Tankbuster
passive Documented When to buy Tankbuster Tankbuster +14s Cooldown +7.5% Current Health Damage +40 Damage +14s Charge-Up Time +50 Bonus Health Builds from Mystic Burst
Buy when an enemy tank's health pool is the reason your abilities feel useless.
When to skip Tankbuster
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.