Silencer

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Silencer
19 + 2.2
22 + 2.2
25 + 2.9
Grants the following bonuses per attribute point:
+22HP and +0.1HP regeneration
+0.17 armor and 1 attack speed
+12MP and +0.05MP regeneration
+0.1% base magic resistance
+1 Main Attack Damage
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3.67
Armor
(656.47 EHP)
27.5%
Magic Resist
(742.07 EHP)
900
Projectile Speed
Melee Melee units have their projectile speed set to 900, if they should ever need it.
110 (132)
(1.6 BAT)
Base Attack Time Attacks per Second is defined as
ΣAS / BAT / 100
0.5 + 0.5
Turn Rate This unit takes 0.175s to turn 180°.
1800 / 800
Default
Gib Type
2012-01-12
Released
2004-02-03
(v0.60)
Competitive Span
2012-01-19 — 2012-10-25
2013-02-14 — Present
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Can silence all enemies on the map.
Two hundred years of selective breeding had produced Nortrom, the prophesied war-mage that would bring glory to the order of Aeol Drias. Therefore, disgust and disappointment followed when it was found that the boy could cast not even a hex. Yet, on the day of final testing, Nortrom would have the Last Word. His arranged opponents fell under an Arcane Curse, draining their health and prolonging the curse with each incantation made. Then, there was Global Silence. Not a gasp or whisper escaped their lips as Nortrom cut his challengers to ribbons with his multi-pronged Glaives, stealing their intelligence to add to his own. At that moment, it became clear to all watching — The absence of magic can be the greatest magic of all.
Arcane Curse
Glaives of Wisdom
Glaives of Wisdom
Last Word
Global Silence
Global Silence
Roles:Carry Carry Support Support Disabler Disabler Initiator Initiator Nuker Nuker
ComplexityHero ComplexityHero ComplexityHero ComplexityHero Complexity
AdjectivesNose
Legs ( 2 )

Bio[edit]

Enemies should be seen and not heard.
Silencer
Alias:
Nortrom
Part of the seventh and final generation of a carefully designed pedigree, Nortrom was bred by the ancient order of the Aeol Drias to be the greatest magic user the world had ever seen. He was the prophesied one, the culmination of two-hundred years of careful pairings, a war-mage who would bring glory to the order, and destruction to their sworn enemies, The Knights of the Fold.

Raised with other young mages in a hidden cantonment among the hills of the Hazhadal Barrens, the order's preceptors waited for Nortrom's abilities to manifest. While the other students honed their talents with fire, or ice, or incantatory spells, Nortrom sat silent and talentless, unable to cast so much as a hex. As the day of final testing approached, he still hadn't found his magic. In disgust, the preceptors berated him, while the children laughed. "You are no mage," the head of the order declared. Still, Nortrom did not slink away. He entered the day of testing and faced down the young mages who had mocked him. And then his preceptors learned a valuable lesson: a lack of magic can be the greatest magic of all. Nortrom silenced the young mages one by one and defeated them in single combat, until he alone stood as champion of the Aeol Drias, in fulfillment of the prophecy.

Facets[edit]

Irrepressible
Innate
Silencer cannot be silenced, be it offensively, from ally, or self-applied sources.
Reverberating Silence
Global Silence
Global Silence applies two shorter silence debuff instances. The second debuff is applied on the affected unit when the first debuff ends.

Upgrades[edit]

Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Global Silence
Applies the Arcane Curse debuff correspondingly to its level to all affected enemy heroes.

The debuff has the same duration as the applied Global Silence debuff.
Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Glaives of Wisdom
Increases the Intelligence intelligence steal value and steal duration.
Brain Drain
Increases both the self Intelligence intelligence gain and enemy Intelligence intelligence loss.

Talents[edit]

2 Arcane Curse Charges25+25% Glaives of Wisdom Damage
Only dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death. Death Dispel Arcane Curse20 Glaives of Wisdom Bounces
+2s Arcane Curse Base Duration
+1s Arcane Curse Silence Duration
15-20s Global Silence Cooldown
+20 Attack Speed10+10 Arcane Curse Damage
▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃
+2 All / / Attributes

Innate[edit]

Brain Drain[edit]

Brain Drain
This ability is not bestowed by Illusions. Neither affected nor disabled by Break.
Passive
Affects
Enemy Heroes / Self
If an enemy hero dies within the radius, Silencer permanently steals that enemy hero's Intelligence intelligence for himself.
Enemy Death Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 925
Enemy Int Loss: 1 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 3)
Self Int Gain: 1 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 3)
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Increases both the self Intelligence intelligence gain and enemy Intelligence intelligence loss.

Irrepressible[edit]

  Irrepressible
Neither affected nor disabled by Break.
Passive
Affects
Self
Silencer cannot be silenced, be it offensively, from ally, or self-applied sources.
At that moment, it became clear to all watching — The absence of magic can be the greatest magic of all.

Hero Model[edit]

Hero Model
Passive / Channeling
Affects
Self
Silencer's hero model has the following hidden Innate. innate abilities.

He may only perform or utilize the ability's functions upon a successful channeling.
Details
Hidden Innate Abilities
Watch Tower
Warp
Warp
Lantern of Sight
Pluck Lotus
Tap on the Innate. innate abilities for more details.

Abilities[edit]

Arcane Curse[edit]

Affects
Enemy Units
Spell / Magical
Applies a curse on affected enemy units within the radius, dealing damage over time and slowing their movement speed.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.37
Cast RangeAffected by Cast Range increasing sources. 1000
Effect Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 350
Damage per Second: 16/24/32/40 (With level 10 Right Talent.With level 10 Right Talent. 26/34/42/50)
Move Speed Slow: 16%/19%/22%/25%
Debuff Duration: 6 (With level 15 Left Talent.With level 15 Left Talent. 8)
Anytime an affected enemy unit casts an ability, it gets silenced.
Additionally, the duration is suspended as long as the enemy unit is silenced.
Silence Duration: 2 (With level 15 Left Talent.With level 15 Left Talent. 3)
The ability debuff is now dispellable upon death.
Charge Replenish TimeCharge Replenish Time
(With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. Cooldown)
Number of Charges
(With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 2)
22/20/18/16 (With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 0)
Mana Cost
120/130/140/150
Nortrom's lack of incantations is less of a problem for him than it is for his adversaries.

Glaives of Wisdom[edit]

W
W
Glaives of Wisdom
Autocast / Active Attack Modifier
Affects
Self / Enemy Units
Spell / Magical
Each attack drains the affected enemy hero's intelligence, grants Silencer wisdom, and deals additional damage corresponding to Silencer's current intelligence.
Cast Animation: 0.5 + 0.5
Cast RangeAffected by Attack Range increasing sources. 600
Int Damage Factor: 0.2/0.4/0.6/0.8 (With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. 0.45/0.65/0.85/1.05)
Enemy Int Loss per Attack: 1/2/3/4 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 2/3/4/5)
Self Int Gain per Attack: 1/2/3/4 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 2/3/4/5)
Duration: 20/25/30/35 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 70/75/80/85)
After a number of attacks, Glaives of Wisdom silences the affected enemy unit.
Required Attacks: 4
Silence Duration: 2.5
Counter Reset Duration: 3/4/5/6
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Increases the Intelligence intelligence steal value and steal duration.
Attacks with Glaives of Wisdom bounce from the primary target to the secondary targets nearby.
Search Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. (With level 20 Right Talent.With level 20 Right Talent. 500)
Number of Bounces: (With level 20 Right Talent.With level 20 Right Talent. 1)
Bounce Damage Factor: (With level 20 Right Talent.With level 20 Right Talent. 1)
0
Mana Cost
14/16/18/20
Although lacking in traditional incantations, Nortrom's pedigree of the Aeol Drias gives him uncanny wisdom, which he applies to physical combat.

Last Word[edit]

E
T
Last Word
Passive / Aura
Affects
Enemy Units
Spell / Magical
Deals damage per second and applies a movement speed slow debuff to all enemy units within the radius per silence debuff on them.
Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 1200
Damage per Second per Debuff: 30/40/50/60 (With level 15 Left Talent.With level 15 Left Talent. 32/42/52/62)
Move Speed Slow per Debuff: 6%/9%/12%/15% (With level 15 Left Talent.With level 15 Left Talent. 7%/10%/13%/16%)
Nortrom ensures that spells uttered by his opponents will be their last.

Global Silence[edit]

R
E
Global Silence
Pierces Debuff Immunity sources.
Affects
Enemy Units
Stops all sounds, preventing enemy heroes and units on the map from casting abilities.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.37
Radius: The ability effects are felt everywhere in the map. Global
First Duration: 4.5/5.25/6
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Applies the Arcane Curse debuff correspondingly to its level to all affected enemy heroes.

The debuff has the same duration as the applied Global Silence debuff.
Curse Duration Factor: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 1)
130/115/100 (With level 15 Right Talent.With level 15 Right Talent. 110/95/80)
Mana Cost
300/450/600
With a shock to the ground, all magic and sound pauses, and Nortrom fulfills his prophecy.

Recent Changes[edit]

Main Articles: Changelogs, Old Abilities and Hero Lore
Description
7.37c
(2024-08-28)
  • Reduced Agility agility gain from 2.4 to 2.2.
  • Increased base attack speed from 100 to 110.
  • Increased Arcane Curse movement speed slow from 10%/15%/20%/25% to 16%/19%/22%/25%.
7.37
(2024-07-31)
  • Brain Drain
    • Reduced permanent Intelligence intelligence steal from 2 to 1.
    • Now also steals Intelligence intelligence if the dying unit was debuffed by Silencer, even if he was out of range.
  • Reduced Glaives of Wisdom mana cost from 20 on all levels to 14/16/18/20.
  • Increased Last Word damage per silence from 20/30/40/50 to 30/40/50/60.
  • Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
    • Reduced Brain Drain permanent Intelligence intelligence steal from 4 to 3.
7.36c
(2024-06-24)

Dota Plus Progress[edit]

Main Article: Hero Challenges

Relics track a hero's actions and statistics, and display in-game notifications when a milestone is reached. They are only available to Dota Plus subscribers.

Relics Voice Lines

Multi-Hero Curses

Intelligence Stacks Stolen

Damage During Global Silence

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Hurricane Pike Target Damage

Silences Leading To Kills

Channels Cancelled

Smokes Leading To Kills

Triple Kills

Mega Kill Streaks

Dusts Leading To Kills

Wards Placed

Kill Assists

Kills

Bronze

Silver

Gold

Platinum

Master

Grandmaster

Equipment[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • Unlike most heroes, Silencer's attack projectiles actually use the model of his equipped cosmetic weapon.
  • Like Death Prophet, Omniknight and Io, Silencer received a color palette change, changing his model and icons, having his former red armor replaced with violet.
    • Before his palette change, newer players would occasionally mistake Silencer for Dragon Knight, and he would sometimes be referred to as "The other Dragon Knight". Even after the palette swap, some older players may refer to him as "Purple Dragon Knight".
  • Chen is a member of the Knights of the Fold which would make him an enemy to Silencer based on Silencer's background. Despite this, there is no dialogue between the two heroes.

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