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Reworked in 7.38Reworked in 7.38 Feb 2025
Silencer changed enough that old habits may not hold. The kit further down is how Silencer plays now.
- ◆Arcane Curse Ability Reworked
- ◆Last Word Ability Reworked
- ▼Arcane Curse Compared to previous iterations, ability duration can now be decreased by Status Resistance or increased by Debuff Duration bonuses
- ▼Glaives of Wisdom No longer silences enemies after attacking a target 4 times
- ▼Global Silence No longer applies to couriers
Also reworked earlier: 7.36. Only the latest rework is described, because it replaced what came before.
3 buffs and 4 nerfs since the rework: roughly even.
Biggest ability changes
- ▲Glaives of Wisdom Increases Int Steal by 1 and causes Glaives to bounce once to a random enemy within 450 rangeadjusted 4 times across 2 patches, net buff
- ▼Arcane Curse No longer has 1.25x slow and damage multiplier against silenced enemiesadjusted 3 times across 3 patches, net nerf
- ◆Suffer In Silence If an enemy hero dies within 925 range of Silencer or was debuffed by Silencer at the time of death, Silencer permanently steals 1 Intelligence from them. If the victim was silenced, an extra 1 point of Intelligence will be stolenadjusted 3 times across 1 patch, roughly even
- ◆Info This effect used to have a grace period equal to the full Assist-gaining duration even when the debuff was removed
Aghanim’s upgrades
- ▼Shard Now upgraded with Aghanim's Shardchanged 2 times, latest shown
Base stats
- ▼Base Strength decreased from 19 to 18
- ▲Base Movement Speed increased from 290 to 300
Talents changed
- ◆Lv10 talent +0.25 Arcane Curse Silenced Multiplier replaced with +7% Suffer In Silence Damage
- ◆Lv15 talent Global Silence Cooldown Reduction decreased from 20s to 15s
- ◆Lv20 talent 1 Glaives of Wisdom Bounce replaced with +40s Glaives of Wisdom Int Steal Duration
- ◆Lv25 talent 2 Arcane Curse charges replaced with +2s Global Silence Duration
Facets were part of the game from 7.36 and were removed in 7.41. Silencer had 6 facet changes in between.
Most recent change patch 7.41b, Apr 2026
- ▲Lv15 talent Level 15 Talent Global Silence Cooldown Reduction decreased from 20s to 15s
Current abilities
Facets: Irrepressible, Reverberating Silence, Synaptic Split, Suffer In Silence
Arcane CurseCurses the target area, dealing damage and causing enemies to take damage over time and slowing their movement speed. Anytime affected enemies cast a spell, the duration is increased. The duration is paused as long as the target is silenced.
Glaives of WisdomSilencer enchants his glaives with his wisdom, stealing his target's Intelligence with each hit and dealing additional damage based on his Intelligence.
Last WordEnchants a target, providing vision of them and causing them to be damaged and silenced if they cast a spell or if the enchantment timer expires. Deals extra damage based on the difference in intelligence between Silencer and the target.- SISuffer In Silence innateSilencer takes less damage from and deals more damage to silenced targets. If an enemy Hero dies within 925 range of Silencer or was debuffed by Silencer at the time of death, Silencer permanently steals 1 Intelligence from them. If the victim was silenced, steal an extra 1 Intelligence.
Global SilenceSilencer stops all sound, preventing enemy heroes and units on the map from casting spells.
What players buy on Silencer
Starting items
- Magic Stick 200g
- Circlet 155g
Mid game
Restores mana for you and nearby allies, which suits a support who casts a lot
- Force Staff 2200g
Pushes you or an ally out of trouble or into reach
- Glimmer Cape 2150g
Makes an ally hard to hit and shields magic damage
Late game
- Refresher Orb 5000g
Casts the strongest spell twice
- Aghanim's Scepter 4200g
- Solar Crest 2575g
Armor shred on an enemy, or a speed-up for an ally
- Octarine Core 5100g
Most bought first, from item purchases in recent professional matches (OpenDota, Nov 2026). Public games can differ.