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Silver is a Hero in Deadlock, making her living tracking down lowlifes, but today New York’s misanthrope lycanthrope plans on summoning a god. Fortunately, her career as a bounty hunter has prepared her well for all that the ritual requires. She makes quick work of adversaries by catching them with her Entangling Bola, Boot Kicking them in the face, and finishing them off with a Slam Fire from her rifle. But inevitably, the Lycan Curse comes calling whether she likes it or not, and her foes will regret being too close when it does.

 
Feral
Hot Mess
Transformation
Weapon Stats
Damage Per Second:  42
Bullet Damage:  5.1 +0.117
Pellets per shot:  7
Ammo:  7
Bullets per sec:  1.18
Reload Time:  0.3s
Bullet Velocity:  813m/s
Light Melee:  50 +1.58
Heavy Melee:  116 +3.67
Vitality Stats
Health:  830 +28
Health Regen:  2.5
Move Speed:  6.7m/s
Sprint Speed:  1.5m/s
Dash Speed:  14.7m/s
Stamina:  2
Stamina Cooldown:  4.5s
Spirit Stats
Spirit Power:  0 +1.1
Information
Release Date:February 2, 2026
Internal names:Werewolf

 
Feral
Hot Mess
Transformation
Weapon Stats
Damage Per Second:  50
Bullet Damage:  25 +0.774
Ammo:  0
Bullets per sec:  2
Reload Time:  1.5s
Bullet Velocity:  254m/s
Light Melee:  50 +1.58
Heavy Melee:  116 +3.67
Vitality Stats
Health:  830 +28
Health Regen:  2.5
Move Speed:  6.7m/s
Sprint Speed:  1.5m/s
Dash Speed:  14.7m/s
Stamina:  2
Stamina Cooldown:  4.5s
Spirit Stats
Spirit Power:  0 +1.1
Information
Release Date:February 2, 2026
Internal names:Werewolf
Feral - Hot Mess - Transformation

Lilah Silver has been a werewolf for as long as she can remember, insisting that she has her Lycanthropy under control. Despite her successes as a bounty hunter, Silver struggles with alcohol, smoking, financial, and personal troubles on a daily basis, driving her to seek the Patron's help to "thrive".

Silver was released on February 2, 2026 as the third winner of the Old Gods, New Blood update contest.

Abilities

 Slam Fire


  0.0254m



  5s



  0


  25s



Instantly reload your gun. You gain   bonus fire rate and deal bonus   weapon damage based on the target's health for a limited number of shots, but suffer from reduced accuracy.

Deals bonus Weapon Damage against troopers and neutrals.


  3

Max Shots


  300%

Fire Rate


  2.5%

Current Health as Damage

  -30%  Weapon Accuracy

  0%  Weapon Damage

  0%  Bonus Current Health as Damage

  100%  Weapon Damage vs. NPCs

+15% Weapon Damage
-10s Cooldown
If you hit all shots, deal +7% current health as damage

 Boot Kick

  0.35s



  10.6m






  0


  21s



Dash forward and kick the first enemy hit, dealing   melee damage while pushing yourself off and marking them.

 x0.9


  45

Damage


  Disarm
0s
Disarm Duration

  0s  Debuff Duration

Shooting the marked target deals   spirit damage and removes the mark.

 x2


  25

Bonus Damage

  3s  Mark Duration 

-6s Cooldown
On Hero Hit: Restore 2 Stamina
+80 Bonus Damage and kicked enemies deal -35% Damage for 5s
Notes
  • Silver can change the direction that the enemy is thrown by moving her aim after landing the kick.

 Entangling Bola






  0


  23s



Throw a bola, dealing   spirit damage, applying   slow and preventing movement abilities or stamina.

 x1.6


  40

Damage
On Hit:

  -20%

Move Speed
On Hit:



  1.5s

Debuff Duration
-25% Move Speed
-8s Cooldown
+0.75s Debuff Duration.
Bola ricochets to 2 additional targets

 Lycan Curse





  15s



  0


  60s



Passive: Dealing damage generates bloodlust, increased at low health. At max bloodlust, you automatically cast Lycan Curse.

Active: Instantly transform, gaining increased   max health, and stacking   fire rate on enemy heroes, and replacing your abilities and weapon with their ferocious versions.

 x15

  125

Bonus Health


  1.5m

Move Speed


  0m

Sprint Speed

 x0.45


  60%

Fire Rate

  0%  Bullet Resist

  0%  Spirit Resist

  30%  Missing Health as Healing 

  0s  Kill Duration Bonus

  0  Heal Amount 

 x1

  0  Stamina

+15% Bullet & Spirit Resistance
+4 m/s Move Speed and 200 Bonus Health
On Hero Kill: Refresh abilities and duration
Notes
  • Damage dealt to NPCs and barriers does not count towards Lycan Curse.
  • After Lycan Curse ends, Silver's weapon is automatically reloaded.
  • The passive feature has a short delay before automatically casting Lycan Curse once bloodlust is full. The player can press the ability button to transform instantly during that delay.

 Go For The Throat


  7.5m






  0


  6.5s



Deal   melee damage to all enemies in front of you, receiving a   heal for a portion of the damage dealt. The damage is increased the lower health they have.

 x1.5


  75

Damage


  6%

Missing Health as Damage



  40%

Lifesteal
30 Damage
25% Lifesteal
4% Missing Health as Damage

 Mauling Leap

  0.55s



  18.1m






  0


  16s



Leap forward, mauling the first enemy hit for   melee damage. They suffer from reduced   bullet resist and take   spirit damage over time.

 x1.5


  75

Damage
On Hit:

 x0.15


  15

Damage Per Second
On Hit:

  -8%

Bullet Resist

  6s  Debuff Duration 

10 Damage Per Second
-9s Cooldown
-12% Bullet Resist

 Tail Whack






  0


  18s



Smash enemies around you, dealing   spirit damage. They suffer from disarm and a brief   slow.

 x1.5


  45

Damage
On Hit:



  Disarm
2s
Disarm Duration
On Hit:

  -30%

Move Speed
On Hit:

  -0%

Fire Rate

0s  Debuff Duration

25 Damage
-40% Move Speed
+1.5s Debuff Duration

 Lycan Curse





  15s



  0


  60s



Passive: Dealing damage generates bloodlust, increased at low health. At max bloodlust, you automatically cast Lycan Curse.

Active: Instantly transform, gaining increased   max health, and stacking   fire rate on enemy heroes, and replacing your abilities and weapon with their ferocious versions.

 x15

  125

Bonus Health


  1.5m

Move Speed


  0m

Sprint Speed

 x0.45


  60%

Fire Rate

  0%  Bullet Resist

  0%  Spirit Resist

  30%  Missing Health as Healing 

  0s  Kill Duration Bonus

  0  Heal Amount 

 x1

  0  Stamina

+15% Bullet & Spirit Resistance
+4 m/s Move Speed and 200 Bonus Health
On Hero Kill: Refresh abilities and duration

Weapon

Hair of the Dog
Spreadshot
Medium Range
  42 Damage Per Second
Falloff Range
17m ➞ 42m
 

Loose Muzzle
Spreadshot
Medium Range
  50 Damage Per Second
Falloff Range
20m ➞ 58m
 

Hair of the Dog reloads single shots and the reload can be interrupted.

Update history

View the full update history: Silver/Update history

Update Changes

July 28, 2026

  • Gun falloff range reduced from 20m->46m to 17m→42m.[sic]
  •   Slam Fire now does 100% bonus damage against NPCs (troopers and neutrals, not objectives).
  •   Lycan Curse precast time increased from 0.2 to 0.3.
  •   Lycan Curse precast movespeed reduced from 7.6m to 2.5m.
  •   Lycan Curse T1 reduced from +20% Resists to +15%.

July 9, 2026

June 30, 2026

  •   Lycan Curse cooldown increased from 70s to 80s. (Global ult change)

Background

See Silver/Lore for more story content.

Lilah Silver is a mess. She drinks too much, she smokes too much, and the less is said about her personal life the better. But despite Silver's flaws she has managed to carve out a career as a successful bounty hunter, and while she would like to think that her successes are solely because she has incredible intuition, the fact that she’s a werewolf doesn’t hurt.

Lore

Silver's goal in the ritual is to get money and sort her life out.[1][2][3][4] She hates her life and is aware of her self-destructive tendencies [5][6] and has a habit of spending all of her money on rent or alcohol.[7] While she doesn't love being a bounty hunter, she believes she isn't good at anything else and would end up homeless if she didn't do a job that paid well.[8][9]

Silver has been a werewolf for as long as she can remember.[10] She claims to have her Lycanthropy under control.[11] Despite this, Silver seems unable to control her transformation due to it triggering automatically in-game without her compliance.[12]

Silver tries to take bounties in alive, although her methods usually end up killing them.[13] She's brought Vyper into custody on several occasions and is after a bounty on The Troubadour.[14][15]

Silver has an unnamed ex-partner who accused her of pushing people away.[16]

Character interactions

  • Silver is paranoid that her teammates will steal her bounties.[17][18]
  • Silver loathes  Shiv with a passion and refuses to believe he could change from his criminal past.[19][20] She believes he deserves a fate worse than death.[21] How Silver and Shiv met each other and why Silver hates Shiv is currently unknown.
    • An unfinished conversation with  Grey Talon hints at Silver in disbelief that Grey Talon would support Shiv.[22]
  • As a heavy drinker, Silver frequents Jezebel's and is friends with Hank and  Infernus.[23][24] She refers to Infernus as "Fern."[25]
  • Silver is old friends with  Abrams, referring to him as "Abe."[26] According to Silver, they used to make "bad decisions" before Abrams became "boring."[27]
  • Silver plays in  Wraith's weekly poker games.[28]
  • Silver is implied to have been hunting  Drifter for a while and hates him.[29][30] Silver is also after a bounty on  Calico.[31]
  • Silver has hunted and caught  Vyper so many times that Vyper's use of Petrifying Bola comes from Silver's Entangling Bola.[14][32]
  • Silver and  Venator get along with each other, planning to go drink whiskey together after the ritual.[33][34]
  •  Mo & Krill have worked with Silver in the past and have a good working relationship with her.[35] While on the other team, they express concern over "how desperate" Silver has gotten and wish they could've helped her.[36]
  • According to  Rem, Silver's hair smells like Bourbon.[37]

Trivia

  • During development, Silver was originally codenamed Shapeshifter, whose name was leaked in November 2025.[38]
  • The name of Silver's weapon, Hair of the Dog, is a shortening of the expression Hair of the Dog that Bit You, referring to alcohol consumed to lessen the effect of a hangover.
  • Silver is the first hero to possess a weapon without a traditional projectile or ranged option, as her primary fire in Werewolf form swings her claws to maim enemies in melee range. She's also the first hero to have two sets of abilities.
  • "Figuring What Happened Last Night in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Silver in the Hideout.
  • Silver's name could be a ironic reference to the fact that silver is a common weakness to werewolves.

References

  1.  Silver's in-game voice line (select): "Doing this for money and... well... just money."
  2.  Silver's in-game voice line (select): "There have got to be easier ways to get my life together..."
  3.  Hidden King's in-game voice line (Silver start) - "Lilah Silver. Yours is a…complicated life. But if you complete the ritual, The King will make sure you thrive."
  4. Silver And Seven Conversation 1 -   "Seven, I don't do my job out of a sense of justice. I do it to pay rent. And if we win today, that won't be a problem anymore. So, trust me. I got no problem workin' with you if it means we win."
  5.  Silver's in-game voice line (desperate Entangling Bola): "God, I hate my life..."
  6.  Silver's in-game voice line (escape on zipline): "I'm self-destructive, not stupid."
  7.  Silver's in-game voice line (T4 shop reminder): "Well, look at that! I learned how to save money for something other than rent or whiskey."
  8.  Silver's in-game voice line (select): "Why does this have the one thing I'm good at? Why couldn't I have stuck with piano?"
  9. Silver And Graves Conversation 3 -   "You always want to be a bounty hunter?" -   "Nah, I always wanted to not be homeless so I decided to do whatever paid the most."
  10. Silver And Graves Conversation 2
  11. Silver And Haze Conversation 1
  12.  Silver's in-game voice line (use Lycan Curse): "I thought I had this under control!"
  13.  Silver's in-game voice line (upgrade Entangling Bola): "I try to start with non-lethal methods... usually end up killin' 'em, but... 's nice to try."
  14. 14.0 14.1  Silver's in-game voice line (killed Vyper): "You can keep breakin' out of Rikers all you want, I'll keep sendin' your ass back there."
  15.  Silver's in-game voice line (killed Holliday): "You're not keepin' me from that bounty on the Troubadour."
  16.  Silver's in-game voice line (upgrade Boot Kick): "My ex always said I was good at pushing people away."
  17. Silver And Haze Conversation 2 -   "We gonna have a conflict of interest? <-> Only one of us is makin' a salary, and it sure as hell ain't me." -   "I'm not trying to take your paycheck, Silver. I just want them dead. Feel free to take all of the credit."
  18. Silver And Holliday Conversation 2 -   "I'm not going after one of your bounties, Silver. Once I stop the Troubadour, I'm going back home."
  19.  Silver's in-game voice line (killed Shiv): "The Baxter Society can't protect you from me!"
  20.  Silver's in-game voice line (killed Shiv): "I don't give a shit what the Baxter Society says, people don't change!"
  21.  Silver's in-game voice line (killed Shiv): "He deserved worse."
  22. Silver And Grey Talon Conversation 3 -   "I can't believe you took up for a man like him. <-> Yeah. But you're gonna reap what you sow."
  23.  Silver's in-game voice line (killed Infernus): "I'll be sure to tip well later."
  24. Silver And Infernus Conversation 1 -   "Hank's lucky to have a friend like you." -   "Well, I'm lucky to have a friend like Hank." -   "What do you say we summon a God and save a bar?"
  25.  Silver's in-game voice line (killed Infernus): "Sorry, Fern."
  26.  Silver's in-game voice line (killed Abrams): "We'll get some whiskey and laugh about this later, Abe."
  27. Silver And Abrams Conversation 1
  28.  Silver's in-game voice line (killed Wraith): "See ya at the poker game, Wraith."
  29.  Silver's in-game voice line (killed Drifter): "I got you, you son of a bitch."
  30.  Silver's in-game voice line (killed Drifter): "One way or another, this all ends today."
  31.  Silver's in-game voice line (killed Calico): "Finally caught you, Calico."
  32.  Silver's in-game voice line (upgrade Entangling Bola): "I threw these at Vyper so many times she started carrying 'em around herself."
  33. Silver And Venator Conversation 3
  34.  Silver's in-game voice line (killed Venator): "See ya at the bar later, Father."
  35.  Krill's in-game voice line (killed Silver): "And here I thought we had a good working relationship with her!"
  36.  Krill's in-game voice line (killed Silver): "I didn't realise how desperate Silver had gotten... I wish we could've helped her."
  37.  Rem's in-game voice line (killed Silver): "I never met someone whose hair smelled like Bourbon."
  38. https://x.com/MlNESWEEPER/status/1992243811419111459
Heroes
 

Hero Labs

Abrams

 

Hero Labs

Apollo

 

Hero Labs

Bebop

 

Hero Labs

Billy

 

Hero Labs

Calico

 

Hero Labs

Celeste

 

Hero Labs

The Doorman

 

Hero Labs

Drifter

 

Hero Labs

Dynamo

 

Hero Labs

Graves

 

Hero Labs

Grey Talon

 

Hero Labs

Haze

 

Hero Labs

Holliday

 

Hero Labs

Infernus

 

Hero Labs

Ivy

 

Hero Labs

Kelvin

 

Hero Labs

Lady Geist

 

Hero Labs

Lash

 

Hero Labs

McGinnis

 

Hero Labs

Mina

 

Hero Labs

Mirage

 

Hero Labs

Mo & Krill

 

Hero Labs

Paige

 

Hero Labs

Paradox

 

Hero Labs

Pocket

 

Hero Labs

Rem

 

Hero Labs

Seven

 

Hero Labs

Shiv

 

Hero Labs

Silver

 

Hero Labs

Sinclair

 

Hero Labs

Venator

 

Hero Labs

Victor

 

Hero Labs

Vindicta

 

Hero Labs

Viscous

 

Hero Labs

Vyper

 

Hero Labs

Warden

 

Hero Labs

Wraith

 

Hero Labs

Yamato