Silencer
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, N…
Hero 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, N…
Compact stat and ability fields shown here were checked against patch 7.41e where this model represents the changed field. Talents and full mechanics remain in the official notes.
Silencer abilities
Curses 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.
Silencer enchants his glaives with his wisdom, stealing his target's Intelligence with each hit and dealing additional damage based on his Intelligence.
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.
Silencer 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, s…
Passive
Silencer stops all sound, preventing enemy heroes and units on the map from casting spells.
Silencer takes less damage from and deals more damage to silenced targets.
Passive, HiddenPopular items by game phase
OpenDota professional-match aggregate as of Jul 21, 2026, 9:50 PM UTC. Popularity rows are independent phase totals, not a coherent build, sequence, or win-rate advice.
Starting
6 items- 1
Iron Branch165 selections · 23.1% - 2
Tango98 selections · 13.7% - 3
Blood Grenade85 selections · 11.9% - 4
Observer and Sentry Wards71 selections · 10% - 5
Faerie Fire64 selections · 9% - 6
Sentry Ward56 selections · 7.9%
Early
6 items- 1
Boots of Speed89 selections · 71.8% - 2
Arcane Boots11 selections · 8.9% - 3
Null Talisman8 selections · 6.5% - 4
Tranquil Boots8 selections · 6.5% - 5
Urn of Shadows3 selections · 2.4% - 6
Power Treads2 selections · 1.6%
Mid
6 items- 1Arcane Boots54 selections · 22.2%
- 2
Staff of Wizardry47 selections · 19.3% - 3
Force Staff26 selections · 10.7% - 4
Glimmer Cape18 selections · 7.4% - 5
Pavise17 selections · 7% - 6
Drum of Endurance8 selections · 3.3%
Late
6 items- 1
Refresher Orb28 selections · 28% - 2Force Staff15 selections · 15%
- 3Glimmer Cape12 selections · 12%
- 4
Aghanim's Scepter9 selections · 9% - 5
Solar Crest9 selections · 9% - 6
Mystic Staff3 selections · 3%
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Silencer — frequently asked
What are Silencer's abilities in Dota 2?
Silencer's abilities are Arcane Curse, Glaives of Wisdom, Last Word, Suffer In Silence, Global Silence, Suffer In Silence. It is a Intelligence ranged hero played as Carry, Support, Disabler.
What is Silencer's primary attribute?
Silencer is a Intelligence hero, starting with 18 strength (+2.2/lvl), 22 agility (+2.2/lvl) and 25 intelligence (+2.9/lvl), and a base move speed of 300.
What do the popular Silencer item phases mean?
The saved OpenDota aggregate is dated 2026-07-22. The phase lists summarize professional-match item popularity; they are not one coherent build, a recommended sequence, or win-rate advice.