As you can see from the story Nightbloom: "I howl as I stir the air into a crudely twisting spiral, and nourish the storm with my wrath until it expands in a tempestuous whirlwind." That spiral is actually his old ult Vengeful Maelstrom, but now his new Ult is that root thingy, which is cool and all but it kinda ruins his lore.
Wrathof3004 votesIt doesn't ruined it, he can still do those things in lore, it's just not a part of his game play. Limiting lore based on game play is a bad idea anyways, and in this case its not that bad (meaning to say even if it isn't represented in the game anymore it still makes sense as one of Maokai's powers). At least it will remain as a call back to his old ult from now on.
Korios1 votesI suppose you are right :(
Shadowkirby141 votesKinda like how Nocturne is within "FOR DEMACIA - Where Nightmares Dwell." He's there, but can spawn nightmare creatures and possess people to do horrendous stuff, plus has the ability to give everyone in the entire town nightmares.
Wrathof3001 votesActually I could see Noc getting these powers in a future rework. Maybe a new ult? Nightmares leave the enemies' bodies to fight for the duration of the ult? Noc possessing the body on an enemy champion if he kills them with ult?
midnight oil242 votesTrue. Like how Jhin apparently has a lot of different ammo types, yet doesn't really use them in-game.
GreenLore2 votesImagine if every champ could use all their powers from the lore without any restriction.
would be pretty much pick or ban all the time...
Wrathof3001 votesTrue.