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Wrath of the Lich KingWrath of the Lich King era data from Blizzard's titan client, build 3.80.2.69874Also on WoW Forever · Classic Era · The Burning Crusade · MoP Classic · Retail (Midnight)
Entangling Roots

Spell

Entangling Roots

Nature

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1.5 secMedium Range

Entangles an enemy in roots, inflicting Nature damage every 1 sec.

Entangling Roots

Tooltip

Entangles an enemy in roots, inflicting Nature damage every 1 sec. and immobilizing it for up to 2 sec.

How it works

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

Entangling 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 10 per tick. It scales with 0.1 times spell power. It ticks every 1 sec, 2 times over the full 2 sec (20 base in total).

What it does

Entangling Roots is a Nature spell with a 1.5 sec cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 2 sec. When cast it applies an aura and applies an aura every 1 sec. The client files the whole spell under the rooted mechanic.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the Wrath of the Lich King client, build 3.80.2.69874. 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
Duration2 sec
MechanicRooted
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 26
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 10
Spell power coefficient: 0.1
Period: every 1 sec

Raw client values from the Wrath of the Lich King client, build 3.80.2.69874. 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 60 separate Spell records named "Entangling Roots". This page is record #31287. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page. The 12 records closest by id are compared here.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#20654cast time: instant; duration: 15 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#20699cast time: instant; duration: 15 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#21331duration: 15 secA variant record
#22127duration: 10 secA variant record
#22415duration: 10 secA variant record
#22800cast time: instant; duration: 8 secA variant record
#24648cast time: instant; duration: 10 secA variant record
#26071duration: 15 secA variant record
#32173duration: 8 secA variant record
#33844duration: 5 secA variant record
#37823duration: 10 secA variant record
#40363duration: 27 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, 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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