Root vs Enstill vs Immobilize

[garfo]

Pre-emptive sorry if this has been discussed to death, but I can't seem to find any reliable and consolidated info on this.

Can anyone please break down the different circumstances when it's optimal to use ROOT vs ENSTILL vs IMMOBILIZE?

51 Shammy here.

Thank you!!

[loramin]

I'm tool lazy to go read the spell descriptions on the wiki (as were you, so don't judge me [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]), but it basically boils down to less mana/less duration vs. more mana/longer duration. Root is cheap (40 IIRC) but only lasts maybe 30 seconds max, while Paralyzing Earth costs more like 100 but can last up to two min or so.

If you know you need to keep several things rooted, but only briefly, Root is better. However personally I've found that I just always keep Paralyzing Earth memmed, because it's not that much more expensive and I often want to use it to "park" mobs as a form of CC.

[Troxx]

Low level root is the best for shamans until you get paralyzing earth.

Best balance of mana cost and duration. Once you get PE, no other root will ever be needed.

[blizzard]

Immobilize is faster casting than PE so if you have multiple mobs hitting you it's a lot less likely to get interrupts. Good for fleeing mobs too unless they gate

[EpicAdventure]

my friend's shaman is 56 now he said he only uses enstill since lvl 34

[LiQuid]

Just use PE. If you're getting interrupted you're playing the wrong race and should reroll sucka.

[fastboy21]

they are situational. most solo classes most of the time want the long lasting (3 min) paralyzing earth.

plain root is only 30 mana to cast, which is basically mana free. if all you need is to park the mob for a few seconds while someone gets aggro then this is fine.

the others are hybrids of duration, casting time, and mana cost. there was some speculation on live about some being more resilient to dd breaks, but it doesn't seem to be the case on p99 even it was the case, which I doubt, on live.

tldr, you probably want to use the longest duration one --- which is paralyzing earth once you can cast it.

[Pokesan]

if youre jbbing use newbie root

[katrik]

Depends on what class you’re playing and what you’re doing. For sham, as stated above, the 30 mana root until you get PE.

[TheOutdoorNerd]

PE for my necro and shaman, and Root for my chanter.