Silencer — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Nortrom
Silencer (Nortrom) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Silencer counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
Silencer counters & matchups
Silencer is an anti-caster whose Global Silence shuts down every enemy ability, Last Word punishes spellcasting, and Glaives of Wisdom steal intelligence over a game. He hard-counters spell-reliant heroes: Timbersaw (61.0%), Tinker (59.0%) and Templar Assassin (57.1%) get silenced out of their entire kit. Silencer is countered by illusions and right-click carries his silence doesn't stop: Spectre (44.4%), Phantom Lancer (44.6%) and Wraith King (45.5%) out-scale/body him, while Tidehunter (45.8%) brings competing AoE. Draft tip: Silencer is a premier anti-spell pick into combo/caster drafts; he's weaker into right-click illusion and hard-carry line-ups that don't care about silence.
Strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Timbersaw | 61.02% | 18,385 |
 Tinker | 59.02% | 24,810 |
 Templar Assassin | 57.12% | 37,048 |
 Mars | 56.98% | 47,225 |
 Gyrocopter | 56.79% | 24,990 |
 Nature's Prophet | 56.70% | 50,211 |
 Storm Spirit | 56.13% | 40,536 |
 Puck | 55.51% | 26,963 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Spectre | 44.44% | 65,494 |
 Phantom Lancer | 44.61% | 51,392 |
 Wraith King | 45.46% | 96,301 |
 Tidehunter | 45.80% | 90,813 |
 Naga Siren | 46.57% | 15,428 |
 Lone Druid | 46.79% | 15,695 |
 Legion Commander | 47.19% | 112,159 |
 Meepo | 47.31% | 18,983 |
Silencer synergies
Silencer's Global Silence is a teamfight-defining initiation or counter-initiation — a whole enemy team unable to cast for several seconds. He pairs best with dive cores and AoE who exploit the silence: Spectre (57.1%) and Meepo (56.3%) crash in while the enemy can't respond, while Riki (56.1%) ambushes the casters he locks down. Give Silencer a follow-up team and one Global Silence into their combo wins the fight outright.
Best teammates
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Spectre | 57.12% | 63,797 |
| Meepo | 56.30% | 17,258 |
 Riki | 56.07% | 33,788 |
| Wraith King | 55.63% | 94,950 |
| Legion Commander | 55.26% | 103,463 |
 Dawnbreaker | 55.08% | 38,287 |
 Axe | 54.89% | 104,528 |
 Lifestealer | 54.48% | 96,105 |