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Strangling Roots

Spell

Strangling Roots

Nature

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1.5 secMedium Range

Entangles an enemy in roots, inflicting Nature damage every 2 sec.

Strangling Roots

Tooltip

Entangles an enemy in roots, inflicting Nature damage every 2 sec. and immobilizing it for up to 8 sec.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its dispel type is client id 1.

Strangling Roots is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 26.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 16 per tick. It scales with 0.1 times spell power. It ticks every 2 sec, 4 times over the full 8 sec (64 base in total).

What it does

Strangling Roots is a Nature spell with a 1.5 sec cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 8 sec. When cast it applies an aura and applies an aura every 2 sec. The client files the whole spell under the rooted mechanic.

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

SchoolNature
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast time1.5 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration8 sec
MechanicRooted
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 26
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 16
Spell power coefficient: 0.1
Period: every 2 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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 13 separate Spell records named "Strangling Roots". This page is record #35234. 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
#199024school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 6.2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#199025used by: Cast by Strangling Roots; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: effect 140A helper record another spell casts
#199040used by: Cast by Strangling Roots; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#199041school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: effect 140A different effect setup
#199043used by: Cast by Strangling Roots; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: effect 77; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#199051school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#199060used by: Cast by Strangling Roots; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 5 min; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#199063journal encounter: Oakheart; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 1 min; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#199067used by: Cast by Strangling Roots; school: Physical; cast time: 3 sec; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#204574school: Physical; cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#204599school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1233651cast time: 0.5 sec; duration: 10 sec; effect values: 0, 9 (this record: 0, 16)Different tuning

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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