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Roots of the Tormented Ancient

Spell

Roots of the Tormented Ancient

FireShadow

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Instant cast2 min 30 sec cooldownSelf Only

Summon 4 roots to draw on their power for 15 sec, slowing you by 15% per root.

Roots of the Tormented Ancient

Tooltip

Summon 4 roots to draw on their power for 15 sec, slowing you by 15% per root. Your next 4 melee abilities each sever a root, dealing additional Shadowflame damage split between nearby enemies.

Damage increased per enemy struck, up to 5.

How it works

Spells that share its cooldown category wait 20 sec after it is cast. It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met. The aura is spent after 1 procs. It can proc at most once every 1 sec.

Roots of the Tormented Ancient is built from 7 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 42.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 33. Its base value is 15.
  3. Effect 3 is Trigger Spell (effect type 64). It triggers Roots of the Tormented Ancient.
  4. Effect 4 is Trigger Spell (effect type 64). It triggers Roots of the Tormented Ancient.
  5. Effect 5 is Trigger Spell (effect type 64). It triggers Roots of the Tormented Ancient.
  6. Effect 6 is Trigger Spell (effect type 64). It triggers Roots of the Tormented Ancient.
  7. Effect 7 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its base value is 4.

What it does

Roots of the Tormented Ancient is a Fire and Shadow spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster), a 150 sec cooldown and effects that last 15 sec. When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Roots of the Tormented Ancient (record #425515), Roots of the Tormented Ancient (record #425643), Roots of the Tormented Ancient (record #425644) and Roots of the Tormented Ancient (record #425645). It stacks up to 4 times.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the current retail game build. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolFire, Shadow
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown150 sec
Category cooldown20 sec
Global cooldownNone
Duration15 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Proc charges1
Proc cooldown1 sec
Max stacks4
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 42
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 33
Value: 15
Effect #3Trigger Spell (64)
Trigger spell: Roots of the Tormented Ancient
Effect #4Trigger Spell (64)
Trigger spell: Roots of the Tormented Ancient
Effect #5Trigger Spell (64)
Trigger spell: Roots of the Tormented Ancient
Effect #6Trigger Spell (64)
Trigger spell: Roots of the Tormented Ancient
Effect #7Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Value: 4

Raw client values from the current retail game build. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

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Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 7 separate Spell records named "Roots of the Tormented Ancient". This page is record #422441. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#425515used by: Cast by Roots of the Tormented Ancient; school: Physical; effect types: Create Area Effect, SummonA helper record another spell casts
#425551school: Physical; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#425570school: Nature; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#425643used by: Cast by Roots of the Tormented Ancient; school: Physical; effect types: Create Area Effect, SummonA helper record another spell casts
#425644used by: Cast by Roots of the Tormented Ancient; school: Physical; effect types: Create Area Effect, SummonA helper record another spell casts
#425645used by: Cast by Roots of the Tormented Ancient; school: Physical; effect types: Create Area Effect, SummonA helper record another spell casts

Compared fields: SpellMisc difficulty rows, school, cast time and duration; Spell subtext and tooltip text; SpellEffect types and base values; journal and class usage. The reason column names the first difference found.

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