Strengths and weaknesses
Good at
- Two forms, effectively seven abilities
- Werewolf form heals through damage and hits hard up close
- Entangling Bola stops enemies' escape and movement abilities
- Short ultimate cooldown (60s)
Struggles with
- Only 2 stamina bars
- Low health growth (+31 per boon)
- Tiny human-form magazine (7)
- Werewolf attacks can't headshot
Abilities
Slam Fire
25s cooldownInstantly reload and fire your next 3 shots at +300% fire rate, each dealing 2.5% of current health as bonus damage, with less accuracy. Deals double damage to NPCs.
| Tier 1 1 point | +15% weapon damage |
|---|---|
| Tier 2 2 points | -10s cooldown |
| Tier 3 5 points | +7% current health damage if all shots hit the same target |
Boot Kick
21s cooldownDash forward and kick the first enemy for 45 spirit damage, marking them. Shooting a marked target deals +25 spirit damage.
| Tier 1 1 point | -6s cooldown |
|---|---|
| Tier 2 2 points | Restore 2 stamina on hero hit |
| Tier 3 5 points | +80 bonus damage; kicked enemies deal 35% less damage for 5s |
Entangling Bola
23s cooldownThrow a bola for 40 spirit damage that slows by 16% for 1.5s and stops the target using movement abilities and stamina. Interrupts flying.
| Tier 1 1 point | +20% move speed |
|---|---|
| Tier 2 2 points | -8s cooldown |
| Tier 3 5 points | +0.75s duration; ricochets to 2 more targets |
Lycan Curse
60s cooldownDamage you deal builds bloodlust (faster at low health). At max bloodlust you transform automatically after 3s, or you can activate it. As a werewolf (15s), you gain +125 max health, move speed and fire rate stacks, and new abilities and attacks.
| Tier 1 1 point | +15% bullet and spirit resist |
|---|---|
| Tier 2 2 points | +4 m/s move speed and +200 bonus health |
| Tier 3 5 points | Hero kills refresh your abilities and the transformation's duration |
Ability order
Spend points in this order. Each ability's tiers cost 1, 2 and 5 points.
- Unlock Boot Kick
- Unlock Slam Fire
- Unlock Entangling Bola
- Boot Kick T1
- Slam Fire T1
- Unlock Lycan Curse
- Lycan Curse T1–T2
- Boot Kick T2
- Slam Fire T2
- Entangling Bola T1–T2
- Lycan Curse T3
- Boot Kick T3
- Slam Fire T3
- Entangling Bola T3
Item build
A starting build that works in most games. Swap pieces based on the enemy team; the notes explain what each stage is for.
Checked against 19,370 Silver matches from October 6–7, 2026 (all ranks). It keeps the items most Silver players buy and fills the other slots with the items that won most often. See the item tier list for how we measure that.
WeaponVitalitySpirit
| Stage | Items |
|---|---|
| Laning (800-soul items)Melee Lifesteal is on almost every Silver, with Restorative Shot and Close Quarters. Extra Health has the best results of her cheap items. | |
| Mid game core (1,600–3,200)Silver's usual core: Stalker, Hunter's Aura, Weighted Shots and Lifestrike. Berserker is common and scores well, and Superior Duration has the best results of any item on her. | |
| Late game (6,400)Silencer has the best late-game results on Silver. Frenzy for long brawls, Phantom Strike to jump onto a target. | |
| SituationalDebuff Reducer against crowd control, Spirit Resilience against spirit damage, Slowing Hex to stop escapes, Diviner's Kevlar for Lycan Curse fights. |
Melee Lifesteal
Close Quarters
Extra Health
Lifestrike
Berserker
Superior Duration
Frenzy
Silencer
Debuff Reducer
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How to play
Silver is a two-form brawler. In human form, she’s a shotgunner with a kick, a bola and a rapid-fire burst. Dealing damage builds bloodlust, and when it’s full, Lycan Curse turns her into a werewolf with new attacks and abilities.
Werewolf form
While transformed (15 seconds), Silver gets +125 max health, extra move speed and stacking fire rate. Her weapon becomes Loose Muzzle (a cone-shaped melee attack, 25 damage per hit, no ammo, no reload, no headshots), and her abilities change to:
| Ability | Cooldown | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Go For The Throat | 6.5s | 75 melee damage to every enemy in front; heals 40% of damage; hits harder on low-health enemies |
| Mauling Leap | 16s | Leap onto the first enemy for 75 melee damage, -8% bullet resist and damage over time |
| Tail Whack | 18s | 45 spirit damage nearby, a 2s disarm and a 24% slow |
Laning phase (0–10 min)
- Boot Kick and shoot. Kicked targets take bonus spirit damage from your shots.
- Slam Fire for burst. It reloads instantly and fires three fast shots that deal % health damage.
- Your reload takes only 0.3s. Seven shots go quickly, but you’re never out for long.
Mid game (10–25 min)
- Build bloodlust in fights, then transform for the finish.
- Bola runners. It stops their stamina and movement abilities.
Late game and team fights (25+ min)
- Transform in the middle of fights. Go For The Throat on a 6.5-second cooldown heals you as you hit.
- Lycan Curse T3 refreshes your werewolf duration and abilities on kills.
Combos
- Human burst: Boot Kick → Slam Fire → shoot the marked target.
- Lockdown: Entangling Bola → Boot Kick → Slam Fire.
- Werewolf: transform → Mauling Leap → Tail Whack (disarm) → Go For The Throat.
Matchups
- Good against: close-range heroes and anyone relying on escapes (Bola).
- Hard against: long-range kiters, since she has only 2 stamina.
Pro tips
- Bloodlust builds faster at low health, so transforming can turn a losing fight around.
- Entangling Bola interrupts flying heroes (since September 2026).
Lore
Lilah Silver is a bounty hunter in New York, juggling her werewolf curse with a struggle against substance abuse. She's convinced that summoning a god through ritual will finally let her thrive, and she leans on her transformation to get the upper hand on her targets.
Frequently asked questions
How does Silver transform?
Dealing damage builds bloodlust, faster when Silver is low on health. At max bloodlust she transforms automatically after 3 seconds, or you can activate Lycan Curse right away. The werewolf form lasts 15 seconds (refreshed by kills with T3).
What are Silver's werewolf abilities?
Go For The Throat (a melee slash that heals and hits harder on low-health enemies), Mauling Leap (leap onto an enemy, shred their bullet resist and deal damage over time), and Tail Whack (smash nearby enemies to disarm and slow them).
How do you counter Silver?
Kite her; she only has 2 stamina bars. Avoid fighting her in werewolf form if you can, and save crowd control and burst for when she's back in human form.
Ability numbers are checked against the game and the community-run Deadlock Wiki after every patch. Builds are our own recommendations, checked against public match data. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.