What is hard CC and what is soft CC?

Kaìju·Oct 12, 2017·2 votes·2,507 views

I define hard CC as any ability that totally 100% removes your movement. It hard locks you in place. Soft CC is anything that slows you down but doesn't outright stop you. Things like Silences, Disarms, and other things like that I don't consider to be either because of how niche and specific they are. If I get hit with a root, or a stun, or a slow, or a knock up I say to my friends "Oh I got hit with the chain CC." But I don't say that when I get silenced or anything. "I got hit with Morgs CC and a silence." But people seem to be very adamant that roots are soft CC. And my question to those people is this: Is Amumus ult hard or soft CC? It Disarms you and you can't move but you can still cast spells.

8 Comments

ModWulf HelhammerOct 12, 20174 votes

Hard CC is anything that disables direct walking movement. Soft CC is everything else.

KaìjuOct 12, 20172 votes

According to some people Amumus ult is soft CC because you can still cast spells in it which means you have some control which makes it soft CC. I just wanted to know if I was the only one who thought that was the dumbest shit they've ever heard.

FooDangOct 12, 20174 votes

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According to some people

Some people are idiots...

KaìjuOct 12, 20171 votes

Right, I just wanted to know if I was the idiot here.

AnastaeciaOct 12, 20171 votes

Hard means you have no control (stuns, knockups, knockbacks, etc). Soft is some sort of control. Roots still allow you to do stuff. I have had more than one morg, lux, etc root me, and then walk up to AA, only to get a face full of magic (zyra, brand, etc).

Automated RivenOct 12, 20173 votes

wrong, sorry. Hard cc is refering to movement. Soft is anything else. Roots are hard cc. basically if it can proc courage its hard cc.

AnastaeciaOct 12, 20171 votes

From the wiki.

Loss of Control Crowd controls are grouped into one of two categories depending on whether or not the effect removes total control of the player's character. Hard CC completely removes all control of a character, while soft CC only partially removes it.