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Strangling Roots

Spell

Strangling Roots

Physical

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Instant castThree Yards

Roots emerge under nearby enemies, inflicting 3.36293 Physical damage every 1 sec.

Strangling Roots

Tooltip

Roots emerge under nearby enemies, inflicting 3.36293 Physical damage every 1 sec. and rooting them in position for 1 min or until destroyed.

How it works

Strangling Roots is built from 6 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 3.3629 per tick. Its area radius is 2.25 yards. It ticks every 1 sec, 60 times over the full 1 min (201.77 base in total).
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 147. Its base value is 1. Its area radius is 2.25 yards.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 26. Its base value is 10. It applies the rooted mechanic. Its area radius is 2.25 yards.
  4. Effect 4 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 226. Its area radius is 2.25 yards. It ticks every 1 sec, 60 times over the full 1 min.
  5. Effect 5 is effect type 164, which the datamine does not name. It applies the rooted mechanic. It triggers Strangling Roots.
  6. Effect 6 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 89. Its base value is 15 per tick. It ticks every 1 sec, 60 times over the full 1 min (900 base in total).

What it does

Strangling Roots is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 3 yards and effects that last 1 min. When cast it applies an aura in a 2.25 yard radius every 1 sec, applies an aura in a 2.25 yard radius, applies an aura with the rooted mechanic in a 2.25 yard radius and applies an aura every 1 sec. The client files the whole spell under the rooted mechanic. It also casts Strangling Roots (record #199067).

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

SchoolPhysical
Range3 yards (Three Yards)
Cast timeInstant
Duration1 min
MechanicRooted
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 3.3629
Radius: 2.25 yards
Period: every 1 sec
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 147
Value: 1
Misc value: 1808
Radius: 2.25 yards
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 26
Value: 10
Mechanic: Rooted
Radius: 2.25 yards
Effect #4Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 226
Radius: 2.25 yards
Period: every 1 sec
Effect #5Effect 164
Mechanic: Rooted
Trigger spell: Strangling Roots
Effect #6Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 89
Value: 15
Period: every 1 sec

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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Strangling Roots appears in: 1 boss encounter and 1 spell that casts it.

Boss encounters

Spells that cast it

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 13 separate Spell records named "Strangling Roots". This page is record #199063. 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
#35234school: Nature; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#199024duration: 6.2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#199025used by: Cast by Strangling Roots; duration: none; effect types: effect 140A helper record another spell casts
#199040used by: Cast by Strangling Roots; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#199041duration: none; effect types: effect 140A different effect setup
#199043used by: Cast by Strangling Roots; duration: none; effect types: effect 77; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#199051duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#199060used by: Cast by Strangling Roots; duration: 5 min; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#199067used by: Cast by Strangling Roots; cast time: 3 sec; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#204574cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#204599duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1233651school: Nature; cast time: 0.5 sec; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup

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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