What root should I be using

[Troxx]

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

My friend Nibblewitz put it in a way that really made it clear.

The effect of Root is Root, no matter how much mana you spend on it.

Enstill sucks, PE is good, use Root until PE.

This. Low level root has superior balance of duration, cast time, and mana cost of all shaman roots until PE. If the middle ground roots had a negative resist mod on then they might be worth casting.

[botrainer]

Even the 56 shaman root brakes more often than I would have liked in sol B, im 56 and have issues finding a decent place to exp due to the crappy root system on this server.

[Jimjam]

Sometimes I'll have a couple of roots loaded. There are a few reasons for this, but the primary one is short roots are good to give the tank a 30 sec grace period to taunt and piggyback off tash/slow/whatever aggro, whereas longer duration roots can work better for cc.

[brightlights]

I personally go with whatever root will last the longest. Like you say Tecmos, being beat on sucks.. but I prefer a stun/root that I know will last long enough for me to handle whatever else is fucked up at the moment, like a charm break etc..

It's true, it's a big deal trying to root something that's hitting you, but its a WAY bigger deal when you have a bad pull, and you're about to get it all locked down, but then roots start breaking and... well.. "ITS GAME OVER MAN GAME OVER"

[Floraline]

So what about when you're rooting running rock golems in The Hole? As a sham, my instill is often resisted. Wouldn't "Root" always be resisted?

[Triiz]

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

So what about when you're rooting running rock golems in The Hole? As a sham, my instill is often resisted. Wouldn't "Root" always be resisted?

No, Root and Enstill have the same resist mod. The level you get access to the spell is irrelevant, only your current level matters.

[Jimjam]

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

So what about when you're rooting running rock golems in The Hole? As a sham, my instill is often resisted. Wouldn't "Root" always be resisted?

This raises an interesting question, are resist more or less likely on the initial cast than the periodic early break checks?

Is it better to try stick an instil on a resistant mob and hope it lasts after it lands or use root and refresh each time it breaks early?

[xtraball]

Thanks !