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Silencer
Silencer

Patch 7.41b07.04.2026-0.50 (0.50)

Talents

  • NERFLevel 15 Talent: Global Silence Cooldown Reduction decreased from 20s to 15s-25%

Patch 7.4124.03.2026+2.15 (4.38)

GENERAL

  • BUFFBase Movement Speed increased from 290 to 300+3%

Abilities

Suffer In Silence

Brain Drain→Suffer In Silence

  • NEWNew innate ability.
Passive
Silencer permanently steals Intelligence from enemy heroes he kills or that die nearby.
Intelligence Stolen: 1. Steal Radius: 925.
Increases Intelligence Stolen to 3.
Intelligence Stolen
1
Steal radius
925
Intelligence Stolen (Shard)
3
→
Passive – scales with level
Silencer takes less damage from and deals more damage to silenced targets. Damage modifier is 5% + 0.5% per level for both reduction and amplification.
If an enemy hero dies within 925 range of Silencer or was debuffed by Silencer at the time of death, he permanently steals 1 Intelligence. If the victim was silenced, an extra 1 Intelligence is stolen.
Damage modifier
5%
Damage modifier per level
0.5%
Hero death radius
925
Intelligence stolen
1
Arcane Curse

Arcane Curse

  • DELNo longer has 1.25x slow and damage multiplier against silenced enemies
Glaives of Wisdom

Glaives of Wisdom

  • NEWAghanim's Shard: Increases Int Steal by 1 and causes Glaives to bounce once to a random enemy within 450 range
  • BUFFMana Cost decreased from 14/16/18/20 to 12/14/16/18-14%-12%-11%-10%
  • NEWAdded Aghanim's Shard.
Brain Drain: Increases the Intelligence stolen per kill.
Permanent Intelligence steal
3
→
Glaives of Wisdom: Causes Glaives of Wisdom to bounce 1 time to a random enemy within 450 range and increases intelligence steal to 3/4/5/6.
Bounces
1
Bounce range
450
Intelligence steal
3/4/5/6

Talents

  • SWAPLevel 10 Talent: +0.25 Arcane Curse Silenced Multiplier replaced with +7% Suffer In Silence Damage
  • SWAPLevel 25 Talent: 2 Arcane Curse charges replaced with +2s Global Silence Duration
  • BUFFLevel 25 Talent: Glaives of Wisdom Damage increased from +25% to +30%+20%

Patch 7.40b23.12.2025+0.44 (0.44)

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 10 Talent: Attack Speed increased from +20 to +25+25%

Patch 7.4016.12.2025-1.48 (2.87)

Facets

Synaptic Split

  • BUFFNo longer has decreased number of +2 All Attributes bonuses

Abilities

Arcane Curse

Arcane Curse

  • NERFSilenced Multiplier decreased from 1.5 to 1.25-17%
Glaives of Wisdom

Glaives of Wisdom

  • BUFFInt Steal increased from 1/2/3/4 to 2/3/4/5+100%+50%+33%+25%
  • NERFInt Steal Duration rescaled from 20/25/30/35s to 10/20/30/40s-50%-20%0%+14%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 10 Talent: Arcane Curse Penalty Multiplier decreased from +0.5 to +0.25-50%

Patch 7.39e02.10.2025-0.96 (0.96)

Abilities

Arcane Curse

Arcane Curse

  • NERFCast Range decreased from 1000 to 850-15%

Patch 7.39d05.08.2025-0.23 (0.23)

GENERAL

  • NERFBase Strength decreased from 19 to 18-5%

Patch 7.39b29.05.2025-0.81 (0.81)

Facets

Suffer In Silence

  • NERFDamage percentage decreased from 10/15/20/25% to 8/12/16/20%-20%

Patch 7.3922.05.2025-1.01 (3.85)

Facets

Suffer In Silence

  • NEWNew facet
Scales with Global Silence
Silencer deals 10/15/20/25% more damage to silenced targets and takes 10/15/20/25% less damage from them.
Damage dealt bonus
10/15/20/25%

Irrepressible, Reverberating Silence

  • DELRemoved

Synaptic Split

  • NEWNew facet
Active: Glaives of Wisdom
Increases the max level of Glaives of Wisdom to 5. Level 5 Glaives of Wisdom bounce 1 time to a random target within 450 range. The bounce prioritizes heroes and costs mana just like the original attack.
Max level
5
Bounces
1
Bounce range
450
  • NERFNumber of times +2 All Attributes can be skilled decreased from 7 to 6-14%

Abilities

Glaives of Wisdom

Glaives of Wisdom

  • DELRemoved Aghanim's Shard.
Brain Drain: Increases the Intelligence stolen per kill.
Glaives of Wisdom: Increases Stolen Intelligence per hit and steal to 2/3/4/5 duration to 70/75/80/85.
Permanent Intelligence steal
3
Intelligence steal
2/3/4/5
Steal duration
70/75/80/85s
→
Brain Drain: Increases the Intelligence stolen per kill.
Permanent Intelligence steal
3

Talents

  • SWAPLevel 20 Talent: 1 Glaives of Wisdom Bounce replaced with +40s Glaives of Wisdom Int Steal Duration

Patch 7.38c27.03.2025-0.90 (0.90)

Abilities

Brain Drain

Brain Drain

  • NERFIf Silencer is out of range, Intelligence will now be stolen only if the dying enemy is debuffed by Silencer the moment they die?This effect used to have a grace period equal to the full Assist-gaining duration even when the debuff was removed

Patch 7.3819.02.2025-0.69 (3.83)

Abilities

Arcane Curse

Arcane Curse

  • NEWCompared to previous iterations, ability duration can now be decreased by Status Resistance or increased by Debuff Duration bonuses
  • REWORKAbility reworked
Active
Curses the target area, causing enemy heroes to take damage over time and slowing their movement speed. If a target casts a spell, they are silenced for a short period. The duration is paused as long as the target is silenced.
Radius
350
Cast range
1000
Mana cost
120/130/140/150
Cooldown
22/20/18/16s
→
Active
Curses the target area, dealing damage and causing enemy heroes to take damage over time and slowing their movement speed. Silenced enemies take 1.5x slow and damage. Anytime affected enemies cast a spell, the duration is increased. The duration is paused as long as the target is silenced ?Returned to pre-7.36 behavior Duration can be decreased by Status Resistance or increased by Debuff Duration bonuses.
Radius
350
Cast range
1000
Mana cost
120/130/140/150
Cooldown
22/20/18/16s
Initial damage
20/40/60/80
Damage
16/24/32/40
Base duration
6s
Movement slow
16/19/22/25%
Penalty duration
2s
Silenced multiplier
1.5x
Glaives of Wisdom

Glaives of Wisdom

  • BUFFInt to Damage percentage increased from 20/40/60/80% to 35/50/65/80%+75%+25%+8%0%
  • DELNo longer silences enemies after attacking a target 4 times
Last Word

Last Word

  • REWORKAbility reworked
Passive
Enemies within 1200 range of Silencer are slowed and damaged every second for each Silence they have on them.
Radius
1200
→
Active
Enchants 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?Returned to pre-7.36 behavior
Cast range
900
Mana cost
100/105/110/115
Cooldown
22/18/14/10s
Base damage
120/160/200/240
Intelligence difference multiplier
1/1.5/2/2.5x
Enemy cast timer
4s
Silence duration
3/4/5/6s
Global Silence

Global Silence

  • NERFCooldown rescaled from 130/115/100s to 120s-8%+4%+20%
  • DELNo longer applies to couriers

Talents

  • SWAPLevel 10 Talent: +15 Arcane Curse Damage replaced with +0.5x Arcane Curse Penalty Multiplier
  • SWAPLevel 20 Talent: +35/5% Last Word Damage/Slow replaced with 250 AoE Last Word

Patch 7.37c28.08.2024+1.03 (1.93)

GENERAL

  • BUFFBase Attack Speed increased from 100 to 110+10%
  • NERFAgility gain decreased from 2.4 to 2.2-8%

Abilities

Arcane Curse

Arcane Curse

  • BUFFMovement Slow increased from 10/15/20/25% to 16/19/22/25%+60%+27%+10%0%

Patch 7.3731.07.2024+0.70 (4.24)

Abilities

Brain Drain

Brain Drain

  • NEWNow also steals Intelligence if the dying unit was debuffed by Silencer, even if he was out of range
  • NERFPermanent Intelligence steal decreased from 2 to 1 (Aghanim's Shard Intelligence steal decreased from 4 to 3)-50%
Glaives of Wisdom

Glaives of Wisdom

  • BUFFMana Cost decreased from 20 to 14/16/18/20-30%-20%-10%0%
Last Word

Last Word

  • BUFFDamage per silence increased from 20/30/40/50 to 30/40/50/60+50%+33%+25%+20%

Talents

  • SWAPLevel 15 Talent: +20/5% Last Word Damage/Slow replaced with +2/+1s Arcane Curse Base/Silence Duration ?TalentLevelValueLast Word Damage/Slow15 → 20+20/5% → +35/5%
  • SWAPLevel 20 Talent: Arcane Curse Undispellable replaced with +35/5% Last Word Damage/Slow?TalentLevelValueLast Word Damage/Slow15 → 20+20/5% → +35/5%
  • BUFFLevel 10 Talent: Arcane Curse Damage increased from +10 to +15+50%