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Silencer: change history

15 changes across 4 patches (Dec 15, 2025 to Apr 7, 2026), newest first. Nerf Radar tracks the 10 most recent official updates for Dota 2, back to Dec 15, 2025.
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  1. Nerf
    Talents · Level 15 Talent Global Silence Cooldown Reduction
    Silencer's level 15 talent Global Silence Cooldown Reduction decreases from 20s to 15s.
    20s→15s
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    Level 15 Talent Global Silence Cooldown Reduction decreased from 20s to 15s
  2. Dota 2 Patch 7.41Buff 3Adjust 5New 1Official notes ↗
    Buff
    Base Movement Speed
    Silencer's Base Movement Speed increases from 290 to 300.
    290→300
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    Base Movement Speed increased from 290 to 300
    Adjust
    Reworked Brain Drain ability into a new innate.
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    Reworked Brain Drain ability into a new innate
    New
    Suffer In Silence
    New innate ability. Passive.
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    New innate ability. Passive
    • 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, Silencer permanently steals 1 Intelligence from them. If the victim was silenced, an extra 1 point of Intelligence will be stolen
    Adjust
    Arcane Curse
    No longer has 1.25x slow and damage multiplier against silenced enemies.
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    No longer has 1.25x slow and damage multiplier against silenced enemies
    Buff
    Glaives of Wisdom · Mana Cost
    Mana Cost on Silencer's Glaives of Wisdom decreases from 14/16/18/20 to 12/14/16/18.
    14/16/18/20→12/14/16/18
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    Mana Cost decreased from 14/16/18/20 to 12/14/16/18
    Adjust
    Glaives of Wisdom
    Now upgraded with Aghanim's Shard.
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    Now upgraded with Aghanim's Shard
    • Increases Int Steal by 1 and causes Glaives to bounce once to a random enemy within 450 range
    Adjust
    Talents
    Level 10 Talent +0.25 Arcane Curse Silenced Multiplier replaced with +7% Suffer In Silence Damage.
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    Level 10 Talent +0.25 Arcane Curse Silenced Multiplier replaced with +7% Suffer In Silence Damage
    Buff
    Talents · Level 25 Talent Glaives of Wisdom Damage
    Silencer's level 25 talent Glaives of Wisdom Damage increases from +25% to +30%.
    +25%→+30%
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    Level 25 Talent Glaives of Wisdom Damage increased from +25% to +30%
    Adjust
    Talents
    Level 25 Talent 2 Arcane Curse charges replaced with +2s Global Silence Duration.
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    Level 25 Talent 2 Arcane Curse charges replaced with +2s Global Silence Duration
  3. Buff
    Talents · Level 10 Talent Attack Speed
    Silencer's level 10 talent Attack Speed increases from +20 to +25.
    +20→+25
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    Level 10 Talent Attack Speed increased from +20 to +25
  4. Dota 2 Patch 7.40Buff 2Nerf 1Adjust 1Official notes ↗
    Nerf
    Arcane Curse · Silenced Multiplier
    Silenced Multiplier on Silencer's Arcane Curse decreases from 1.5 to 1.25.
    1.5→1.25
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    Silenced Multiplier decreased from 1.5 to 1.25
    Buff
    Glaives of Wisdom · Int Steal
    Int Steal on Silencer's Glaives of Wisdom increases from 1/2/3/4 to 2/3/4/5.
    1/2/3/4→2/3/4/5
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    Int Steal increased from 1/2/3/4 to 2/3/4/5
    Adjust
    Glaives of Wisdom · Int Steal Duration
    Int Steal Duration on Silencer's Glaives of Wisdom changes from 20/25/30/35s to 10/20/30/40s.
    20/25/30/35s→10/20/30/40s
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    Int Steal Duration rescaled from 20/25/30/35s to 10/20/30/40s
    Buff
    Talents · Level 10 Talent Arcane Curse Penalty Multiplier
    Silencer's level 10 talent Arcane Curse Penalty Multiplier decreases from +0.5 to +0.25.
    +0.5→+0.25
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    Level 10 Talent Arcane Curse Penalty Multiplier decreased from +0.5 to +0.25

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