At a glance#
Role (our classification)
- Carry — Scales into the most dangerous gun on the map with items.
Damage
- Weapon-leaning kit
Weapon
- Hair of the Dog
Released
- 2 Feb 2026
Silver is a bounty hunter who must keep her lycanthropy in check while hunting New York's monsters.
Silver’s abilities explained#
Silver has three regular abilities and an ultimate. Ability names and behaviour below were checked on 27 Oct 2026; numbers are left out on purpose because they change with almost every patch — the in-game tooltip shows the current values.
Ability 1
Slam Fire
Instantly reloads and grants bonus fire rate and weapon damage for a limited number of shots, at the cost of accuracy.
Ability 2
Boot Kick
Dashes forward to kick the first enemy hit, pushing you both apart and marking them so your next shot deals bonus spirit damage.
Ability 3
Entangling Bola
Throws a bola that deals spirit damage, slows the target and blocks movement abilities and stamina use.
Ultimate
Lycan Curse
Builds bloodlust from damage to heroes, then transforms Silver into a werewolf with bonus health and fire rate and a new set of abilities and weapon.
How to play Silver#
Your early job is to farm safely and reach your item spikes; your late job is to win fights by staying alive and shooting the right target. Don't trade your life for a kill early on.
Tips from the current kit
- Combine Slam Fire with melee to clear neutral camps quickly.
- In werewolf form, shooting doesn't slow her movement.
- Move your aim after Boot Kick to change where the enemy is thrown.
- Boot Kick can interrupt some movement abilities.
Build framework#
A starting framework, not a tested build
This section explains what kind of items Silver’s kit rewards, built from how the abilities work. It isn’t a win-rate-tested build. For community builds with current stats, open the in-game Build Browser and filter by hero, then check our items explainer to understand why each item is there.
Weapon lean. The gun does the heavy lifting, so fire rate, ammo, weapon damage and lifesteal usually come first.
| Stage | What to look for |
|---|---|
| Laning | Cheap 800-soul items that help you trade and sustain in lane, plus one that boosts your main damage source. |
| Mid game | Your first 3,200-soul item is usually the biggest single jump in power — buy toward the one that makes your best ability or your gun stronger. |
| Late game | Fill slots with 6,400-soul items, and swap cheap starters for upgrades. Leave room for an answer to what the enemy is doing. |
| Defence | Match the enemy’s damage: shields and resistance against whichever type is hurting you most. |
Items that fit a weapon kit
Defensive options
Items opponents commonly use against Silver — expect to see them, and plan around them:
Ability points#
Ability unlocks come from levelling up; ability points then buy upgrade tiers. A sensible default for Silver:
- Unlock the ability that helps you farm or trade in lane first — for most players that’s Slam Fire or the ability you can hit most reliably.
- Unlock all three regular abilities early so you have every tool in the first fights.
- Unlock Lycan Curse as soon as it’s available.
- Put upgrade points into the ability you use most, then into whichever upgrade tier changes how an ability works (tier 3 upgrades often do).
General guidance; upgrade tiers and costs are shown in game.
Playing against Silver#
- Dispel Magic removes Entangling Bola.
- Unstoppable prevents Boot Kick's displacement and Bola's crowd control.
- Slowing Hex disables Boot Kick.
- Debuff Resist shortens Entangling Bola.
The full breakdown — abilities to play around, counter items with reasons and mistakes to avoid — is in how to counter Silver.
Recent changes#
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2026 | Base health regen 2.5 → 3; Entangling Bola fixes; Go For The Throat now counts Point Blank and Opening Rounds damage. |
Every update that touches heroes is summarised in patch notes explained and the patch impact tracker.