Slowing Hex

Slowing Hex
Cost		1,600
Tier		2
+0.5m/s Sprint Speed
Active			27s
Slows movement of enemy target. Also Silences their movement-based items and abilities. Increases the target's gravity. Does not affect target's stamina usage.
Upgrades To: Vortex Web
Internal name: upgrade_containment
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Slowing Hex is a Tier 2 Spirit Item that grants Sprint Speed.

Slowing Hex has an Active ability which can be used against a target enemy, slowing the target's movement and dashes and Silencing the target's movement-based items and abilities.

Slowing Hex is a component of Vortex Web.

It can be purchased at the Shop for  1,600.

Notes

• Vyper's Slither appears to go on cooldown when affected by Slowing Hex, however it does not seem to disable any of its effects.

Heroes with abilities that are silenced by Slowing Hex

• Abrams - Shoulder Charge and Seismic Impact
• Billy - Rising Ram
• Calico - Leaping Slash, Ava, and Return to Shadows
• Dynamo - Quantum Entanglement
• Drifter - Stalker's Mark's second activation Ambush (activating the ability isn't silenced)
• Grey Talon - Rain of Arrows
• Holliday - Bounce Pad
• Infernus - Flame Dash
• Ivy - Air Drop
• Kelvin - Ice Path
• Lash - Grapple
• Mina - Sanguine Retreat
• Mirage - Tornado
• Pocket - Flying Cloak's second activation Teleport (activating the ability isn't silenced)
• Shiv - Slice and Dice and Killing Blow
• Sinclair - Spectral Assistant's second activation Teleport (activating the ability isn't silenced)
• Vindicta - Flight
• Wraith - Project Mind
• Yamato - Flying Strike

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Update history

Main article: Update history

View the full update history: Slowing Hex/Update history

Update	Changes
March 6, 2026	Now sets the gravity of an enemy to a fixed +20% (heavier) regardless of their own base values Projectile speed increased from 53m/s to 80m/s Cooldown reduced from 30s to 27s
February 17, 2026	Fixed Slowing Hex not preventing Disengaging Sigil.
July 29, 2025	Duration increased from 3s to 3.5s.

Items

Weapon

 800

Close Quarters • Extended Magazine • Headshot Booster • High-Velocity Rounds • Monster Rounds • Rapid Rounds • Restorative Shot

 1600

Active Reload • Fleetfoot • Intensifying Magazine • Kinetic Dash • Long Range • Melee Charge • Mystic Shot • Opening Rounds • Recharging Rush • Slowing Bullets • Spirit Shredder Bullets • Split Shot • Stalker • Swift Striker • Titanic Magazine • Weakening Headshot

 3200

Alchemical Fire • Ballistic Enchantment • Berserker • Blood Tribute • Burst Fire • Cultist Sacrifice • Escalating Resilience • Express Shot • Headhunter • Heroic Aura • Hollow Point • Hunter's Aura • Point Blank • Shadow Weave • Sharpshooter • Spirit Rend • Tesla Bullets • Toxic Bullets • Weighted Shots

 6400

Armor Piercing Rounds • Capacitor • Crippling Headshot • Crushing Fists • Frenzy • Glass Cannon • Lucky Shot • Ricochet • Silencer • Spellslinger • Spiritual Overflow

Legendary

Haunting Shot • Infinite Rounds • Runed Gauntlets

Vitality

 800

Extra Health • Extra Regen • Extra Stamina • Grit • Healing Rite • Melee Lifesteal • Rebuttal • Sprint Boots

 1600

Battle Vest • Bullet Lifesteal • Debuff Reducer • Enchanter's Emblem • Enduring Speed • Guardian Ward • Healbane • Healing Booster • Reactive Barrier • Restorative Locket • Return Fire • Spirit Lifesteal • Spirit Shielding • Trophy Collector • Weapon Shielding

 3200

Bullet Resilience • Counterspell • Dispel Magic • Fortitude • Fury Trance • Healing Nova • Lifestrike • Majestic Leap • Metal Skin • Rescue Beam • Spirit Resilience • Stamina Mastery • Veil Walker • Warp Stone

 6400

Cheat Death • Colossus • Divine Barrier • Diviner's Kevlar • Healing Tempo • Indomitable • Infuser • Inhibitor • Juggernaut • Leech • Phantom Strike • Plated Armor • Siphon Bullets • Spellbreaker • Unstoppable • Vampiric Burst • Witchmail

Legendary

Celestial Blessing • Cloak of Opportunity • Electric Slippers • Eternal Gift • Nullification Burst • Seraphim Wings • Shadow Strike

Spirit

 800

Extra Charge • Extra Spirit • Golden Goose Egg • Mystic Burst • Mystic Expansion • Mystic Regeneration • Rusted Barrel • Spirit Strike

 1600

Arcane Surge • Bullet Resist Shredder • Cold Front • Compress Cooldown • Duration Extender • Improved Spirit • Mystic Slow • Mystic Vulnerability • Quicksilver Reload • Slowing Hex • Spirit Sap • Suppressor

 3200

Decay • Disarming Hex • Greater Expansion • Knockdown • Radiant Regeneration • Rapid Recharge • Silence Wave • Spirit Snatch • Superior Cooldown • Superior Duration • Surge of Power • Tankbuster • Torment Pulse

 6400

Arctic Blast • Boundless Spirit • Cursed Relic • Echo Shard • Escalating Exposure • Ethereal Shift • Focus Lens • Lightning Scroll • Magic Carpet • Mercurial Magnum • Mystic Reverb • Refresher • Scourge • Spirit Burn • Transcendent Cooldown • Vortex Web

Legendary

Frostbite Charm • Mystic Conduit • Mystical Piano • Omnicharge Signet • Prism Blast • Shrink Ray • Unstable Concoction