Root (Game Mechanics)

Caught you.

Root (also known as a Net, Entangle, or Ensnare) is a status effect that roots units in place and prevents them from moving or casting most movement altering abilities. Rooted units can still turn, attack, cast spells, and use items. Root cancels Town Portal Scrolls and prevents them from being used. Invisible units will also be revealed.

Root Abilities

Hero Abilities
Hero	Ability	Notes
Crystal Maiden	Frostbite	Disarms the target Reveals invisible units
Ember Spirit	Searing Chains	Reveals invisible units
Meepo	Earthbind	Reveals invisible units
Naga Siren	Ensnare	Reveals invisible units
Oracle	Fortune's End
Shadow Demon	Demonic Purge	Roots creeps only
Techies	Stasis Trap	Reveals invisible units
Treant Protector	Nature's Guise	Disarms the target
	Overgrowth	Disarms the target Reveals invisible units
Underlord	Pit of Malice	Reveals invisible units
Unit Abilities
Unit	Ability	Notes
Spirit Bear	Entangling Claws	Reveals invisible units
Neutral Abilities
Neutral	Ability	Notes
Ancient Prowler Shaman	Petrify	Disarms the target Reveals invisible units
Dark Troll Summoner	Ensnare
Item Abilities
Item	Ability	Notes
Diffusal Blade	Purge	Roots creeps only
Rod of Atos	Cripple	Reveals invisible units

Abilities disabled by Root

Hero Abilities
Hero	Ability
Anti-Mage	Blink
Chaos Knight	Reality Rift
Earth Spirit	Rolling Boulder
Earthshaker	Enchant Totem
Ember Spirit	Activate Fire Remnant
Faceless Void	Time Walk
Magnus	Skewer
Meepo	Poof
Mirana	Leap
Monkey King	Tree Dance
	Primal Spring
Morphling	Waveform
Nature's Prophet	Teleportation
Pangolier	Swashbuckle
	Rolling Thunder
Phantom Assassin	Phantom Strike
Phoenix	Icarus Dive
Puck	Phase Shift
Queen of Pain	Blink
Riki	Blink Strike
	Tricks of the Trade
Sand King	Burrowstrike
Slark	Pounce
Spirit Breaker	Charge of Darkness
Storm Spirit	Ball Lightning
Timbersaw	Timber Chain
Tusk	Snowball
Item Abilities
Item	Ability
Blink Dagger	Blink

See also

• Stun
• Trap