Silencer — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Nortrom
Silencer (Nortrom) in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
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Silencer by rank bracket
Silencer is strongest in Herald & Guardian games, winning 52.00% (#23 of 127 heroes), but drops to 48.05% (#89) in Divine & Immortal.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #23 of 127 | 52.00% | 9.83% | 14,206 |
| Crusader & Archon | #55 of 127 | 50.04% | 10.61% | 47,629 |
| Legend & Ancient | #82 of 127 | 48.71% | 9.77% | 45,035 |
| Divine & Immortal | #89 of 127 | 48.05% | 7.32% | 10,575 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Silencer win rate by patch
Silencer is winning 50.42% of 333,686 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, down 0.2pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 50.42% | ▼ -0.2pp | 9.87% | 333,686 |
| 7.41e | 50.63% | ▼ -0.5pp | 10.34% | 3,079,606 |
| 7.41d | 51.10% | ▼ -0.0pp | 11.92% | 3,534,990 |
| 7.41c | 51.13% | ▼ -0.1pp | 12.39% | 1,699,366 |
| 7.41b | 51.20% | ▼ -0.4pp | 11.76% | 1,656,602 |
| 7.41a | 51.56% | — | 10.76% | 615,267 |
Win rate and pick rate per patch window over all quality-filtered ranked matches; the newest patch accumulates matches for days after release — its row shows the current sample size.
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, Tinker and Templar Assassin get silenced out of their entire kit. Silencer is countered by illusions and right-click carries his silence doesn't stop: Spectre, Phantom Lancer and Wraith King out-scale or out-body him, while Tidehunter 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
 Shadow Fiend | 58.22% | 26,551 |
 Timbersaw | 57.03% | 6,591 |
 Nature's Prophet | 56.24% | 15,904 |
 Puck | 56.15% | 4,490 |
 Tinker | 55.94% | 6,888 |
 Batrider | 55.70% | 1,955 |
 Tiny | 55.58% | 7,517 |
 Storm Spirit | 55.34% | 8,626 |
Struggles against
 Wraith King | 43.60% | 22,426 |
 Phantom Lancer | 43.63% | 20,261 |
 Arc Warden | 45.14% | 7,145 |
 Legion Commander | 45.64% | 25,062 |
 Abaddon | 45.77% | 6,179 |
 Chaos Knight | 46.32% | 8,680 |
 Spectre | 46.48% | 19,461 |
 Night Stalker | 46.63% | 13,309 |
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 and Meepo crash in while the enemy can't respond, while Riki 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
 Meepo | 57.02% | 2,592 |
 Riki | 56.13% | 8,993 |
| Wraith King | 55.66% | 22,435 |
 Troll Warlord | 55.14% | 5,221 |
| Legion Commander | 54.23% | 22,556 |
| Chaos Knight | 54.09% | 8,565 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 54.02% | 13,959 |
 Pudge | 53.92% | 37,081 |
Data updated Sep 23, 2026.