greater Bash.
• Magic Wand is good for burst health/mana while providing a boost to his attributes compared to the Magic Stick   Item   Changelogs     Magic StickBL A simple wand used to channel magic energies, it is favored by apprentice wizards and great warlocks alike. Cost200 Bought FromArcane Active Energy Charge Charges 0 Disassemble? .
• Mask of Madness gives bonus attack speed and movement speed when activate, increasing both the damage and frequency of Greater Bash attacks.
• Black King Bar   Item   Changelogs     Black King BarB A powerful staff imbued with the strength of giants. Cost3975 (1375) Bought FromArmor Active Avatar Bonus +10 Strength+24 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe makes you immune to many abilities that interrupt your Charge of Darkness, allowing you to engage and damage your target unimpeded.

Situational items:

• Aghanim`s Scepter   Item   Upgraded Abilities   Old Abilities   Lore   Changelogs     Aghanim s Scepter The scepter of a wizard with demigod-like powers. Cost4200 Bought FromCaster Passive Ultimate Upgrade Bonus +10 Strength+10 Agility+10 Intelligence+175 improves Nether Strike by greatly reducing its cooldown, as well as increasing its range. It also causes all nearby units to be hit by Greater Bash. This can be a good choice if your team needs a powerful initiation spell.
• Heaven`s Halberd will not only increase Spirit Breaker`s durability from physical attacks because of the added evasion, its active ability can disarm enemy carries relying on physical damage.
• Armlet of Mordiggian grants Spirit Breaker additional attack speed and damage output at the cost of his health every second. Be that as it may, the life drain can mostly be countered by the lifesteal given by Mask of Madness, making it a useful purchase when used correctly.
• Assault Cuirass will give Spirit Breaker a large increase in attack speed, as well as providing an attack speed/armor aura to nearby allies. The extra attack speed will cause Greater Bash to occur more frequently.
• Monkey King Bar will grant a significant damage bonus on when the bash occurs. This synergizes well with the other attack speed items used to increase the frequency of Greater Bash.
• Drum of Endurance   Item   Changelogs     Drum of EnduranceB A relic that enchants the bodies of those around it for swifter movement in times of crisis. Cost1640 (575) Bought FromSupport Active Endurance Charges 6 Passive increases the movement speed and attack speed of both himself and his team. The bonus movement speed and attack speed synergize well with Greater Bash.
• Moon Shard gives Spirit Breaker the largest single-item-slot increase in attack speed in the entire game, which causes Greater Bash to occur very frequently. Thus, it should be considered to keep it through the majority of the game until a more effective item can be purchased, at which point the Shard can be consumed and replaced - The attack speed bonus will be halved, but having a permanent 60 attack speed bonus without needing an inventory slot for it is extremely useful.
• Silver Edge grants you invisibility which could be useful for escape or to further increase your ganking/roaming capabilities. Attacking to break invisibility will disable enemy passives, reduce their damage, and give you a powerful 225 strike. It also grants a decent amount of attack speed, attack damage and attribute bonuses, it can also be used during charge before hitting your target in order to avoid getting disabled and thus avoiding breaking your charge.
• Glimmer Cape also gives you invisibility while also making you much more magic resistant during the invisibility, making escapes significantly easier, and can be activated before using Nether Strike to avoid being interrupted without needing a Black King Bar   Item   Changelogs     Black King BarB A powerful staff imbued with the strength of giants. Cost3975 (1375) Bought FromArmor Active Avatar Bonus +10 Strength+24 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe . It also gives him natural Magical resistance, making him a stronger tank.
• Lotus Orb gives you good survivability stats and mana regen to allow you to use Charge of Darkness with little need to ever return to base for more mana. Its active will also make your initiation abilities stronger as spellcasters will need to think twice before attacking to nuke you or shut you down.
• Dust of Appearance should be carried against invisible heroes and heroes that tend to build into Shadow Blade For the cosmetic item equipped by Kunkka, see Kunkka s Shadow Blade.   Item   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Shadow BladeB The blade of a fallen king, it allows you to move unseen and such as Slark or Shadow Fiend. Not carrying dust allows such enemies to easily escape your ganks. Be that as it may, Charge of Darkness will outline an enemy even when they are invisible, so allies can still chase and utilise AoE abilities even without detection.

Gameplay

Playstyle
Spirit Breaker   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Spirit Breaker 29 + 2.7 17 + 1.7 14 + 1.8 Level usually serve as an initiator/ganker/tanker role in the team. His skillset allows/requires player to consistently checking for any ganking opportunity across the map meanwhile helping his team secure space and farm. If he does so, a successful early-mid game Barathrum can snowball into a semi-carry and crush his foes relentlessly, carving a path to victory for his team.
Pros	Cons
Great ganker thanks to global initiation and durability Can stunlock a target for a long period of time Can solo-kill fragile heroes after charging at them from anywhere	Very poor teamfight contribution Unreliable Bash, mainly due to slow attack speed Heavily countered by decent vision on the map and sticking together

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Talents

Hero Talents   Main   Table of Gained Bonuses     The Talent Selection interface. Talents are traits unique to each hero. They are chosen every 5th level starting at level 10, offering a permanent choice between
+500 Charge of Darkness Speed	25	+17% Greater Bash Chance
+30% Greater Bash Damage	20	+120 Gold/Min
+5 Armor	15	+20 Damage
+20 Movement Speed	10	+5 All Stats

Notes:

• The armor and attack damage are added as bonus armor and bonus attack damage, and therefore do not benefit illusions.

• Gold granted from the talent is unreliable gold “ Play Now that s how you make gold. Click to listen— Alchemist ” Gold is the currency used to buy items or instantly revive your hero. Gold can be earned from killing heroes, creeps, or buildings. Contents .

General

Greater Bash average stats

Greater Bash average defense value

• Chaining together Charge of Darkness with Nether Strike can deal high amounts of burst damage in a very short amount of time.
• Spirit Breaker has very little teamfight presence due to his specialized abilities, but he can still be useful at neutralizing targets and forcing enemies back.
• When charging enemy heroes in mid game, be 100% sure that they are alone. A lone enemy may wait out in the open while their ally hides in the trees, waiting for you to charge the bait hero, and finally be ganked. Therefore, Observer Ward   Item   Changelogs     Observer WardB A form of half-sentient plant, often cultivated by apprentice wizards. Cost60 Bought FromConsumables Active Place Observer Ward Charges 1 Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe Observer Ward can greatly reduce uncertainty before charging.
• Despite being classified as an initiator Spirit Breaker is more of a hunter who takes out lone targets or chases down fleeing enemy heroes after a team fight. To actually initiate you will either need an Aghanim`s Scepter   Item   Upgraded Abilities   Old Abilities   Lore   Changelogs     Aghanim s Scepter The scepter of a wizard with demigod-like powers. Cost4200 Bought FromCaster Passive Ultimate Upgrade Bonus +10 Strength+10 Agility+10 Intelligence+175 so that your ultimate has an AoE presence which in turn weakens your carry potential or use Charge of Darkness in a way that would let you bowl through all of the enemy team heroes (such as aiming for the furthest enemy hero while the enemy team is standing close to a line formation).
• Sange and Yasha For the cosmetic item equipped by Riki, see Sange and Yasha (Equipment).   Item   Lore   Changelogs     Sange and YashaB Sange and Yasha, when attuned by the moonlight and used together, become is a fair pick on Spirit Breaker, as the bonus move speed improves the damage of his Greater Bash as well as his general speed, improving his chasing ability even further in conjunction with its maim.
• Because Linken`s Sphere   Item   Interactions   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Linken s Sphere This magical sphere once protected one of the most famous heroes in history. Cost4850 (1000) Bought FromArmor Active Transfer Spellblock Passive Spellblock triggers on cast, Charge of Darkness can be used to instantly and globally put an enemy`s sphere on cooldown.
• With the use of all of your abilities and some lucky bashes, you can keep a single target stunned for 8 seconds. This is a huge stun duration even late game and allows lucky Barathrums to snowball out of control on lone ganks.
• Due to the massive speed boost Spirit Breaker receives while charging (288 more than maximum movement speed), he can catch up to a team fight fairly quickly, even from across the map. While preparing for a team fight you might want to stand at the back of your team and let your allies begin to draw out disables and initiation spells from the enemy, then use Charge of Darkness on your target, this will disorient the enemy team as you are likely to be hitting a few of them on the way to your target not to mention that they will be left with no disables to stop you.

Charge of Darkness

• Use Charge of Darkness to get close, stun your target, and make him vulnerable to your attacks.
• Black King Bar   Item   Changelogs     Black King BarB A powerful staff imbued with the strength of giants. Cost3975 (1375) Bought FromArmor Active Avatar Bonus +10 Strength+24 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe can be used without interrupting your charge, activate it just when you get close to the enemy to take advantage of its duration during the fight.
• Shadow Blade For the cosmetic item equipped by Kunkka, see Kunkka s Shadow Blade.   Item   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Shadow BladeB The blade of a fallen king, it allows you to move unseen and can also be activated while charging, greatly increasing the surprise factor of his charge and preventing easy charge interruption such as Telekinesis. In addition, the Shadow Blade bonus damage will be applied to the first attack from invisibility.
• Charge of Darkness allows Spirit Breaker to run through units, trees Trees on the Radiant and Dire sides of the map. Trees are a terrain featureSpecial attraction in Dota 2. They make up a large amount of the map, and are very prominent in the forests that , structures and terrain. It does not indicate your enemies when targeted either, letting you setup ganks.
• Although Charge of Darkness is typically used to get into fights, it can also be used to get back out in a pinch; by targeting a creep in a different lane Spirit Breaker can move quickly to avoid death, then cancel the charge when he is out of danger.
• While it does not provide True Sight Invisibility is a status effect which makes units and heroes not appear on their opponent s screen or minimap, and makes them unable to be targeted directly by the enemy. Invisibility makes the unit s model appear , the indicator will follow the invisible unit being charged and the charge will still hit an enemy that has gone invisible after being charged. This will cause the ability to interrupt channeling spells being performed by invisible heroes such as Sand King`s Sand Storm.
• During teamfights you can spam Charge of Darkness in order to create chaos and disrupt your oponent`s formation, try to target the backliners in order to get the most stuns possible.

Empowering Haste

• Empowering Haste active spell increases your move speed, making it handy for reaching the front lines quickly or for quick escapes (for example after charging into enemy territory).
• The move speed increase also synergizes with your passive, potentially increasing your damage output for a short time. Consider using it in order to quickly dispose of lone enemy heroes before they acquire backup.

Greater Bash

• Greater Bash deals more damage depending on Barathrum`s movement speed. Getting items that increase movement speed, such as Sange and Yasha For the cosmetic item equipped by Riki, see Sange and Yasha (Equipment).   Item   Lore   Changelogs     Sange and YashaB Sange and Yasha, when attuned by the moonlight and used together, become and Drum of Endurance   Item   Changelogs     Drum of EnduranceB A relic that enchants the bodies of those around it for swifter movement in times of crisis. Cost1640 (575) Bought FromSupport Active Endurance Charges 6 Passive , will greatly improve your damage.
• Always try to angle Spirit Breaker in a way that you may push your enemy away from safety, the chances that you will get multiple bashes are slim but should still be considered.

Nether Strike

• Nether Strike deals major damage to the target enemy and teleports behind them, wherever they go. You can use this to catch blinking or teleporting enemies before they get away.
• Sometimes it might be a good idea to use Nether Strike on a magic immune hero to interrupt their actions as the greater bash will hit them regardless. Situations where for example your team gets caught in a Black Hole by a magic immune Enigma   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Enigma 17 + 2.4 14 + 1 20 + 3.4 Level Base you can turn the tide of the fight if you can stop him right at the beginning.