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Planar Pocket reworked in 7.39171 lines of changes across 48 patches, condensed below to the ones that still matter.
38 buffs and 39 nerfs in total: roughly even.
Biggest ability changes
- ▼Planar Pocket Now can be cast without cancelling Charge of Darknessadjusted 18 times across 6 patches, net nerf
- ▼Greater Bash Bodies of killed units keep flying and pushing enemiesadjusted 20 times across 14 patches, net nerf
- ▲Charge of Darkness Mana Cost decreased from 90/100/110/120 to 80/90/100/110adjusted 23 times across 22 patches, net buff
- ▼Empowering Haste 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 limitadjusted 9 times across 4 patches, net nerf
- ▼Nether Strike Cooldown increased from 70/50/30s to 75/55/35sadjusted 12 times across 12 patches, net nerf
- ◆Bulldoze Movement Speed bonus decreased from 10/15/20/25% to 8/12/16/20%adjusted 10 times across 8 patches, roughly even
- ◆Breaker Bulldoze Info Part of the boots changes
- ▼Breaker Charge Of Darkness Info Duration decreased as a part of the comprehensive Disables Reduction
- ▼Breaker Greater Bash Info Duration decreased as a part of the comprehensive Disables Reduction
- ◆Info That's also the facet's name, not the description
Innate
- ◆Herd Mentality Innate removed (it was added in 7.36)
Aghanim’s upgrades
- ▼Scepter Aghanim's Scepter creep damage decreased from 25% to 20%changed 13 times, latest shown
- ▼Shard Now granted by Aghanim's Shardchanged 7 times, latest shown
Base stats
- ▲Base health regen increased from 0.75 to 1.25adjusted 2 times across 2 patches, net buff
- ▲Base movement speed increased from 290 to 295adjusted 2 times across 2 patches, net buff
- ▲Base Attack Range increased from 150 to 170
- ▲Damage at level 1 increased from 59–69 to 62–72
- ▼Strength reduced from 29 + 3.1 to 27 + 3.0
- ▲Base HP regen increased from 1 to 1.5
- ▲Base strength increased by 1
- ▲Base Mana Regen increased from 0 to 0.5
- ▲Strength gain increased from 3.0 to 3.3
- ▼Base Armor decreased by 1
- ▲Base Damage increased by 3
Talents changed
- ◆Lv10 talent increased from +400 Night Vision to +600
- ◆Lv15 talent +45 Damage replaced with +60 Charge of Darkness Bonus Speed
- ◆Lv20 talent -0.3s Greater Bash Cooldown replaced with +8%/+2% Empowering Haste Movespeed Bonus
- ◆Lv25 talent Greater Bash Damage decreased from +25% to +20%
Facets were part of the game from 7.36 and were removed in 7.41. Spirit Breaker had 7 facet changes in between.
Most recent change patch 7.41d, Jun 2026
- ▼Greater Bash Aghanim's Scepter creep damage decreased from 25% to 20%
- ▲Charge of Darkness Mana Cost decreased from 90/100/110/120 to 80/90/100/110
Current abilities
Charge of DarknessSpirit 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 targeted unit dies, Spirit Breaker will change his target to the nearest enemy unit to that location.
BulldozeSpirit Breaker gains movement speed and status resistance to ram through enemies. Can be used while charging.
Greater BashGives a chance to stun and knockback an enemy unit on an attack. Deals a percentage of movement speed as damage.
Planar PocketBarathrum 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 Breaker will be redirected.
Empowering Haste innateSpirit 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.
Nether StrikeSpirit 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.
What players buy on Spirit Breaker
Starting items
- Wind Lace 225g
Early game
- Phase Boots 1450g
Attack damage and a speed burst to close in on targets
Mid game
- Drum of Endurance 1625g
- Shadow Blade 3250g
Late game
Debuff immunity, to act in a fight without being disabled
- Kaya 2100g
Cheaper spells and extra spell damage
- Yasha 2100g
- Octarine Core 5100g
Most bought first, from item purchases in recent professional matches (OpenDota, Nov 2026). Public games can differ.