Dota 2

Mind Breaker

Tier 4 neutral item.

Mind Breaker
Tier 4

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Reworked in 7.23b

Reworked in 7.23b Nov 2019

It works differently from how you remember. What it does now is further down.

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    Reworked. Passive Cooldown. Passively provides +25 attack speed and +25 Magic damage on your attacks. The next attack against a hero silences them for 4 seconds. 20 Cooldown

6 buffs and 4 nerfs in total: roughly even.

Biggest changes

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    Silence duration increased from 1.5 to 1.75adjusted 3 times across 3 patches, net nerf
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    Cooldown reduced from 15 to 12adjusted 2 times across 2 patches, net buff
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    Silence Strike silence duration decreased from 2s to 1.5s
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    Magic Attack Damage bonus increased from +25 to +45
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    Moved from Tier 3 to Tier 4
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    Silence Strike cooldown increased from 12s to 16s

Most recent change patch 7.39, May 2025

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    Item Cycled Out
What it does now

Cooldown: 16s

  • Silence Strike PassiveThe next attack silences the hit enemy for 1.5 seconds.

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Every Mind Breaker change, patch by patch

All 18 changes Valve listed for Mind Breaker since patch 7.23a, newest first. Reworked in 7.23b. Last changed in 7.39 (May 2025).

Patch 7.39

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    Item Cycled Out

Patch 7.38c

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    Silence Strike cooldown increased from 12s to 16s

Patch 7.38b

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    Silence Strike silence duration decreased from 2s to 1.5s

Patch 7.38

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    Now is a Tier 4 Neutral Artifact
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    Passive: Silence Strike. The next attack silences the hit enemy for 2 seconds. Cooldown: 12s

Patch 7.33

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    Moved from Tier 3 to Tier 4
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    Magic Attack Damage bonus increased from +25 to +45
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    Attack Speed bonus increased from +25 to +30
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    Silence Strike Silence Duration increased from 1.75s to 2s

Patch 7.29

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    Silence duration increased from 1.5 to 1.75
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    Cooldown reduced from 15 to 12

Patch 7.27

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    Cooldown reduced from 20 to 15

Patch 7.24

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    Silence duration reduced from 2 to 1.5 seconds

Patch 7.23c

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    Silence duration reduced from 4 to 2 seconds

Patch 7.23b Rework

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    Reworked. Passive Cooldown. Passively provides +25 attack speed and +25 Magic damage on your attacks. The next attack against a hero silences them for 4 seconds. 20 Cooldown

Patch 7.23a

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    Manabreak reduced from 30 to 20
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    Magic resistance increased from 15% to 25%
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    Mana steal now only has half effect on creeps