On less robust trees, the creeping vines of a stuntwood sproutling would signal a slow, starving death. The fae folk consider the vines and their issue as invasive species to be killed on sight. For Treant Protector, however, the sproutlings are a bit of harmless company whose vines offer a patch of thorny armor on his flanks. This item was received after witnessing First Blood at The International 2017.