Silver · Ability 3 · 23s cooldown
Entangling Bola
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Entangling Bola is Silver's ability 3 on a 23-second cooldown with 0.24s cast delay, 40 damage, 1.5s debuff duration. Throw a bola, dealing spirit damage, applying slow and preventing movement abilities or stamina.
Upgrades: 1 AP — +20% Move Speed; 2 AP — -8s Cooldown; 5 AP — +0.75s Debuff Duration. Bola ricochets to 2 additional targets.
In the most played Silver skill order (57.2% win rate over 9.7K games), Entangling Bola takes its first point at step 4 and gets 1 of the first 12 points, so it is not a max priority.
Full numbers below; for items and lane matchups see the Silver build, or compare cooldowns on the all-abilities table.
Base values, before items
Entangling Bola stats
Cooldown
23s
Cast Delay
0.24s
Damage
40
Debuff Duration
1.5s
Move Speed
16%
Gravity Scale
100%
Ability points
Entangling Bola upgrades
- 1 AP
+20% Move Speed
- 2 AP
-8s Cooldown
- 5 AP
+0.75s Debuff Duration. Bola ricochets to 2 additional targets
+0.75s Debuff Duration
Most played Silver skill order
When to level Entangling Bola
In the most played Silver skill order (57.2% win rate over 9.7K games), Entangling Bola takes its first point at step 4 and gets 1 of the first 12 points, so it is not a max priority.
Entangling Bola patch history
Minor Update - 09-16-2026 · September 16, 2026
- – Entangling Bola can only target heroes now
Minor Update - 05-31-2026 · May 31, 2026
- – Entangling Bola cooldown increased from 20s to 23s
- – Entangling Bola T2 increased from -5s Cooldown to -8s
Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026 · May 22, 2026
- – Entangling Bola no longer prevents you from jumping and mantling
- – Entangling Bola T2 changed from "+0.75s Duration" to "-5s Cooldown"
- – Entangling Bola T3 changed from "-5s Cooldown and Ricochet to 2 additional targets" to "+0.75s Duration and Ricochet to 2 additional targets"
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FAQ
What is the cooldown of Entangling Bola?＋
Entangling Bola has a 23-second base cooldown before cooldown items or upgrades. One of its upgrades lowers it further — see the upgrade list above.
What are the Entangling Bola upgrades?＋
1 AP: +20% Move Speed 2 AP: -8s Cooldown 5 AP: +0.75s Debuff Duration. Bola ricochets to 2 additional targets
When should you level Entangling Bola?＋
In the most played Silver skill order (57.2% win rate over 9.7K games), Entangling Bola takes its first point at step 4 and gets 1 of the first 12 points, so it is not a max priority.
Which hero has Entangling Bola?＋
Entangling Bola is Silver's ability 3. Silver is a brawler whose other abilities are Slam Fire, Boot Kick, Lycan Curse.