Skip to content
Silence

Spell

Silence

Nature

Advertisement

2 secSelf Only

Silences nearby enemies, preventing them from casting spells for 4 sec.

Silence

Tooltip

Silences nearby enemies, preventing them from casting spells for 4 sec.

How it works

Each cast of Silence costs 30 Mana. Its dispel type is client id 1.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 27. Its base value is 1. Its area radius is 20 yards.

What it does

Silence is a Nature spell with a 2 sec cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 4 sec. When cast it applies an aura in a 20 yard radius. The client files the whole spell under the silenced mechanic.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the current retail game build. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolNature
Cost30 Mana
RangeSelf Only
Cast time2 sec
Duration4 sec
MechanicSilenced
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 27
Value: 1
Misc value: 127
Radius: 20 yards

Raw client values from the current retail game build. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 32 separate Spell records named "Silence". This page is record #8988. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page. The 12 records closest by id are compared here.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#6726journal encounter: Inquisitor Tormentorum; cast time: instant; duration: 3 sec; effect values: 0 (this record: 1); different tooltip textA different caster
#12528duration: 5 secA variant record
#15487used by: Shadow Priest; school: Shadow; cast time: instant; duration: 5 sec; different tooltip textA different owner
#18278cast time: instant; duration: 6 sec; effect values: 0 (this record: 1); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#18327used by: Cast by Enrage; cast time: 1 secA helper record another spell casts
#22666cast time: instant; duration: 6 sec; effect values: 0 (this record: 1); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#23207cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect values: 0 (this record: 1); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#26069cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 10 secA variant record
#27559used by: Cast by Silence Trigger; cast time: instant; duration: 3 sec; effect values: 0 (this record: 1); different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#29943cast time: instant; duration: 8 secA variant record
#30225cast time: instantA variant record
#37160cast time: instant; duration: 6 secA variant record

Compared fields: SpellMisc difficulty rows, school, cast time and duration; Spell subtext and tooltip text; SpellEffect types and base values; journal and class usage. The reason column names the first difference found.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Effect rows sighted1 effect rows in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

Comments

Read player comments on Silence at Wowhead (opens Wowhead in a new tab)