Silence, a Shadow Priest talent in WoW Forever
Silence is an active talent in row 5 of the Shadow tree. It needs 20 points in Shadow, so the earliest you can take it is level 30 (up to 5 levels sooner with the Legacy perk Talented). It has 1 rank. It has changed since Classic Era.
Silence
1 rank
- 225 Mana
- 20 yd range
- Instant
- 45 sec cooldown
- Requires 20 points in Shadow
Silences the target, preventing them from casting spells for 5 sec and interrupting their spellcasts for 3 sec.
Every rank of Silence
| Rank | Text |
|---|---|
| Rank 1 | Silences the target, preventing them from casting spells for 5 sec and interrupting their spellcasts for 3 sec. |
Where it sits in the Shadow tree
- Needs
- No prerequisite talent
- Unlocks
- No talent needs it
- Same row
- Row above (row 4)
- Row below (row 6)
Row numbers are on the left and the number in a corner is a talent's rank count. Gold marks Silence.
Compared with Classic Era
What differs from Classic Era: its rank 1 text.
Rank 1 text
Silences the target, preventing them from casting spells for 5 sec.
Silences the target, preventing them from casting spells for 5 sec and interrupting their spellcasts for 3 sec.
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All Shadow talents
- Shadow Focus
- Blackout
- Spirit Tap
- Shadow Affinity
- Improved Shadow Word: Pain
- Shadow Reach
- Improved Mind Blast
- Improved Psychic Scream
- Mind Flay
- Improved Mind Flay
- Improved Fade
- Vampiric Embrace
- Shadow Weaving
- Silence
- Devouring Contagion
- Early Demise
- Darkness
- Shadowform
The other Priest trees: Discipline and Holy. Everything that changed for the Priest since Classic is on the changes page.
Game data from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70291, as published by talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0) on 2026-10-08 and reformatted by us. Numbers can still change before launch.