Silencer/Changelogs

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{{Update History| 6.88b
 * Increased {{A|Arcane Curse|Silencer}} damage per second from 14/21/28/35 to 14/22/30/38.

6.88
 * Increased base agility from 16 to 22.

6.87
 * {{Ability ID|Arcane Curse|Silencer}}
 * Now slows affected enemies by 9%/12%/15%/18%. [{{tooltip|?|Like the damage, multiple instances of the slow stack. Unlike the damage/duration, the slow is not paused when the target is silenced.}}]
 * Reduced base duration from 7 to 6.
 * Increased cooldown from 18/16/14/12 to 20/18/16/14.
 * {{Ability ID|Last Word|Silencer}} no longer slows the target by 14%/16%/18%/20%.

6.86
 * Replaced with {{Ability ID|Arcane Curse|Silencer}}
 * {{Ability ID|Arcane Curse|Silencer}}:
 * Curses the target area, causing enemy heroes to take damage. Anytime affected enemies cast a spell, the duration is increased.
 * Cast time: 0.3
 * Cast range: 1000
 * Radius: 425
 * Damage per second: 14/21/28/35
 * Default duration: 7
 * Penalty duration: 4
 * Mana cost: 75/95/115/135
 * Cooldown: 18/16/14/12
 * Notes: When affected enemies are silenced, the damage and duration are paused. Affects creeps. The penalty has no stack limit. Each cast adds 4 seconds.


 * is no longer a Unique Attack Modifier.

6.85
 * Fixed {{Ability ID|Last Word|Silencer}}'s initial debuff not being dispellable.

6.84
 * Reduced movement speed from 300 to 295.
 * {{Ability ID|Last Word|Silencer}}
 * Reduced initial debuff duration from 5 to 4.
 * No longer disarms the target for the silence duration when the initial debuff expires.
 * Now slows the target for 14%/16%/18%/20% for the silence duration.
 * The slow is always applied, not only when the initial debuff expires.

6.83
 * Increased intelligence as damage from 30%/48%/66%/84% to 30%/50%/70%/90%.
 * Reduced {{Ability ID|Last Word|Silencer}} cooldown from 36/28/20/12 to 30/24/18/12.
 * {{Item ID|Aghanim's Scepter}} no longer increases duration from 4/5/6 to 5/6/7.

6.82
 * Increased intelligence as damage from 30%/45%/60%/75% to 30%/48%/66%/84%.
 * Increased mana cost from 250/350/450 to 250/375/500.

6.81
 * Increased agility gain from 2.1 to 3.
 * Reduced cooldown from 20/18/16/14 to 20/16/12/8.

6.80
 * Reduced cooldown from 140 to 130.

6.79
 * Intelligence steal is now an innate ability of Silencer, instead of being bound to.

6.78
 * now affects invulnerable units.
 * Added {{Item ID|Aghanim's Scepter}} upgrade for Silencer: Causes to apply the current level of  on all affected units and increases duration from 4/5/6 to 5/6/7.

6.76c
 * Increased {{Ability ID|Last Word|Silencer}} mana cost from 100 to 115.

6.76
 * Increased base intelligence from 21 to 27.
 * Reduced base attack damage from 22-36 to 16-30 (total attack damage is still 43-57 due to the increased intelligence).
 * Increased damage per second from 20/30/40/50 to 20/35/50/65.
 * Increased mana drain per second from 10/15/20/25 to 8/16/24/32.
 * Rescaled duration from 5/6/7/8 to 6 on each level.
 * Now steals 2 intelligence from an enemy hero when it dies within 900 radius around Silencer, or when Silencer kills a hero, regardless of distance.
 * Reworked Last Word icon.png Last Word
 * Old Last Word icon.png Last Word:
 * Causes any unit under the effect of this aura to become silenced after it finishes casting a spell. If an enemy hero dies when under this aura, Nortrom will permanently steal 2 intelligence from it.
 * Radius: 750
 * Silence duration: 0.75/1.5/2.25/3
 * Notes: Silences units as soon as they reach the cast point of a spell. Waits for channeling spells to end or get canceled. Does not trigger on items.
 * Silence duration: 0.75/1.5/2.25/3
 * Notes: Silences units as soon as they reach the cast point of a spell. Waits for channeling spells to end or get canceled. Does not trigger on items.


 * New {{Ability ID|Last Word|Silencer}}:
 * Causes the target enemy to take damage and become silenced and slowed as soon as it casts a spell or when the duration runs out.
 * Cast range: 900
 * Damage: 150/200/250/300
 * Debuff duration: 5
 * Silence/Disarm duration: 3/4/5/6
 * Mana cost: 100
 * Cooldown: 36/28/20/12
 * Notes: Provides vision over the target as long as it has the debuff on. Does not trigger on item usage. Waits for channeling spells to finish or to get canceled.


 * Increased duration from 3/4.5/6 to 4/5/6.
 * Reduced cooldown from 160 to 140.
 * Reduced cooldown from 160 to 140.

6.75
 * Increased strength gain from 1.7 to 2.2.
 * Last Word icon.png Last Word now always steals 2 intelligence if an enemy hero dies in its radius, instead of 1, but 2 when Silencer makes last hit.
 * Increased duration from 3/4/5 to 3/4.5/6.

6.73
 * Increased intelligence as damage from 30%/40%/50%/60% to 30%/45%/60%/75%.
 * Last Word icon.png Last Word
 * Is no longer disabled while Silencer is silenced or stunned.
 * No longer triggers on any item ability.

6.72
 * Reduced movement speed from 300 to 290.
 * Reduced cast range from 900 to 800.
 * Reduced cooldown from 2/0/0/0 to 0 on each level.
 * Last Word icon.png Last Word
 * Is now also disabled when Silencer is stunned (previously it was only disabled when he was silenced).
 * Now steals 2 intelligence if Silencer gets the last hit on the enemy hero within the aura's radius.
 * No longer triggers on active attack modifier.
 * Reduced radius from 900 to 750.

6.70
 * Increased cooldown from 14 on each level to 20/18/16/14.
 * Increased intelligence as damage from 15%/30%/45%/60% to 30%/40%/50%/60%.
 * Reduced cooldown from 3/2/1/0 to 2/0/0/0.
 * Reduced cooldown from 3/2/1/0 to 2/0/0/0.

6.67
 * now displays a debuff in the status bar, visible to everyone.
 * now mutes all sounds for its duration.

6.65
 * Rescaled base attack damage from 18-40 to 22-36 (total attack damage is now 43-57).

6.63
 * Increased cast range from 650 to 900.
 * Reduced damage per second from 50 on each level to 20/30/40/50.
 * Reduced mana loss per second from 25 on each level to 10/15/20/25.
 * Increased duration from 2/4/6/8 to 5/6/7/8.
 * Reduced mana cost from 105/115/125/135 to 75/95/115/135.
 * Reduced cooldown from 20 to 14.
 * Reduced cooldown from 20 to 14.

6.61
 * Increased damage per second from 10/20/30/40 to 50 on each level.
 * Increased mana loss per second from 5/10/15/20 to 25 on each level.
 * Reduced duration from 10 on each level to 2/4/6/8.
 * no longer causes Silencer to steal 1 intelligence whenever he kills an enemy hero.
 * Last Word icon.png Last Word
 * Now causes Silencer to steal 1 intelligence from any enemy hero which dies within the aura's radius.
 * Increased radius from 700 to 900.
 * Increased radius from 700 to 900.

6.60
 * Last Word icon.png Last Word
 * Now triggers right upon reaching the cast point, instead of when the backswing finishes[{{tooltip|?|Canceling the backswing caused the aura to not register the spell cast. Still waits for channeling abilities to finish or get canceled.}}]
 * Now displays intelligence stolen as numbers above Silencer and the dying enemy hero.
 * Fixed some bugs with Last Word while Silencer is dead.
 * No longer triggers on {{Ability ID|Rot|Pudge}}
 * Reduced silence duration 1/2/3/4 to 0.75/1.5/2.25/3.

6.59
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 * Increased radius from 300 to 350.
 * Reduced cooldown from 25 to 20.

6.58
 * is now a ground targeted spell with a 250 radius, instead of single target.

6.57
 * Last Word icon.png Last Word no longer triggers on.

6.51
 * Last Word icon.png Last Word no longer triggers on, , and.

6.50
 * Last Word icon.png Last Word
 * Fixed triggering on when it blocks a spell.
 * Fixed Last Word causing Electric Rave to get toggled off when getting triggered.

6.44
 * Enemy heroes affected by can now be denied when their health drops below 25%.
 * Fixed Last Word icon.png Last Word stealing intelligence from allies upon denying them.

6.35
 * Fixed night vision being 1400 instead of the standard 800.

6.34
 * Reduced movement speed from 300 to 290.

6.33b
 * Fixed doing extra damage when combined with  or in Same Hero mode.

6.33
 * Last Word icon.png Last Word is now disabled while Silencer is silenced.

6.31
 * Rescaled Last Word icon.png Last Word radius from 500/600/700/800 to 700 on each level.

6.30
 * Last Word icon.png Last Word no longer triggers on and.

6.27b
 * {{Ability ID|Global Silence|Silencer}}
 * Increased mana cost from 150/200/250 to 250/350/450.
 * Increased cooldown from 120 to 160.

6.25
 * Fixed a bug with which caused it to deal extra damage sometimes.

6.19b
 * Reduced mana cost from 30 to 15.

6.19
 * Last Word icon.png Last Word
 * now silences upon finishing a spell cast, instead of upon reaching cast point. [?]
 * Increased radius from 350/450/550/650 to 500/600/700/800.
 * Increased silence duration from 0.75/1.5/2.25/3 to 1/2/3/4.

6.17
 * Fixed dispelling {{Ability ID|Curse of the Silent|Silencer}}.
 * Fixed not working for multiple Silencers in a match.
 * Reduced intelligence as damage from 20%/40%/60%/80% to 15%/30%/45%/60%.
 * {{Ability ID|Global Silence|Silencer}}
 * Fixed Global Silence disabling Silencer during the cast time.
 * Reduced silence duration from 4/5/6 to 3/4/5.
 * Reduced silence duration from 4/5/6 to 3/4/5.

6.16
 * Increased attack projectile speed from 700 to 1000.
 * Reduced {{Ability ID|Curse of the Silent|Silencer}} mana loss per second from 10/20/30/40 to 5/10/15/20.
 * Reduced intelligence as damage from 30%/60%/90%/120% to 20%/40%/60%/80%.
 * Reduced mana cost from 50 to 30.
 * Reduced cooldown from 4/3/2/1 to 3/2/1/9.
 * Last Word icon.png Last Word
 * Reduced radius from 500/550/600/650 to 350/450/550/650.
 * Reduced silence duration from 1/2/3/4 to 0.75/1.5/2.25/3.
 * Reduced silence duration from 1/2/3/4 to 0.75/1.5/2.25/3.

6.15
 * Reworked Silencer (To view the old Silencer, see here)
 * Rescaled base strength and gain from 16 + 2.1 to 17 + 1.7.
 * Increased base {{Symbol|Agility}} agility and gain from 14 + 1.4 to 16 + 2.1.
 * Reduced base intelligence and gain from 23 + 2.7 to 21 + 2.5.
 * Increased attack range from 450 to 600.
 * Increased movement speed from 280 to 300.
 * Replaced Star Storm with {{Ability ID|Curse of the Silent|Silencer}}
 * {{Ability ID|Curse of the Silent|Silencer}}:
 * Afflicts a target with the Curse of the Silent. The target will lose health and mana per second until it casts a spell.
 * Cast range:
 * Damage per second: 10/20/30/40
 * Mana per second: 10/20/30/40
 * Duration: 10
 * Mana cost:
 * Cooldown:
 * Notes: The curse instantly ends when the target casts a spell.


 * Replaced Healing Wave with {{Ability ID|Glaives of Wisdom|Silencer}}
 * {{Ability ID|Glaives of Wisdom|Silencer}}:
 * Nortrom's glaives are enchanted by his experience in magic. If he kills a hero, he will permanently steal 1 intelligence from it.
 * Cast range: 600
 * Own intelligence as damage: 30%/60%/90%/120%
 * Intelligence steal: 1
 * Mana cost:
 * Cooldown: 0
 * Notes: Is a Unique Attack Modifier, which adds damage to Silence attacks based on his intelligence. Steals 1 intelligence when he makes a kill, regardless of how he makes it.


 * Replaced Rain of Chaos with Last Word icon.png Last Word
 *  Last Word icon.png Last Word:
 * Causes any unit under the effect of this aura to become silenced after it casts a spell.
 * Radius: 500/550/600/650
 * Silence duration: 1/2/3/4
 * Notes: The spell which triggers Last Word is still executed.


 * Replaced Silencer with {{Ability ID|Global Silence|Silencer}}
 * {{Ability ID|Global Silence|Silencer}}:
 * Stops all enemies on the map from casting spells.
 * Radius: Global
 * Silence duration: 4/5/6
 * Mana cost:
 * Cooldown:
 * Notes: The silence goes through spell immunity, but is dispelled by it when becoming spell immune after cast.

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