The latest hero in update 1.13, Reim, has an ability called Chill Winds that introduces a completely new mechanic to Vainglory: root. At the most basic level, it prevents you from moving. But, wait, there’s more!

Rooted

Once you are rooted, you cannot move. However, you can still basic attack (if your target is within range) and use some abilities. Here’s the catch: you can only use abilities that are not considered “mobility” abilities. Any ability that causes your hero to move, will be silenced. Below is a table of abilities that are considered “mobility” abilities. We tested some of these, but if you find something different, please let us know!

Hero Affected Abilities Adagio Unaffected Ardan Vanguard, Blood for blood, Gauntlet Blackfeather Feint of Heart, Rose Offensive Catherine Unaffected Celeste Unaffected Fortress Truth of THE tooth Glaive Afterburn Joule Rocket Leap (Big Red Button is oddly unaffected) Kestrel Unaffected Koshka unaffected (Pouncy fun and Yummy Catnip Frenzy break root) Krul Dead Man’s Rush Petal Trampoline Phinn Unaffected Reim Unaffected Ringo Unaffected Rona Into the Fray, Foe Splitter SAW Unaffected (Roadie Run rollback breaks root) Skaarf Unaffected Skye Suri Strike Taka Kaiten, X-Retsu Vox Sonic Zoom

It is interesting to see that Truth of the Tooth is silenced, even though it isn’t directly a mobile ability (you can cast the Mark without the lunge). Also shocking was that Big Red Button is NOT silenced, even though it “technically” moves your hero (the knock back). Also, Vanguard gets silenced, even though you don’t move when using it on yourself. Lastly, I believe Koshka’s A and C abilities being unaffected may be a bug, as all other gap closers get silenced.

Stutter Stepping

This just in! You can infact, still stutter step while rooted, as long as your target is in range.