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Spirit Breaker: change history

17 changes across 4 patches (Dec 15, 2025 to Jun 4, 2026), newest first. Nerf Radar tracks the 10 most recent official updates for Dota 2, back to Dec 15, 2025.
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  1. Dota 2: Gameplay Update 7.41d (Jun 4, 2026)Buff 1Nerf 1Official notes ↗
    Buff
    Charge of Darkness · Mana Cost
    Mana Cost on Spirit Breaker's Charge of Darkness decreases from 90/100/110/120 to 80/90/100/110.
    90/100/110/120→80/90/100/110
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    Mana Cost decreased from 90/100/110/120 to 80/90/100/110
    Nerf
    Greater Bash · Aghanim's Scepter creep damage
    Aghanim's Scepter creep damage on Spirit Breaker's Greater Bash decreases from 25% to 20%.
    25%→20%
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    Aghanim's Scepter creep damage decreased from 25% to 20%
  2. Dota 2: Gameplay Update 7.41a (Mar 27, 2026)Adjust 1Official notes ↗
    Adjust
    Greater Bash
    Aghanim's Scepter upgrade unit collision radius no longer affected by Area of Effect bonuses.
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    Aghanim's Scepter upgrade unit collision radius no longer affected by Area of Effect bonuses
  3. Dota 2 Patch 7.41Nerf 1Adjust 8New 1Removed 1Official notes ↗
    Removed
    Removed Herd Mentality innate ability.
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    Removed Herd Mentality innate ability
    New
    Empowering Haste
    New innate ability. Passive.
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    New innate ability. Passive
    • Spirit Breaker gains bonus Movement Speed whenever he stuns an enemy. Effect depends on the unit type: stunning a hero will provide a 8% bonus for 2s, while other units provide 2% for 1s
    • Effects from multiple stuns stack and have independent durations. Bull Rush duration is paused during Charge of Darkness, but it can still gain new stacks. This effect allows Spirit Breaker to go over the max movement speed limit
    Adjust
    Charge of Darkness
    No longer upgraded with Aghanim's Shard.
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    No longer upgraded with Aghanim's Shard
    Adjust
    Greater Bash
    Now upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter.
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    Now upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
    • Increases knockback by roughly 30%. If a knocked-back enemy collides with another enemy, the second enemy is also bashed, and the original target takes 25% of Spirit Breaker's Greater Bash damage again
    • This effect is applied to Charge of Darkness and Nether Strike as well, since those abilities use Greater Bash
    • Creeps take 25% damage of repeated damage
    • Bodies of killed units keep flying and pushing enemies
    Adjust
    Planar Pocket
    Now granted by Aghanim's Shard.
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    Now granted by Aghanim's Shard
    Nerf
    Planar Pocket · Cooldown
    Cooldown on Spirit Breaker's Planar Pocket increases from 25s to 30s.
    25s→30s
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    Cooldown increased from 25s to 30s
    Adjust
    Planar Pocket · Self Magic Resistance
    Self Magic Resistance on Spirit Breaker's Planar Pocket decreases from 75% to 40%.
    75%→40%
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    Self Magic Resistance decreased from 75% to 40%
    Adjust
    Planar Pocket
    Effect now ends if Spirit Breaker is more than 900 units away from the target.
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    Effect now ends if Spirit Breaker is more than 900 units away from the target
    Adjust
    Planar Pocket
    Now can be cast without cancelling Charge of Darkness.
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    Now can be cast without cancelling Charge of Darkness
    Adjust
    Talents
    Level 15 Talent +45 Damage replaced with +60 Charge of Darkness Bonus Speed.
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    Level 15 Talent +45 Damage replaced with +60 Charge of Darkness Bonus Speed
    Adjust
    Talents
    Level 20 Talent -0.3s Greater Bash Cooldown replaced with +8%/+2% Empowering Haste Movespeed Bonus.
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    Level 20 Talent -0.3s Greater Bash Cooldown replaced with +8%/+2% Empowering Haste Movespeed Bonus
  4. Dota 2 Patch 7.40Buff 1Nerf 2Official notes ↗
    Buff
    Charge of Darkness · Stun Duration
    Stun Duration on Spirit Breaker's Charge of Darkness increases from 1.2/1.5/1.8/2.1s to 1.3/1.6/1.9/2.2s.
    1.2/1.5/1.8/2.1s→1.3/1.6/1.9/2.2s
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    Stun Duration increased from 1.2/1.5/1.8/2.1s to 1.3/1.6/1.9/2.2s
    Nerf
    Charge of Darkness · Aghanim's Shard bonus speed
    Aghanim's Shard bonus speed on Spirit Breaker's Charge of Darkness decreases from +100 to +85.
    +100→+85
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    Aghanim's Shard bonus speed decreased from +100 to +85
    Nerf
    Talents · Level 20 Talent Bulldoze barrier
    Spirit Breaker's level 20 talent Bulldoze barrier decreases from 400 to 375.
    400→375
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    Level 20 Talent Bulldoze barrier decreased from 400 to 375

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