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
Upgrades To:
  Vortex Web
Internal name: upgrade_containment
Sounds

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
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 Souls1,600.

It is a component of Vortex Web.

Notes

  • Slowing Hex sets a player's Gravity Scale to 120% (makes them heavier), regardless of their base gravity. This especially affects   Celeste and   Ivy, who have innate gravity reduction.

Hero abilities silenced by Slowing Hex

This is a dynamic list "movementbased". Edit contents · Edit notes.

Notes

Items silenced by Slowing Hex

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

July 29, 2025

  • Duration increased from 3s to 3.5s.
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