Spirit Breaker — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: SB, Barathrum
Spirit Breaker (SB, Barathrum) in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
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Spirit Breaker by rank bracket
Spirit Breaker is strongest in Divine & Immortal games, winning 53.41% (#15 of 127 heroes), but drops to 52.10% (#22) in Herald & Guardian.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #22 of 127 | 52.10% | 15.61% | 22,543 |
| Crusader & Archon | #13 of 127 | 52.57% | 15.29% | 68,634 |
| Legend & Ancient | #17 of 127 | 52.74% | 15.05% | 69,370 |
| Divine & Immortal | #15 of 127 | 53.41% | 14.69% | 21,232 |
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 52.34% of 552,878 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, up 0.3pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 52.34% | ▲ +0.3pp | 16.36% | 552,878 |
| 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 | 60.44% | 44,992 |
 Nature's Prophet | 59.56% | 25,926 |
 Chen | 59.46% | 1,606 |
 Pangolier | 56.96% | 8,857 |
 Monkey King | 56.96% | 15,366 |
 Kez | 56.89% | 12,804 |
 Hoodwink | 56.82% | 34,071 |
 Shadow Demon | 56.75% | 6,280 |
Struggles against
 Wraith King | 46.11% | 36,715 |
 Lich | 47.87% | 28,464 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 48.09% | 28,170 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 48.86% | 30,867 |
 Crystal Maiden | 49.02% | 38,543 |
 Dawnbreaker | 49.18% | 24,714 |
 Meepo | 49.25% | 5,669 |
 Necrophos | 49.30% | 45,131 |
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 | 57.74% | 28,746 |
| Dawnbreaker | 56.30% | 21,366 |
| Outworld Destroyer | 56.09% | 23,975 |
 Phoenix | 55.89% | 10,679 |
 Spectre | 55.76% | 29,155 |
| Lich | 55.73% | 20,674 |
 Visage | 55.59% | 4,046 |
 Troll Warlord | 55.48% | 8,245 |
Data updated Sep 23, 2026.