Spirit Breaker Counters

Items

• Ghost Scepter   Item   Changelogs     Ghost ScepterB Imbues the wielder with a ghostly presence, allowing them to evade physical damage. Cost1500 Bought FromArcane Active Ghost Form Bonus +5 Strength+5 Agility+5 Intelligence Disassemble? No Alert (and its upgrade Ethereal Blade   Item   Changelogs     Ethereal Blade A flickering blade of a ghastly nature, it is capable of dealing damage in both magical and physical planes. Cost4700 Bought FromWeapons Active Ether Blast Bonus +10 ) prevents Spirit Breaker from right clicking and bashing you.
• Eul`s Scepter of Divinity For the cosmetic item equipped by Crystal Maiden, see Eul s Scepter of Divinity (Equipment)   Item   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Eul s Scepter of DivinityB A mysterious scepter passed down through the ages, can be used on yourself or Spirit Breaker to cancel Charge of Darkness and Nether Strike.
• Rod of Atos   Item   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Rod of AtosB Atos, the Lord of Blight, has his essence stored in this deceptively simple wand. Cost3080 (1100) Bought FromCaster Active Cripple Bonus +15 Strength+6 interrupts Charge of Darkness.
• Heaven`s Halberd   Item   Changelogs     Heaven s Halberd This halberd moves with the speed of a smaller weapon, allowing the bearer to win duels that a heavy edge would not. Cost3400 Bought FromArtifacts Active Disarm can prevent Spirit Breaker from right clicking and bashing you.
• Linken`s Sphere prevent Charge of Darkness and Nether Strike.
• Scythe of Vyse interrupts Charge of Darkness.
• Abyssal Blade interrupts Charge of Darkness.

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Hero   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Spirit Breaker 29 + 2.7 17 + 1.7 14 + 1.8 Level

Strategy   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Ability Builds 3 Talents 4 Tips & Tactics

Counters

Equipment   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     v • d • e Spirit Breaker Equipment (collapse sets)Sets Barathrum s Fury Set Battleseeker Set Death Charge Set Elemental

Gear   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     This is a list of cosmetic items that reflects Spirit Breaker s design

Responses   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     v • d • e  Voice responses Hero responses Abaddon Alchemist Ancient Apparition Anti-Mage Arc Warden Axe Bane

Sounds   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     v • d • e  Dota 2 Sounds Hero Sounds Abaddon Alchemist Ancient Apparition Anti-Mage Arc Warden Axe

Lore   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Barathrum, the Spirit Breaker Barathrum the Spirit Breaker is a lordly and

Old Abilities   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Charge of Darkness (6.66-6.72) QC AbilityTarget Unit / Channeled AffectsEnemies / Self

Changelogs   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Contents 1 Version history 2 Patch history Version history edit] Version Description

Videos

Bad against...

Bane Not to be confused with Banehallow.   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Bane 22 +

• Brain Sap allows Bane to survive a Spirit Breaker gank.
• Nightmare can be self cast or cast on Spirit Breaker to prevent a Charge of Darkness from connecting.
• Fiend`s Grip can be used to cancel Charge of Darkness and Nether Strike.

Bloodseeker   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Bloodseeker 23 + 2.7 24 + 3 18 +

• Blood Rite can be used to prevent Spirit Breaker from using his Nether Strike and Charge of Darkness in fights.
• Rupture is a dangerous spell for Spirit Breaker as the damage dealt is in units traveled, thus effectively preventing Spirit Breaker from using Charge of Darkness to escape.

Clockwerk   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Clockwerk 26 + 3.2 13 + 2.3 17 + 1.3 Level Base

• Battery Assault will continously prevent Spirit Breaker from using Nether Strike, Charge of Darkness and even right clicking because of his long attack animation Every unit in Dota 2 has an attack animation. In mechanical terms, this is a delay between when an attack command is issued, and damage is dealt (in the case of melee units) or a .
• Hookshot can be used to cancel Charge of Darkness.

Invoker   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Invoker 16 + 2.2 14 + 1.9 16 + 4 Level Base

• Cold Snap allows Invoker to cancel Charge of Darkness and Nether Strike.
• Tornado can be used from a huge range to cancel Charge of Darkness.
• Deafening Blast prevents Spirit Breaker from right clicking and thus proccing Words highlighted bold have a definition within this page, letting you search for it here. Contents 1 A - E 2 F - J 3 K - O 4 P - T 5 U - his Greater Bash.

Lion   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Lion 16 + 2 15 + 1.5 20 +

• Earth Spike and Hex interrupt Darkness Charge and Nether Strike.
• Mana Drain quickly depletes Barathrums meager mana pool.
• A good Lion will usually stick as close to any ally as possible, making ganking him very hard for Spirit Breaker.

Meepo   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Meepo 23 + 1.6 23 + 2.2 20 +

• Earthbind prevents/interrupts Charge of Darkness.
• Geostrike heavily slows Barathrum, thus reducing the damage Spirit Breaker`s Greater Bash does.
• Spirit Breaker is very single target focused, making him ineffective against Meepo.

Razor   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Razor 21 + 2.6 22 + 2 21 + 1.8 Level Base

• Unstable Current will proc the instant Spirit Breaker casts Charge of Darkness on Razor, visually notifying the player of the incoming charge.
• Static Link is very effective against Spirit Breaker after he initiated with Charge of Darkness because he has no way to escape at that point.

Treant Protector For Nature s Prophet s summons, see Treant. For the race in Dota 2 lore, see Treant Protectors.   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities

• Living Armor can mitigate a large portion of Spirit Breaker`s damage since his attacks are slow.
• He can also counter initiate Spirit Breaker with Leech Seed and his bash from Nature`s Guise before he manages to escape.

Underlord   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Underlord 25 + 2.9 12 + 1.3 17 + 2.6 Level Base

• Pit of Malice can be cast on an area, that Spirit Breaker has to cross to finish his Charge of Darkness, to cancel it.
• Dark Rift provides a way to escape from a Spirit Breaker gank for Underlord as well as his teammates.

Others

• Heroes with attack speed buffs ( Beastmaster   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Beastmaster 23 + 2.5 18 + 1.6 16 + , Invoker   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Invoker 16 + 2.2 14 + 1.9 16 + 4 Level Base , ⃢₀⅚)
• Heroes that can give extra movement speed to Spirit Breaker ( Dark Seer   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Dark Seer 22 + 2.6 12 + 1.2 23 + 2.7 Level , ⃢₀⅚)

Good against...

• Charge of Darkness allows Spirit Breaker to catch Nature`s Prophet out when he tries to split push.
• Nature`s Prophet can`t hide in his Sprout against Spirit Breaker, as his Charge of Darkness provides vision on its target.
• Spirit Breaker can easily cancel Nature`s Prophet`s Teleportation.

• During the laning stage, Shadow Fiend has no way to escape from a Spirit Breaker charging at him.
• Spirit Breaker can easily cancel Requiem of Souls.

• Sniper is very frail by nature, so a charge by Spirit Breaker mostly ends with a dead Sniper.

• Tinker relies on his high mobility from Boots of Travel and Blink Dagger to survive. Those items don`t help him if Spirit Breaker manages to cast Charge of Darkness on him.
• Spirit breaker can easily cancel Rearm and Boots of Travel.

Works well with...

Bloodseeker   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Bloodseeker 23 + 2.7 24 + 3 18 +

• Bloodrage amplifies Spirit breakers damage, giving him even more solo kill potential.
• Thirst reveals low health enemies, enabling Spirit Breaker to use Charge of Darkness to finish them off.

• Track enables Spirit Breaker to charge heroes that are outside of the team`s field of vision, also granting gold for the rest of the team should the kill occur.
• Bounty Hunter usually scouts areas, hence he can find lone targets for Spirit Breaker to charge.

• Overcharge gives Spirit Breaker extra attack speed and thus a higher chance to proc Greater Bash.
• Relocate can turn a Charge of Darkness into a three man gank.

• Infest allows Lifestealer to come along when Spirit Breaker uses Charge of Darkness.
• With Aghanim`s Scepter Lifestealer can Assimilate an ally before infesting Spirit Breaker, turning a two man gank into a three man gank.