“Destroy Magic Armour and silence all enemies within a cone in front of you.
„—Skill description
Silencing Stare is a master necromancer skill in Divinity: Original Sin II.
Description[]
Skill[]
Silencing Stare is a offensive necromancer skill that allows caster to curse the hostile characters in their sight (cone area) up to 13 meters. All hostile characters affected by the skill will take Magic Armour damage. Characters without 
Magic Armour are afflicted with 
Silenced status effect that makes them unable to cast magic-based skills for 1 turn.
Since Silencing Stare relies on Necromancy magic it cannot be cast if caster is affected by Silenced and 
Enraged status effects.
Scroll and Skillbook[]
Silencing Stare skillbook is a magical item that allows its reader to learn Silencing Stare skill, if they have at least 3 points into Necromancer ability, and use it indefinitely. In order to be able to cast the skill, character needs 1 free memory slot. Note that the book will disappear once read. The book weights 0.5 and its base value is 1400 gold. A skillbook can be crafted if a Silencing Stare scroll is combined with a High Tier Blank Necromancy Skillbook. Since Silencing Stare is a master Necromancer skill, traders will start selling the skillbook once Godwoken reach level 16.
Silencing Stare scroll is a magical item that allows any character to cast Silencing Stare skill, regardless of skill prerequisites, but only once. The only limiting element in casting Silencing Stare this way is the amount of 
Action Points character has at their disposal in current turn. The scroll is craftable, weights 0.02 and has base value of 350 gold.
The cost of Action Points between Silencing Stare scroll and Silencing Stare skill themselves remains the same. Both the scroll and the skill itself are affected by other skills and talents that may provide additional bonuses.
Skill Modifiers[]
Damage of this skill is calculated with the following formula: (Base Damage) x (1 + Elemental Bonus%) x (1 + Attribute Bonus% + Weapon Skill Bonus %) x (1 + High Ground Bonus% + Crit Bonus%) x ( 1 + Misc Bonus %)
The damage of this skill is affected by the following attributes of the caster:
- Level
- Intelligence attribute
- Critical Damage Modifier
Since Silencing Stare does Magic Armour damage it will never damage Vitality of affected characters. This damage cannot be further improved through abilities, only the level and amount points invested in Intelligence attribute affects the damage done. Since Silencing Stare destroys only the Magic Armour it will never benefit from the Necromancer ability as it calculates healing based on the damage done to Vitality itself.
Silencing Stare properties can be affected by talents, consumable items (some of which may be affected by Five-Star Diner talent) and other skills.
| Consumable Items | Description | Skills | Description | Talents | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Green Tea |
Lowers AP cost by 2 points (Never below 1 AP). |  Encourage |
Increases Intelligence |  Ambidextrous |
Decreases AP cost of a Silencing Stare scroll by 1 point |
 Calocera |
Increases Intelligence by 1 point |  Flesh Sacrifice |
Increases damage done by 10 % (counts as Miscellaneous Bonus) |  Elemental Affinity |
Decreases AP cost of Silencing Stare by 1 point if caster stands in any type of blood surface |
 Intelligence Potion |
Increases Intelligence by 1/3/11 points |  Peace of Mind |
Increases Intelligence |  Savage Sortilege |
Allows Silencing Stare to do critical damage by using casters critical chance |
 Attar of the Blood Rose |
Increases all attributes by 1 point |  Death Wish |
Will grant bonus to damage equal to the percentage of missing health. | — | — |
 Enlightenment Herbmix |
Increases Intelligence by 8 points |  Skin Graft |
Resets skill cooldown | — | — |
 Draught of Intelligence Gift Bag: The Song of Nature |
Increases Intelligence by 7 points | — | — | — | — |
 Potion of Power Gift Bag: The Song of Nature |
Increases damage by 10 % | — | — | — | — |
Locations[]
Items[]
Traders[]
Following table shows all NPCs who are guaranteed to sell necromancer spellbooks, with their location and coordinates in the right column, from them. The location shown in the table (and the coordinates) are only for the initial location the NPC is in. Note that some of these may have other spell/skillbooks and goods to sell. Out of these only Tarquin is guaranteed to follow the Godwoken as they travel with Lady Vengeance. Jahan may join the Godwoken on the ship as well if his demands are met.
| Trader | Location (x, y) | Trader | Location (x, y) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mona |
Fort Joy (233, 134) |
 Kerban |
Sanctuary of Amadia (413, 23) |
 Tarquin |
Dallis' Stateroom (340, 493) |
 Bree |
Driftwood Square (340, 108) |
 Jahan |
Cloisterwood (291, 286) |
 Jawbone the Merchant |
Temple of Tir-Cendelius (262, 916) |
 Black Ring Alchemist |
Black Ring encampment (228, 771) |
 Victor Voss |
Arx (252, 314) |
Crafting[]
- Silencing Stare Scroll
- Silencing Stare skillbook
Notes[]
- This skill has the same icon as Dispel Illusion skill.