Groot
Vanguard
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Ability stats & combos · VANGUARD · 700 HP

Groot

Playstyle

Groot is a defensive Vanguard who excels at area control and team support. His plant manipulation abilities allow him to create walls, imprison enemies, and provide healing to allies. He works best when coordinating with team-up partners and utilizing his Flora Colossus state to enhance his abilities.

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Abilities

Input:

Normal Attack

Abilities

Team-Up Abilities

Suggested Combo

"Guardian Combo"

Use Wooden Walls to split the battlefield and shield damage, and deploy to tactically reshape the terrain. Trap enemies with , then wipe them out with a devastating combo of and .

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Ability stats & combos · Vanguard · 700 HP

Groot numbers and combos

Groot is a defensive Vanguard who excels at area control and team support. His plant manipulation abilities allow him to create walls, imprison enemies, and provide healing to allies. He works best when coordinating with team-up partners and utilizing his Flora Colossus state to enhance his abilities. Movement speed is 6 m/s with melee heroes. This page is the stat sheet — lore lives on the wiki, and Season 9 team-ups are separate.

Vine Strike(Left Click)
Launch vines to attack enemies.Damage 65
Spore Bomb(Right Click)
Throw an explosive Spore Bomb that splits into multiple small explosive spores.Damage The projectile itself deals no damage, while Spore Bomb deals 55 damage and explosive spores deal 10 damage · Cooldown 6s · Range Spore Bomb generates a spell field with a 5m spherical radius, while small explosive spores create a spell field with a 1.5m spherical radius
Strangling Prison(Q)
Fire a massive vine cluster that pulls nearby enemies to its center and Imprisons them.Damage The projectile deals 10 damage, while the spell field deals 70 damage. While imprisoning enemies, it deals 20 damage every 0.5s · Energy 2800 · Range 8m spherical radius
Flora Colossus(PASSIVE)
Wooden walls near Groot will Awaken, activating an extra effect. Press {PrimaryAttack}, while building a wooden wall to continue building additional walls.Range A cylindrical spell field with a 24m radius and a height of 40m
Thornlash Wall(SHIFT)
Target a location and grow a Thornlash Wall. When Awakened, it strikes nearby enemies attacked by Groot and his allies.Damage 60 damage every 0.5s · Cooldown 2 charges, with each charge taking 6s to recharges
Ironwood Wall(E)
Target a location and grow an Ironwood Wall. When the wall is Awakened, damage dealt by Groot and nearby allies grants Groot Bonus Health. Groot gains Unstoppable while near Ironwood Walls.Cooldown 12s
Furious Flora(V)
Perform a combo with his arms, and the third strike will slightly Launch Up the hit enemy airborne.Damage 0 · Range The first two strikes can reach 3m, while the third strike can reach 4m
Wild Wall(C)
Summon a Wild Wall that provides Continuous Healing and Bonus Health to allies within its range.
Bubble Buddies(C)
Retreat inside a Bubble Shield to enter an Invincible state, granting self-targeted Continuous Healing.

Suggested combo

Guardian Combo

Use Wooden Walls to split the battlefield and shield damage, and deploy Thornlash Wall to tactically reshape the terrain. Trap enemies with Strangling Prison, then wipe them out with a devastating combo of Spore Bomb and Vine Strike.

Matchup notes

  • Spider-Man: Plant walls can block web mobility and create safe zones
  • Black Widow: Thornlash walls can counter stealth approaches
  • Hawkeye: Walls provide cover from ranged attacks