Wow Druid Spells – Roots
The Entangling Roots spell is the first spell of its type that a young Druid in the World of Warcraft gets in his spell book. This type of spell is commonly called a crowd control spell (CC) and is used to stop a monster or enemy player in its tracks. On top of immobilizing someone, or something, there is also a damage over time (DoT) aspect to the spell as well. Once an enemy is caught in the Entangling Roots spell they are held still for 12 to 27 seconds depending on your level and take damage over that entire time.
Like most everything else in the game Roots is not a sure thing. There is always a chance that the enemy will break roots before the entire time is up. When an enemy who is rooted is struck by melee, ranged or spell damage there is a chance that the spell will break. There is also a random chance of the spell breaking as well. This is something to pay attention to as you don’t want to root something and then head off to the bathroom as you may come back to a pathetic little corpse! Its a great spell but you cant always count on it holding.
Instant Grasp is simply a variation on the method of casting the Entangling Roots spell. Where the standard spell has a cast time of 1.5 seconds and is cast on an opponent Instant Grasp is, as the name implies, an instant cast spell that can be cast on the run. Instant Grasp is actually cast on yourself as opposed to an enemy. Once this spell is active any creature that hits you within 45 seconds will be rooted! This makes is super handy for running out of those tight spots. If you get in trouble and are running your little
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