AP only gives up a nice long duration root and about 5% ratio for a fraction of the cost. It also has stats.
Bow fighting you have a better damage damage and better jousts on root breaks.
Meleeing it’s the same skill as the swarmcaller so no need to train both skills.
Low health snared stuff often still flees which will save hundreds of hps than if rooted. For select mobs fear kiting remains an option.
Fighting casters DS’s add up. The AP will cost you less hps due to less swings. Also you tend to burn down npc’s like Dyrna with casts of Firestrike. The spell alone is 65dps and some high delay melee hits synergize well. Only with spell haste and low delay weapons these nukes lose their steam. Or when you run out of mana. 6 mins of meddling will get you this back before the respawn.
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