Silencer
Historical Balance Tracker & Intelligence
Balance History
6/22/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
5/6/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
4/7/2026
Talents: Level 15 Talent Global Silence Cooldown Reduction decreased from 20s to 15s
3/27/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
3/24/2026
Base Movement Speed increased from 290 to 300
Reworked Brain Drain ability into a new innate
Suffer In Silence: New innate ability. Passive
Suffer In Silence: 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
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 stolen
Arcane Curse: No longer has 1.25x slow and damage multiplier against silenced enemies
Glaives of Wisdom: Mana Cost decreased from 14/16/18/20 to 12/14/16/18
Glaives of Wisdom: Now upgraded with Aghanim's Shard
Glaives of Wisdom: Increases Int Steal by 1 and causes Glaives to bounce once to a random enemy within 450 range
Talents: Level 10 Talent +0.25 Arcane Curse Silenced Multiplier replaced with +7% Suffer In Silence Damage
Talents: Level 25 Talent Glaives of Wisdom Damage increased from +25% to +30%
Talents: Level 25 Talent 2 Arcane Curse charges replaced with +2s Global Silence Duration
1/22/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.40bNet Gain
12/23/2025Talents: Level 10 Talent Attack Speed increased from +20 to +25
12/16/2025
Arcane Curse: Silenced Multiplier decreased from 1.5 to 1.25
Glaives of Wisdom: Int Steal increased from 1/2/3/4 to 2/3/4/5
Glaives of Wisdom: Int Steal Duration rescaled from 20/25/30/35s to 10/20/30/40s
Talents: Level 10 Talent Arcane Curse Penalty Multiplier decreased from +0.5 to +0.25
10/2/2025
Arcane Curse: Cast Range decreased from 1000 to 850
6/12/2026
Base Strength decreased from 19 to 18
6/24/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
5/29/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/12/2026
Removed Irrepressible and Reverberating Silence facets
Glaives of Wisdom: No longer upgraded with Aghanim's Shard
Talents: Level 20 Talent 1 Glaives of Wisdom Bounce replaced with +40s Glaives of Wisdom Int Steal Duration
3/27/2025
Brain Drain: If Silencer is out of range, Intelligence will now be stolen only if the dying enemy is debuffed by Silencer the moment they die
3/4/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
2/19/2025
Arcane Curse: Ability Reworked
Arcane Curse: 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
Arcane Curse: Initial Damage: 20/40/60/80. Damage: 16/24/32/40. Radius: 350. Base Duration: 6s. Movement Slow: 16/19/22/25%. Penalty Duration: 2s. Silenced Multiplier: 1.5x
Arcane Curse: Cast Range: 1000, Mana Cost: 120/130/140/150, Cooldown: 22/20/18/16s
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
Glaives of Wisdom: Int to Damage percentage increased from 20/40/60/80% to 35/50/65/80%
Last Word: Ability Reworked
Last Word: 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
Last Word: Base Damage: 120/160/200/240. Int Difference Multiplier: 1/1.5/2/2.5x. Enemy Cast Timer: 4s. Silence Duration: 3/4/5/6s
Last Word: Cast Range: 900, Mana Cost: 100/105/110/115, Cooldown: 22/18/14/10s
Global Silence: Cooldown rescaled from 130/115/100s to 120s
Global Silence: No longer applies to couriers
Talents: Level 10 Talent +15 Arcane Curse Damage replaced with +0.5x Arcane Curse Penalty Multiplier
Talents: Level 20 Talent +35/5% Last Word Damage/Slow replaced with 250 AoE Last Word
11/20/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
10/3/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
8/28/2024
Agility gain decreased from 2.4 to 2.2
Base Attack Speed increased from 100 to 110
Arcane Curse: Movement Slow increased from 10/15/20/25% to 16/19/22/25%
8/14/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
7/31/2024
Brain Drain: Permanent Intelligence steal decreased from 2 to 1 (Aghanim's Shard Intelligence steal decreased from 4 to 3)
Brain Drain: Now also steals Intelligence if the dying unit was debuffed by Silencer, even if he was out of range
Glaives of Wisdom: Mana Cost decreased from 20 to 14/16/18/20
Last Word: Damage per silence increased from 20/30/40/50 to 30/40/50/60
Talents: Level 10 Talent Arcane Curse Damage increased from +10 to +15
Talents: Level 15 Talent +20/5% Last Word Damage/Slow replaced with +2/+1s Arcane Curse Base/Silence Duration
Talents: Level 20 Talent Arcane Curse Undispellable replaced with +35/5% Last Word Damage/Slow
6/25/2024
Arcane Curse: Mana Cost rescaled from 130/135/140/145 to 120/130/140/150
Global Silence: Aghanim's Scepter Arcane Curse duration is now set to current Global Silence duration, instead of always 6s
6/6/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
5/27/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.36Net Gain
5/23/2024Arcane Curse: Ability Reworked
Arcane Curse: Curses the target area, causing enemy heroes to take 16/24/32/40 damage per second (First instance applies immediately) and slowing their movement speed by 10/15/20/25%
Arcane Curse: If a target casts a spell, they are silenced for 2 seconds. The duration is paused as long as the target is silenced for any reason, but the damage and slow are still in effect
Arcane Curse: Area Radius: 350. Duration: 6s. Mana Cost: 130/135/140/145. Cooldown: 22/20/18/16s
Glaives of Wisdom: Ability Reworked
Glaives of Wisdom: Activate to throw an enchanted glaive that will steal 1/2/3/4 Intelligence from the target for 20/25/30/35s and deal 20/40/60/80% of Silencer's Intelligence as additional damage. Landing 4 Glaives on the same target will silence them for 2.5s. Mana Cost: 20 per attack
Glaives of Wisdom: Aghanim's Shard increases temporary Intelligence Steal by 1 and Steal Duration by 50s
Glaives of Wisdom: Attack counter resets after 3/4/5/6 seconds without reapplying. Stacks cannot be applied to an enemy who's currently suffering from Glaives of Wisdom's Silence
Last Word: Ability Reworked
Last Word: Passive aura. Enemies within 1200 range of Silencer are slowed by 6/9/12/15% and take 20/30/40/50 damage per second for each Silence debuff they currently suffer from
Global Silence: Now upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
Global Silence: Causes Global Silence to apply Arcane Curse to enemy heroes
Talents: Level 15 Talent +0.8x Last Word Int Multiplier replaced with +20/5% Last Word Damage/Slow
Talents: Level 25 Talent Last Word Mutes replaced with 2 Arcane Curse charges
3/21/2024
Glaives of Wisdom: Intelligence Steal increased from 1/1/2/3 to 1/2/3/4
2/22/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
12/21/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/12/2026
Glaives of Wisdom: Now deals Magic Damage that doesn't pierce Debuff Immunity. This makes its damage affect Debuff Immune enemies, but it will be reduced by their Magic Resistance
Glaives of Wisdom: Intelligence to Damage increased from 15/35/55/75% to 20/40/60/80%
11/21/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
10/5/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
9/9/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
8/15/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
8/8/2023
Glaives of Wisdom: Aghanim's Shard now silences all targets hit if glaives bounce
Talents: Level 20 Talent +10% Glaives of Wisdom Damage replaced with 1 Glaives of Wisdom Bounce
Talents: Level 25 Talent 2 Glaives of Wisdom Bounces replaced with +25% Glaives of Wisdom Damage
7/13/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/16/2023
Arcane Curse: Initial Damage decreased from 40/60/80/100 to 20/40/60/80
5/14/2023
Glaives of Wisdom: Mana Cost increased from 15 to 20
4/26/2023
Arcane Curse: Radius rescaled from 340/360/380/400 to 350
6/13/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.