Silencer
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Silencer
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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900 Projectile Speed
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110 (132)
(1.6 BAT) | ||
0.5 + 0.5
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0.6
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1800 / 800
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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. | |
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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. | |
Roles: | Carry Support Disabler Initiator Nuker |
Complexity | |
Adjectives | Nose Legs ( 2 ) |
Bio[edit]
Enemies should be seen and not heard.
Alias:
Nortrom
Lore:
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.
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.
Voice:
Facets[edit]
Global Silence applies two shorter silence debuff instances. The second debuff is applied on the affected unit when the first debuff ends.
Upgrades[edit]
Talents[edit]
2 Arcane Curse Charges | 25 | +25% Glaives of Wisdom Damage |
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Death Dispel Arcane Curse | 20 | Glaives of Wisdom Bounces |
+2s Arcane Curse Base Duration +1s Arcane Curse Silence Duration | 15 | -20s Global Silence Cooldown |
+20 Attack Speed | 10 | +10 Arcane Curse Damage |
▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ +2 All / / Attributes |
Innate[edit]
Brain Drain[edit]
Passive
Affects
Enemy Heroes / Self
If an enemy hero dies within the radius, Silencer permanently steals that enemy hero's intelligence for himself.
Irrepressible[edit]
Passive
Affects
Self
At that moment, it became clear to all watching — The absence of magic can be the greatest magic of all.
Hero Model[edit]
Details
Tap on the innate abilities for more details.
Abilities[edit]
Arcane Curse[edit]
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 Range: 1000
Move Speed Slow: 16%/19%/22%/25%
Anytime an affected enemy unit casts an ability, it gets silenced.
Additionally, the duration is suspended as long as the enemy unit is silenced.
Additionally, the duration is suspended as long as the enemy unit is silenced.
The ability debuff is now dispellable upon death.
Nortrom's lack of incantations is less of a problem for him than it is for his adversaries.
Glaives of Wisdom[edit]
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 Range: 600
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
Attacks with Glaives of Wisdom bounce from the primary target to the secondary targets nearby.
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]
Deals damage per second and applies a movement speed slow debuff to all enemy units within the radius per silence debuff on them.
Nortrom ensures that spells uttered by his opponents will be their last.
Global Silence[edit]
No
Affects
Enemy Units
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.37
Radius: Global
First Duration: 4.5/5.25/6
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.
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.
With a shock to the ground, all magic and sound pauses, and Nortrom fulfills his prophecy.
Recent Changes[edit]
Description
- Reduced 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%.
- Brain Drain
- Reduced permanent intelligence steal from 2 to 1.
- Now also steals 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 steal from 4 to 3.
- Rescaled Arcane Curse mana cost from 130/135/140/145 to 120/130/140/150.
- Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
- Reduced Global Silence Arcane Curse duration from 6 on each level to AbilityDebuffDuration .
Dota Plus Progress[edit]
Main Article: Hero Challenges
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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".
- His abilities' sound effects are based on some of his voice lines.
- Arcane Curse debuff sounds is based on ▶️ "Curse you!".
- Last Word is based on one of his laughing lines [?].
- Global Silence is based on ▶️ "Silence!".
- 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.