Quote Originally Posted by Acezero View Post
Best op DoT is root even though many regard it as useless. Doing some tests today. My flames of insanity dealt 23 3 times which is 69(lol) damage. My root did 44 2 times which is 88 damage and my anguish did 53 once unless you count the initial hit. Now anguish worked like 2 out of 5 times.
Another factor you can perma root since it lasts 6 seconds and its cd is 6. Flames of insanity deals its dot faster but cd is higher and the stun chance isnt 100%. Root is essential for a team op. For the hard hitting vulars perma root is insanely useful. Hope you ops invest a point in root because it makes you insanely valuable.
Though most enemies die within a couple of shots, rendering DoT attacks generally useless in SL for the most part at the moment, you've made an interesting observation on the 6 sec. root and 6 sec CD (perpetual rooting for high HP enemies susceptible to root) - though this is probably only useful for the Vulars in Uncharted Ruins at the most part. I wouldn't really get rid of Flames of Insanity, as this skill does stun Guardian (and may stun other bosses in future campaigns) at a % chance, while root doesn't have much of an effect due to Guardian's long range of attack. Alternatively I use Lurch to knockback and stun the Vulars, but I can see how root would work as well.