Druid roots (engulfing vs. engorging)

[Sonolin]

I'm currently in permafrost bear pits, and a couple people have mentioned it gets better when I get engorging roots at level 56. However, after looking into the wiki it looks like the only difference vs. engulfing roots is the amount of damage - duration seems to be the same. Is this some kind of urban legend or does the engorging roots actually last longer? Or does it get resisted less (although I don't really find engulfing to be resisted much in the pits)?

I'm curious if there's some mechanical reason to use higher level roots other than the listed max duration and/or damage.

[bcbrown]

Engorging costs less mana, does more damage, and casts faster.

Another root tip: if you have the root neck, on charm breaks you can cast engorging roots to quickly get your pet rooted, then override with the root neck to get your pet back in the fight faster.

[Sonolin]

Originally Posted by bcbrown [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Engorging costs less mana, does more damage, and casts faster.

Another root tip: if you have the root neck, on charm breaks you can cast engorging roots to quickly get your pet rooted, then override with the root neck to get your pet back in the fight faster.

Ah thanks, didn't realize the mana & cast times were less.

And good tip on rooting the pet. I usually avoid rooting them because of that, I suppose I'll have to do that root necklace quest soon.