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Old 06-16-2025, 06:08 PM
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Lots of player testimonials align with Geoffrey Zatkin's statement: https://web.archive.org/web/20020102...?Id=563&Page=4 (all 4 pages are relevant, I'm linking to page 4)

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ROOT PREFERRED TO ENSTIL, By Eleets

I have just reached 20, and having already researched Enstil I decided to use it. After dying more times in one session using Enstil than I did the last 5 sessions with root, I will now use root. I find that Enstil is resisted considerably more. Does not last anywhere near as long on average, and as soon as any dmg is done to the mob, the enstil breaks.
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ROOT, By Crodof spiritwalker

I would recomend using ROOT for at least 3 more lvls after obtaining enstill. Why? Because Enstill will be resisted quite abit and by the time you get 23 enstill will be less resisted and work better for your needs. Least it did for me
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SO BASICALLY NO UPGRADE?, By Apoo

So as this spell stands, it's a slower cast time, get's resisted more often, and costs more mana.... HMMM, good thing I hit lvl 24 and got the great new spell! errr, no
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ENSTILL IS WORTHLESS, By Grenix

Everyone I've talked to says this spell lasts a lot longer than Root when you cast it on an enemy. From what I've seen, it lasts either the same amount of time or less than Root, and it gets resisted more often. Combined with the facts that Enstill is cancelled when you nuke, and that the mana cost is double that of root, AND there's a .5 second larger casting time, I wonder why it's even in the game.
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ROOT IS BETTER THAN ENSTIL, By Itzokae blastenburn

Faster to cast Costs less mana Resisted (way) less 'nuff said.
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RESISTS, By G on prexus

This spell is resisted a LOT, especially when used at lower levels and against mobs even or higher than you. Some people just stick with Root and dont use Enstill.
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PURCHASE AND USEFULNESS, By Endaria

For some reason, this spell is resisted more then the old standby, Root. Extensive testing on blue and white creatures revealed about 20% MORE resists versus Root. So you might want to consider keeping the older spell memorized.
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