Silence

For the Penalty, see Silence Penalty.

Alarak using Discord Strike to silence Morales

Silence is a debuff (a negative effect) that makes the player unable to use any skill. Silenced heroes may still move and use basic attacks.

Fear, Mind Control, Polymorph and Taunt also apply a Silence effect.

Abilities

Basic Abilities

• Alarak's ability "Discord Strike" silences enemy heroes hit for 1.5 seconds.
  • His level 7 talent "Dissonance" increases the silence of "Discord Strike" to 2.25 seconds.
• Stukov's ability "Lurking Arm" silences enemy heroes as long as they remain in its area of effect.
• Valeera's ability "Garrote" silences an enemy hero for 2.5 seconds.

Heroic Abilities

• The Butcher' level 10 heroic ability "Lamb to the Slaughter" places a hitching post that chains the closest enemy hero to it, silencing them for 3 seconds.
  • His level 20 talent "Slaughterhouse" allows "Lamb to the Slaughter" to hit all enemy heroes in range.
• Dehaka's level 10 heroic ability "Isolation" silences the first enemy hero it hits for 3 seconds.
  • His level 20 talent "Contagion" allows "Isolation" to spread to nearby enemy heroes once it hits.
• Malfurion's level 10 heroic ability "Twilight Dream" silences enemy heroes around him for 3 seconds.
  • His level 20 talent "Astral Communion" increases the silence of "Twilight Dream" to 4 seconds.
• Sylvanas' level 10 heroic ability "Wailing Arrow" shoots an arrow that silences enemy heroes for 2.5 seconds upon detonation.
  • Her level 20 talent "Deafening Blast" increases the silence in the center of "Wailing Arrow"'s explosion to 5 seconds.

Talents

• Deckard's level 20 "Respect the Elderly" adds an additional effect to his "Stay Awhile and Listen" heroic ability, silencing enemy heroes upon awaking from Sleep for 2 seconds.
• Gall's level 16 "Deafening Blast" adds an additional effect to his "Runic Blast" ability, silencing enemy heroes hit for 1.25 seconds.
• Junkrat's level 7 "Sticky Wicket" adds an additional effect to his "Steel Trap" ability, silencing the enemy hit for 2 seconds.
• Leoric's level 20 "Buried Alive" adds an additional effect to his "Entomb" heroic ability, silencing enemy heroes as long as they remain in its area of effect.
• Mephisto's level 20 "Unspeakable Horror" adds an additional effect to his "Durance of Hate" heroic ability, silencing enemy heroes affected for 3 seconds after the Root expires.
• Qhira's level 20 "Silent Killer" adds an additional effect to her "Unrelenting Strikes" heroic ability, silencing enemy heroes for 0.5 seconds each time they're hit by it.
• Stukov's level 20 "Bio-Explosion Switch" adds an additional effect to his "Bio-Kill Switch" trait, silencing enemy heroes in the area of effect of his "Lurking Arm" for 2 seconds.

Counter Abilities

• Becoming either Unstoppable, Invulnerable or entering Stasis cancels all silence effects and makes the hero immune to silences for their duration.
• Brightwing's trait, "Soothing Mist", removes silences from nearby allied heroes.
• Chen's level 7 talent, "Purifying Brew", adds an additional effect to his "Fortifying Brew" trait, reducing the duration of a silence by 75% once every 15 seconds.
• Gall's trait, "Ogre Rage", makes him permanently immune to silences.
• Lunara's level 13 talent, "Abolish Magic", removes silences from target ally.
• Tyrande's level 4 talent, "Celestial Attunement", adds an additional effect to her "Light of Elune" ability, removing silences from targeted allies.
• Zarya's level 16 talent, "Cleansing Shield", adds an additional effect to her "Shield Ally" ability, removing silences from the targeted ally.