Silver Counter Guide
SilverSilver Performance Stats
Best Items Against Silver
Weapon
No weapon counter items in this tier.
Vitality
No vitality counter items in this tier.
Spirit
No spirit counter items in this tier.
The best counter items against Silver are Disarming Hex, Split Shot and Metal Skin, with Disarming Hex yielding the strongest results. Disarming Hex is a major problem because it can shut down a key play right when Silver wants to start or finish a fight. Split Shot changes the weapon trade, making simple duels harder for Silver. Metal Skin helps enemies live through bullet pressure, which can waste Silver's best damage window. Most top-performing counter purchases are weapon items that disrupt Silver's ability timings, cleanse debuffs, and mitigate damage in team fights.
Hero Matchups
Hard counters
Slightly difficult
Even matchups
Favorable targets
Silver counters include Graves, Victor and Seven, with Graves being the hardest counter at 39.2% win rate. Silver performs best against Mirage, Venator and Paradox. High-threat counter picks consistently limit Silver's engage window and control lane trades.
Silver Performance By Rank
View Detailed Hero Pick RatesWin Rate
44.0%
Pick Rate
14.8%
Silver is not going to feel the same in every rank. In some brackets, players may give cleaner openings and let Silver stay active in fights. In tougher games, enemies are more likely to respect Silver's timing, group better, and shut the play down before Silver gets full value. The strongest read is not just where Silver has the highest win rate, but where the results stay consistent across enough matches.
Detailed item stats against Silver
| Counter item | Initiate | Seeker | Acolyte | Sentinel | Mystic | Ritualist | Emissary | Oracle | Phantom | Ascendant | Eternus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Disarming Hex8,111 total matches | 43.1% | 39.4% | 34.9% | 36.7% | 36.0% | 33.4% | 37.9% | 35.6% | 36.4% | 37.9% | 41.9% |
 Split Shot547 total matches | 44.4% | 35.5% | 37.5% | 38.1% | 38.6% | 37.5% | 36.4% | 50.0% | 40.0% | 21.7% | N/A |
 Metal Skin38,330 total matches | 41.4% | 39.3% | 38.2% | 38.7% | 37.4% | 38.0% | 39.0% | 38.6% | 40.0% | 40.5% | 43.8% |
 Decay1,277 total matches | 34.6% | 43.1% | 40.8% | 37.6% | 37.7% | 37.4% | 36.1% | 44.8% | 40.0% | 44.5% | 38.5% |
 Fury Trance1,173 total matches | 37.2% | 37.2% | 37.8% | 41.7% | 44.7% | 43.3% | 53.3% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 45.0% | 27.6% |
 Titanic Magazine4,214 total matches | 41.9% | 41.1% | 36.7% | 38.4% | 39.1% | 37.4% | 51.4% | 33.8% | 27.3% | 35.7% | N/A |
 Sharpshooter617 total matches | 43.5% | 41.0% | 40.9% | 30.0% | 45.2% | 23.7% | 47.4% | 34.8% | 42.9% | 45.8% | N/A |
 Long Range632 total matches | 47.1% | 44.1% | 35.9% | 32.8% | 40.7% | 21.2% | 40.0% | 37.9% | 40.0% | 44.0% | N/A |
 Rusted Barrel9,901 total matches | 44.5% | 41.1% | 41.7% | 40.8% | 41.6% | 38.2% | 43.4% | 40.6% | 42.6% | 40.9% | 46.5% |
 Headhunter2,376 total matches | 44.7% | 40.5% | 43.8% | 40.9% | 37.2% | 41.7% | 42.8% | 40.8% | 34.5% | 34.7% | 40.0% |