Ensnaring Roots vs Enveloping Roots

[DevGrousis]

Enveloping Roots has a duration of 1min, and Ensaring Roots has a duration of 1.4minutes. Ensnaring also costs 20m less.

Why then would I use the higher mana cost Enveloping Roots? I know the DD does a bit more damage, and the cast time is shorter, but I feel like the root doesn't last long enough as is, when root rotting. Isn't my best friend duration?

[Swish]

Depends what you're doing, but generally for root rotting you want duration. Bless the 3 min necro root ;)

[Troxx]

I'd use the cheaper one that lasts longer. By the time you can cast enveloping roots, ensnaring roots lasts 1:36 .... the other lasts a flat 60 seconds.

The benefit of Enveloping Roots is you have a better damage/mana ratio (not a big deal) and a faster cast time (potentially a much bigger deal).


On my shaman I still end up using my level 14 spell:

http://wiki.project1999.com/Root

Reasonably fast cast time and dirt cheap on mana. Lasts less than a minute but it doesn't really matter much because my dots have a DD component that can randomly break roots.