What is Crowd Control? Top





Crowd Control is extremely powerful and essential in Vainglory because it creates a lot of interesting counters between heroes. Limiting the number of possibilities of outcomes in a situation for your enemies ultimately gives you more advantages in given situations.



Vainglory currently has eight different types of Crowd Control in game: Stuns, Silences, Roots, Slows, Knockbacks, Pulls, and the newest one added to Vainglory, Snares.



While the Crowd Control effect is happening, there will be certain things you can and cannot do. Here is a chart showing what you can do. (This chart excludes movement abilities such as Slows, Pulls, and Knockbacks)



Movement Abilities Items Basic Attacks Silence Yes No No Yes Snare Yes Yes / No Yes Yes Stun No No No No Root No Yes / No Yes Yes

Lets get more into detail. Crowd Control is any ability or spell that reduces an enemies ability to fight. They prevent enemies from using abilities, items, or it limits movement.Crowd Control is extremely powerful and essential in Vainglory because it creates a lot of interesting counters between heroes. Limiting the number of possibilities of outcomes in a situation for your enemies ultimately gives you more advantages in given situations.Vainglory currently has eight different types of Crowd Control in game:, and the newest one added to Vainglory,While the Crowd Control effect is happening, there will be certain things you can and cannot do. Here is a chart showing what you can do. (This chart excludes movement abilities such as Slows, Pulls, and Knockbacks)Lets get more into detail.

Stun Top

Snare Top

Silence Top

When an Enemy is silenced they are allowed to move freely and use basic attacks but they cannot cast abilities or use items.

Silences are particularly good against heroes who build Crystal power and rely on abilities and items. This is a great counter to mages and supports. However, Silences do not stop abilities that are already being animated.



List of Heroes with a Silence Ability List of Heroes with a Silence Ability Catherine's Blast Tremor 3.5 seconds Her enemies will be trembling because they won't know what to do. Vox's Wait for It 0.7 seconds, just enough to refresh the resonance on any enemies and to bounce around as much damage as he can.

Silences are particularly good against heroes who build Crystal power and rely on abilities and items. This is a great counter to mages and supports. However, Silences do not stop abilities that are already being animated.

Root Top

Slow Top

Knockback Top

A Knockback is an ability that pushes away a target away from where it was cast.

Knockbacks can either be a great tool for ganking, initiation team fights, and knocking enemies away to escape unharmed. Glaive Lance



List of Heroes with a Knockback Ability List of Heroes with a Knockback Ability

Don't get to close to Lance or his allies, or else he'll put up his Gythian Wall If you are on the outside of where Joule lands her Rocket Leap Don't run from Ozo, his Bangarang Don't step on Petal's Brambleboom Seeds Glaive's Afterburn

Knockbacks can either be a great tool for ganking, initiation team fights, and knocking enemies away to escape unharmed.being the most notorious for his offensive Knockbacks andfor his defensive Knockbacks.

Pull Top

A pull is an ability that pulls a target towards the direction where it was cast.

Pulls are great because they're a great way to initiate fights when the enemies are far away. Phinn



List of Heroes with a Pull Ability List of Heroes with a Pull Ability Phinn's Forced Accord Polite Company

Pulls are great because they're a great way to initiate fights when the enemies are far away.being the first and only hero with a pull ability, he's able to revolve the team fight around himself.

How do I counter Crowd Control? Top

Reflex Block is an essential Defense item for any heroes' kit. It can block any form of Crowd Control for one second. Get an Aegis Crucible

There are actually some abilities that negate crowd control. These abilities give heroes an advantage in certain situations in team fights.

Phinn laughs at (almost) all forms of Crowd Control, his heroic Perk Unstoppable stunned, knocked back, pulled, rooted, or snared. Instead he gets a moderate slow and he is silenced. Blackfeather also has some tricks up his sleeve, when Blackfeather activates his Rose Offensive Snares! He also gains a little bit of Fortified Health so he can be a big Nuisance. Taka's Kaiten When Lance overdrives his Gythian Wall There are actually some abilities that negate crowd control. These abilities give heroes an advantage in certain situations in team fights.