Spirit Breaker
Barathrum the Spirit Breaker is a lordly and powerful being, a fierce and elemental intelligence which chose to plane-shift into the world of matter to take part in events with repercussions in the elemental realm that is his home. To that end, he assembled a form that would serve him well, both in our world and out of it. His physical form borrows from the strengths of this world, blending features both bovine and simian--horns, hooves and hands--as outward emblems of his inner qualities of strength, speed and cunning. He wears a ring in his nose, as a reminder that he serves a hidden master, and that this world in which he works is but a shadow of the real one.
Hero lore
Barathrum the Spirit Breaker is a lordly and powerful being, a fierce and elemental intelligence which chose to plane-shift into the world of matter to take part in events with repercussions in the elemental realm that is his home. To that end, he assembled a form that would serve him well, both in our world and out of it. His physical form borrows from the strengths of this world, blending features both bovine and simian--horns, hooves and hands--as outward emblems of his inner qualities of strength, speed and cunning. He wears a ring in his nose, as a reminder that he serves a hidden master, and that this world in which he works is but a shadow of the real one.
Compact stat and ability fields shown here were checked against patch 7.41e where this model represents the changed field. Talents and full mechanics remain in the official notes.
Spirit Breaker abilities
Spirit Breaker fixes his sight on an enemy unit and starts charging through all objects, starting at 25% of the bonus speed and reaching his max speed after 1.5s. All enemy units passed through and the targeted unit will be hit by a Greater Bash. If the targe…
Spirit Breaker gains movement speed and status resistance to ram through enemies. Can be used while charging.
Gives a chance to stun and knockback an enemy unit on an attack. Deals a percentage of movement speed as damage.
Barathrum gains magic resistance and distorts reality around the selected hero, making any unit-targeted spells cast by enemy heroes get redirected towards Spirit Breaker. Can be cast on both allied and enemy heroes, but only spells cast by enemies of Spirit…
Spirit Breaker gains bonus Movement Speed for a duration whenever he stuns an enemy. Effects from multiple stuns stack and have independent durations. Duration pauses during Charge of Darkness.
Passive, Hidden
Spirit Breaker slips into the nether realm, reappearing next to his hapless victim. Upon reappearing, a Greater Bash of the current level occurs and deals bonus damage. Knocks back for double the normal distance.
Popular items by game phase
OpenDota professional-match aggregate as of Jul 21, 2026, 9:50 PM UTC. Popularity rows are independent phase totals, not a coherent build, sequence, or win-rate advice.
Starting
6 items- 1
Tango68 selections · 16% - 2
Boots of Speed65 selections · 15.3% - 3
Iron Branch62 selections · 14.6% - 4
Blood Grenade54 selections · 12.7% - 5
Sentry Ward43 selections · 10.1% - 6
Observer and Sentry Wards39 selections · 9.2%
Early
6 items- 1
Chainmail66 selections · 39.8% - 2
Phase Boots47 selections · 28.3% - 3Boots of Speed33 selections · 19.9%
- 4
Bracer8 selections · 4.8% - 5
Urn of Shadows4 selections · 2.4% - 6
Soul Ring2 selections · 1.2%
Mid
6 items- 1
Blitz Knuckles52 selections · 16% - 2Phase Boots48 selections · 14.8%
- 3
Claymore43 selections · 13.3% - 4
Drum of Endurance38 selections · 11.7% - 5
Shadow Blade33 selections · 10.2% - 6
Staff of Wizardry20 selections · 6.2%
Late
6 items- 1Shadow Blade24 selections · 19.4%
- 2
Yasha13 selections · 10.5% - 3
Black King Bar12 selections · 9.7% - 4
Kaya12 selections · 9.7% - 5
Yasha and Kaya10 selections · 8.1% - 6
Eul's Scepter of Divinity8 selections · 6.5%
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Spirit Breaker — frequently asked
What are Spirit Breaker's abilities in Dota 2?
Spirit Breaker's abilities are Charge of Darkness, Bulldoze, Greater Bash, Planar Pocket, Empowering Haste, Nether Strike. It is a Strength melee hero played as Carry, Initiator, Disabler.
What is Spirit Breaker's primary attribute?
Spirit Breaker is a Strength hero, starting with 28 strength (+3.3/lvl), 17 agility (+1.7/lvl) and 14 intelligence (+1.8/lvl), and a base move speed of 295.
What do the popular Spirit Breaker item phases mean?
The saved OpenDota aggregate is dated 2026-07-22. The phase lists summarize professional-match item popularity; they are not one coherent build, a recommended sequence, or win-rate advice.