Silence Wave
active Documented Previously called Silence Glyph. Guides using the old name are out of date.
When to buy Silence Wave Silence Wave +42s Cooldown +3s Duration +0.1s Cast Delay +90 Bonus Health
Buy to cut off enemy ability combos in a teamfight, or to Silence a channelling ultimate hero before they start — it will not cancel one already being channelled.
When to skip Silence Wave
Long cooldown, so a mistimed cast leaves you with nothing for the rest of the fight.
Gotchas
The mechanics people most often get wrong about this item.
- Silence does not interrupt channelling abilities, so it will not cancel an ultimate that is already being channelled
Problems it answers
- Sustained spirit damage — “Their abilities chip me down constantly.”
- Channelled ultimates — “Their ultimate wins the fight on its own.”
- Burst damage — “I die before I can react.”
- Dive onto the backline — “They jump straight past the frontline onto me.”
Heroes that make this worth a slot
Heroes whose kit creates the problems Silence Wave answers. This is derived from kit properties, not from measured build results.