Gnarlroot

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Official Overview (Blizzard)

Gnarlroot tills the soil with Shadowflame, spawning corrupted allies and creating Shadow-Scorched Earth. Upon reaching 100 energy, Gnarlroot casts Doom Cultivation, absorbing energy from the ground with Doom Roots. Gnarlroot inflicts increasing damage to all players until his roots are destroyed, sending him into a state of Uprooted Agony.

Tanks

• Dreadfire Barrage inflicts significant damage and increases Shadowflame damage taken. • When awakened, Tainted Lashers attack nearby players. • Ember-Charred players can ignite Doom Roots by touching them. • Dreadfire Barrage inflicts significant damage and increases Shadowflame damage taken. • When awakened, Tainted Lashers and Tainted Treants attack nearby players. • Ember-Charred players can ignite Doom Roots by touching them.

Damage Dealers

• Standing near dormant Tainted Lashers when Controlled Burn expires causes them to activate. • Ember-Charred players can ignite Doom Roots by touching them. • Gnarlroot takes 100% increased damage when afflicted by Uprooted Agony. • Standing near dormant Tainted Lashers and Tainted Treants when Controlled Burn expires causes them to activate. • Ember-Charred players can ignite Doom Roots by touching them. • Gnarlroot takes 100% increased damage when afflicted by Uprooted Agony. • Ember-Charred players can ignite Doom Roots by touching them. • Gnarlroot takes 100% increased damage when afflicted by Uprooted Agony.

Healers

• Tortured Scream inflicts significant damage to all players • While channeling Doom Cultivation, Gnarlroot pulses increasing damage to all players. • Gnarlroot gains a stack of Rising Mania upon removal of Uprooted Agony.

Abilities

Stage One: Garden of Despair
Flaming Pestilence
Tainted Flora

Shadowflame from Gnarlroot's Flaming Pestilence seeps into the earth, sowing hostile vegetation.

Tainted Lasher

Tainted Bloom

Shadow Spines

Vicious Thicket

Overgrown

Tainted Flora

Shadowflame from Gnarlroot's Flaming Pestilence seeps into the earth, sowing hostile vegetation.

Tainted Lasher

Tainted Bloom

Shadow Spines

Vicious Thicket

Overgrown

Tainted Treant

Tainted Bloom

Blazing Pollen

Flaming Sap

Controlled Burn

Shadow-Scorched Earth

Tortured Scream

Shadowflame Cleave

Dreadfire Barrage

Stage Two: Agonizing Growth
Doom Cultivation

Doom Roots

Splintering Charcoal

Ember-Charred

Searing Bramble

Ember-Charred

Toxic Loam

Uprooted Agony

Rising Mania

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