Root Grenade

Root Grenade
Internal name	RootBomb
Type	Grenade
Scaling
Combo rate	One tick every 0.3 seconds
Recharge	16 seconds
Duration	4 seconds
Base price	1500
Damage
Base DPS	50
Base DoT DPS	50 root
Blueprint
Location	Timed door in the Passage after the Black Bridge
Unlock cost	20

The Root Grenade is a grenade skill which roots enemies in place and deals damage over time.

Details

• Special Effects:
  • Throws an arcing projectile which explodes on contact with an enemy or a horizontal surface.
    • The projectile bounces off of a Shieldbearer's shield without detonating.
  • Upon explosion, inflicts a rooting status effect on nearby enemies.
    • Status effect prevents all movement and deals 30 base DPS for 3 seconds.
• Tags: Ranged, Explosive, UnlockInPublicEvent
• Legendary Version:
  • Forced Affix: Death Root
    • "Victims root nearby enemies for 2 sec upon death."

Trivia

• Previously named Ivy Grenade.
  • The first name of the skill may refer to how it spawns vines to disable enemies.

History

0.0: Introduced. 0.1: Cooldown increased from 5 to 9 seconds. Root duration decreased from 4 to 3 seconds Added tags "Explosive" and "SpecificBlueprintDrop". 0.2: Cooldown decreased from 9 to 8 seconds. Base price increased from 1250 to 1500 gold. 0.4: Cooldown increased from 8 to 16 seconds. Unlock cost increased from 20 to 40 cells. Now scales with Tactics. Replaced tag "SpecificBlueprintDrop" with "TimedDoorBlueprint". 0.6: Scaling changed from Tactics to Brutality/ Tactics. 0.7: Added legendary affix "Oil". Description changed from "Immobilizes all nearby enemies for 3 seconds and inflicts X damage/s while they are trapped." to "Roots nearby enemies causing X DPS for 4 seconds. 1.1: Removed tag "TimedDoorBlueprint". 1.2: Added tag "UnlockInPublicEvent". 1.4: Scaling changed from Brutality/ Tactics to Tactics/ Survival. 1.9: Rally effect has been removed. No longer activates cooldown reduction mutations. Base DPS increased from 30 to 33. Stun duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds. 2.1: Scaling changed from Tactics/ Survival to Survival. 2.4: Base DPS increased from 33 to 50. 2.9: Unlock cost decreased from 40 cells to 20. 3.0: Added the Legendary Affix "Death Root".

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