Longer CCs on Demos in Strand of the Ancients

[Bloomfalls]

I looked around and didn't find this posted anywhere, so apologies if it's been posted already. And as far as I'm aware, this is not "common sense", so here we go:

When you're defending in Strand of the Ancients, there's a small delay before the players arrive and the Demolishers are spawned.

Now here's the interesting thing - Demolishers don't count as PVP Objects if they're not being used by players. So at least one CC (Entangling Roots) gets full duration on a Demolisher if you cast on it before any player jumps on it.

When the player jumps the CC will remain. That means you can stop the Demolishers for 30 seconds before they can actually move if no one hits them.

I don't think it's needed for me to say what a massive advantage this is. Even if you CC just one Demolisher, this will allow players to focus-fire on the other one and desync the enemy team. With the Cataclysm changes I've seen one too many matches that happen way too fast with both teams just steamrolling through the doors, so preventing 30 seconds of movement can be game-changing.

As of the time of this post, I've been doing it every SOTA so yes, it's tested.

Have fun.

Edit: It also works on Demos that respawn over the course of the match.

[Sebastian011]

I use this on lock'n'druid as well, it's legit

[Gbo]

Good teams will just dispel the root effect, but nice find.

[Bloomfalls]

I suppose so in RBGs, yes. But so far I have yet to find a pug team in random battlegrounds that dispel. Hell, most people think it's bugged and just wait, I saw a Warlock jump into one and didn't move for the whole 30 seconds when right next to him was another available demo during that entire time.

[yvalf]

nice +rep

[jimmys96]

nice +rep

you cant rep if you dont have 4 rep yourself

[baichii]

you cant rep if you dont have 4 rep yourself

Haters gonna hate, also +rep for a nice find! : ]

[yvalf]

you cant rep if you dont have 4 rep yourself

didn't know
well then just thanks

[dwrek loc]

nice +rep

Good reply, +rep

[Bloomfalls]

Thanks guys.

[ihacknewbies]

Definitely a great find.. I've been rooting one then sprinting to other killing it and then switching back. Completely eliminates half of the demos in basically every pug.

[Mimesis]

Good teams will just dispel the root effect, but nice find.

You can't dispel demolishers... nor can you buff them.

[Vanagandar]

Yes you can dispel demolishers, but u can indeed not buff them.

[Omgadnowai]

Dispelling demos is the new way to win at SotA.

As is snaring/rooting them.

[Aramourn]

Best way to do so is to get in a demo as a passenger. You can dispell the demo that carries you and any demo in the range of your (di)spell. Do this in randoms and you will most likely win it.