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 Room 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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