Game-Changing New Powers

[Skandranon]

On paper (my mage is only level 65 at the moment) I'm having difficulties seeing the PvE benefit of using invisibility at all. It takes eight seconds to take full affect - during which time you're not casting - and is broken if you get hit or act. It obviously doesn't work the way vanish or feign death, or even feint, do, but I'm struggling to see its purpous. I'm sure it has one, I just can't figure it out.:)

Can one of our mages tell me when and why they're using invisibility. It's an ability that I'm looking forward to experimenting with, but having some knowledge ahead of time would be nice.:)

It's a five second fade. Use it when your aggro is getting near the tank's - purging your aggro completely by going invisible lets you nuke with impunity for the rest of the fight. If you aren't conscious of where your threat level is relative to the tank's, use a mod like Kenco Threat Meter to help you out.

It's a proactive threat dump, which is the way that many hunters use FD or rogues use Vanish anyway. Using it right takes a bit of learning.

Also it helps you escape wipes when properly timed - it throws you out of combat. And if you really need it, it's a second Evocation on fights with no environment damage - just spam drink as soon as your invis goes off.