Tankbuster

spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls passive Verified

What it does

Charges over time so that your next large ability deals extra damage scaling off the target's current health — and that bonus ignores spirit resistance.

Numbers: Charges over 14s; abilities dealing more than 165 damage add 40 flat spirit damage plus 7.5% of the target's current health, ignoring Spirit Resist; +50 Bonus Health

Buy it when

Buy when an enemy tank's health pool is the reason your abilities feel useless.

Skip it when

Only triggers on big spirit hits above the threshold — useless on low-damage, high-frequency abilities.

Gotchas

The mechanics people most often get wrong about this item.

Only triggers on spirit damage above the 165 threshold against enemy heroes
Does not trigger on weapon, melee or pure damage
No longer procs from item effects as of Jul 2026

Problems it answers

Unkillable frontline — “I cannot kill their tank.”

Heroes that make this worth a slot

Heroes whose kit creates the problems Tankbuster answers. This is derived from kit properties, not from measured build results.