Slowing Hex

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Slowing Hex
Cost		1,600
Tier		2
+0.5m 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.
-20% Move Speed Conditional -30% Dash Distance Conditional 25m Cast Range 3.5s Duration
Upgrades To: Vortex Web
Internal name: upgrade_containment
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Slowing Hex
Cost		1,600
Tier		2
Enhanced
+0.5m Sprint Speed
Active			9s
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.
-30% Move Speed Conditional -36% Dash Distance Conditional 25m Cast Range 3.5s Duration
Upgrades To: Vortex Web
Internal name: upgrade_containment
Sounds

Slowing Hex is a Tier 2 Spirit Item that can be purchased from the Shop for  1,600.

It is a component of Vortex Web.

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.
• The Doorman's Doorway and Mo & Krill's Burrow are not affected by Slowing Hex.

Hero abilities silenced by Slowing Hex

• Abrams - Shoulder Charge and Seismic Impact
• Apollo - Disengaging Sigil, Flawless Advance, and Itani Lo Sahn
• Billy - Rising Ram
• Calico - Leaping Slash, Ava, and Return to Shadows
• Drifter - Stalker's Mark's second activation Ambush (activating the ability isn't silenced)
• Dynamo - Quantum Entanglement
• Grey Talon - Rain of Arrows
• Holliday - Bounce Pad
• Infernus - Flame Dash
• Ivy - Air Drop
• Kelvin - Ice Path
• Lash - Grapple
• Mina - Sanguine Retreat
• Mirage - Dust Devil
• Pocket - Flying Cloak's second activation Teleport (activating the ability isn't silenced)
• Rem - Tag Along
• Shiv - Slice and Dice and Killing Blow
• Silver - Boot Kick and Mauling Leap
• Sinclair - Spectral Assistant's second activation Teleport (activating the ability isn't silenced)
• Vindicta - Flight
• Wraith - Project Mind
• Yamato - Flying Slash

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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