Silent Shadows
Tier 2Silent Shadows is a Tier 2 Spirit Charm in VV: Ultimatum that reduces your visible aura by 60%, making you harder to notice.
Silent Shadows is stealth by subtraction - "Like a rat, sneaking around..." Its single effect reduces your visible aura by 60%, dimming the glow that normally announces a powered-up player to everyone in render distance.
Visible aura is information: opponents read it to gauge whether you are worth fighting, whether your aura is popped, and where you are in low-visibility terrain. Cutting that signal by 60% makes you a quieter presence on the battlefield - harder to spot at range, harder to evaluate, and easier to underestimate. Ambush players and Perfect Flash users, whose entire opener depends on arriving unnoticed, get the most practical value; it also complements invasion play, where approach concealment decides the first exchange.
It is a utility pick rather than a power pick - no stats, no damage, just profile reduction - which is exactly the kind of effect a spare Tier 2 Notch accommodates in a stealth-oriented loadout. Silent Shadows requires Level 10 and weighs 1 wt.; its zone and drop or vendor source are not documented in current community documentation.
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Details
| Tier | Tier 2 |
| Requires | Level 10 |
| Weight | 1 wt. |
FAQ
What does Silent Shadows actually change?
Only your visible aura, which is reduced by 60% - a stealth and information-denial tool rather than a stat boost.
Who benefits from Silent Shadows?
Ambushers and invaders - anyone whose plan depends on not being spotted or evaluated before the first hit, especially alongside out-of-combat openers like Perfect Flash.