User blog comment:Emptylord/Archived/Rasper the Frightful Ghost/@comment-124.171.158.225-20121018080610/@comment-3974211-20121018103507

1) No root, the enemy can still move. Like against Fiora, you could pull him under a tower. 2) I've stated his range is 175, that implies melee. Being zoned isn't an issue unique for him, and he can still last hit under tower. Given he has a blink, a silence and a constant movement speed steroid, I don't see him being any easier to zone than any other top and he would probably do well against some mids:
 * For example, I imagine he'd counter Fizz. Playful doesn't break leashes and thus he would still be damaged and silenced by Exorcism; Playful also wouldn't dodge Possession's damage if he's already in you, and Possession can be used like Playful to become untargetable (so if Fizz uses his ultimate, jump inside Fizz!). Having a blink that fears isn't bad either for running/initiating.