Spirit Breaker — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: SB, Bara, Barathrum
Spirit Breaker (SB, Bara) in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
Early vs late game: in ranked games that end before 34 minutes, Spirit Breaker's team wins 53.6%; in games of 47+ minutes, 50.2% (−3.4 pp, #89 of 127 by late-game edge; 25% of Spirit Breaker games last 47+ minutes; model estimate). Late & early game heroes →
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Spirit Breaker by rank bracket
Spirit Breaker performs consistently across skill brackets, winning 52.14%–53.13% everywhere from Herald & Guardian to Divine & Immortal.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #14 of 126 | 53.02% | 16.69% | 5,345 |
| Crusader & Archon | #19 of 127 | 52.14% | 17.11% | 23,173 |
| Legend & Ancient | #9 of 127 | 53.13% | 17.24% | 30,195 |
| Divine & Immortal | #17 of 127 | 52.65% | 16.96% | 8,834 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Spirit Breaker win rate by patch
Spirit Breaker is winning 52.21% of 4,461,739 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, up 0.2pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 52.21% | ▲ +0.2pp | 16.80% | 4,461,739 |
| 7.41e | 52.03% | ▲ +0.3pp | 15.08% | 4,489,065 |
| 7.41d | 51.75% | ▲ +0.3pp | 15.04% | 4,458,263 |
| 7.41c | 51.43% | ▲ +0.3pp | 15.61% | 2,140,759 |
| 7.41b | 51.17% | ▼ -0.1pp | 17.23% | 2,426,230 |
| 7.41a | 51.25% | — | 19.58% | 1,120,039 |
Win rate and pick rate per patch window over all quality-filtered ranked matches; the newest patch accumulates matches for days after release — its row shows the current sample size.
Spirit Breaker counters & matchups
Spirit Breaker is a global ganker whose Charge of Darkness barrels across the map to bash a target, with Greater Bash and Nether Strike for lockdown. He's strong into immobile heroes his Charge runs down: Nature's Prophet, Broodmother and Timbersaw get charged and bashed to death. Spirit Breaker is countered by tanks and scalers a single Charge can't kill: Spectre and Wraith King out-tank or out-scale, Underlord's Atrophy saps his damage, and Tidehunter out-fights. Draft tip: Spirit Breaker is a strong global pickoff initiator into squishy drafts; he's weaker into tanky, damage-reduction, and hard-carry line-ups.
Strong against
 Shadow Fiend | 59.91% | 243,618 |
 Nature's Prophet | 59.19% | 203,069 |
 Shadow Demon | 57.82% | 47,732 |
 Batrider | 57.47% | 24,460 |
 Chen | 57.31% | 11,123 |
 Pangolier | 57.12% | 69,210 |
 Monkey King | 57.02% | 128,611 |
 Beastmaster | 56.52% | 49,060 |
Struggles against
 Wraith King | 45.94% | 302,909 |
 Lich | 47.93% | 236,748 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 48.31% | 269,048 |
 Necrophos | 48.87% | 367,831 |
 Nyx Assassin | 49.02% | 207,931 |
 Crystal Maiden | 49.15% | 328,921 |
 Dawnbreaker | 49.15% | 197,910 |
 Spectre | 49.18% | 222,279 |
Spirit Breaker synergies
Spirit Breaker's global Charge delivers a stun anywhere on the map — he's a roaming pickoff engine who wants follow-up on his bashes. He pairs best with snowball cores and durable setup: Spectre Haunts onto whoever he Charges, while Dawnbreaker and Wraith King convert his picks into a man-advantage. Give Spirit Breaker a team that punishes a stunned target and his global Charge snowballs the map from minute one.
Best teammates
| Wraith King | 57.50% | 239,245 |
| Dawnbreaker | 55.88% | 170,182 |
| Outworld Destroyer | 55.76% | 234,560 |
 Dragon Knight | 55.61% | 225,654 |
 Visage | 55.60% | 32,793 |
 Phoenix | 55.55% | 82,524 |
| Spectre | 55.40% | 214,356 |
 Meepo | 55.20% | 42,465 |
Data updated Nov 10, 2026.