09-15-2005, 08:47 PM
WildFire,Sep 15 2005, 12:30 PM Wrote:To focus this discussion further and potentially arrive at a suitable build, I think I can say that Kateley is not into PvP (no BGs either) and will most likely be spending most of her time in MC or ZG, with maybe intermittent trips into the upper end regular instances like Strath, Schol and the various ones in BRM.
Then Frost Channelling is a no-brainer. Whatever spec you choose, put three points there. One specs frost for efficiency in the endgame, and Channelling is a strong enhancement to that.
Quote:I think Kateley has fairly good gear. +Dmg stuff include the Crimson Felt Hat, Staff of the Ogre Magi, Robe of the Archmage, Briarwood Thorn and Skyshroud Pants. I do expect that some MC stuff like Choker of Enlightenment and Talisman of Ephemeral Power will arrive eventually - pretty low down on the pecking order, as it is, at the moment.
It's good gear, just a little light on stats due to the stat/damage tradeoff. Picking damage is the better bet and you do appear to have all the best pre-MC stuff, but I can already see that your mana pool is not going to be particularly high. At this time, with this gear, I'd advise a pass on Arcane Power. Most fights will run you out of mana on their own and Arcane Power's sole effect will be to get you to the wand phase faster.
To sum up my last two posts:
Don't take points in Arcane Meditation.
Arcane Power is probably not a good idea right now.
Make sure to max Frost Channelling.
If you're going to take Shatter, max it.
PoM and Ice Barrier are both nice but not overwhelming.