How big a deal is removing verbal component spells with silence

[MarkVIIIMarc]

I was just scrolling through the Adventurer's Guide and wondering how big a deal a spell silencing a spell caster is?

Essentially are we trading being hit with one spell for another or will silencing a caster shut down most this but not that spells?

What are your experiences?

[Skelechicken]

There are very few spells lacking a verbal component in 5e, and of those spells even fewer have much use in combat.

Silencing a spellcaster is a very effective way of disabling them.

[Findulidas]

There are very few spells lacking a verbal component in 5e, and of those spells even fewer have much use in combat.

Silencing a spellcaster is a very effective way of disabling them.

Even better is someone grappling them and holding them inside the silence. Its a total shutdown.

[imanidiot]

It is an extremely big deal. If a spell has verbal components and you're inside the area of a silence spell you can't cast that spell. Period.

Thats why Subtle Spell is always the first metamagic I take and you should too.

[Corran]

What are your experiences?
If you can also keep them inside the silence zone, you are golden!
Silence is 50% of a winning strategy against casters.

[ShikomeKidoMi]

Mind you, if you can't pin them inside the Silence zone fast enough, they're just going to move and cast the next turn and you won't have prevented a single spell.