Airtight armor should prevent Liferoot from inflicting the pollen effect. I only seems both fitting and as a good trade off. You can counter Liferoot, but are restricted to using armor with the Airtight flag.
Lmao. At least it's just for intro purposes. Due to the nature of the plant, I think it would be best that the armor still works, but the player can still indulge in the plant if they so choose.