04-10-2003, 08:14 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-10-2003, 08:24 PM by Occhidiangela.)
Works great. It is not a tweaker skill, spammed quickly, but it only takes one point in Mind Blast to make it lethal.
Find a little group, Mind Blast, Drop down five Infernos (or four and a Death Sentry) and you would be surprised how fast the life goes down as the critters stand there stunned for a few seconds. Those that convert die when the Death Sentry blows up when the conversion wears off and all the other bodies provide ammo. :)
At level 20 average is 196 per shot.
At level 24 average is 245 per shot
At level 30 average is 318 per shot.
Now, with five slvl 24 inferno traps shooting 10 times, that is, for example, 50X245 = 12250 points. I realize the issue of damage over time makes Wake of FIre attractive. It has a lower mana cost as well. Style really drives this choice.
At 20 62 points per shot.
At 24 78 points per shot
At 30 102 points per shot
And only five shots per trap. Now, you get to recast them two or three times before you would have to recast the WoI, maybe four, but the raw damage seems to be quite a bit less.
4X5X5 x 78 = 7800 if you can cast 4 times per WoI cycle.
Use a bit of Mind Blast, or a Shadow Tank to hold the boss in place, or even Psychic Hammer, and you cook most everything with WoI without a lot of effort. :)
Find a little group, Mind Blast, Drop down five Infernos (or four and a Death Sentry) and you would be surprised how fast the life goes down as the critters stand there stunned for a few seconds. Those that convert die when the Death Sentry blows up when the conversion wears off and all the other bodies provide ammo. :)
At level 20 average is 196 per shot.
At level 24 average is 245 per shot
At level 30 average is 318 per shot.
Now, with five slvl 24 inferno traps shooting 10 times, that is, for example, 50X245 = 12250 points. I realize the issue of damage over time makes Wake of FIre attractive. It has a lower mana cost as well. Style really drives this choice.
At 20 62 points per shot.
At 24 78 points per shot
At 30 102 points per shot
And only five shots per trap. Now, you get to recast them two or three times before you would have to recast the WoI, maybe four, but the raw damage seems to be quite a bit less.
4X5X5 x 78 = 7800 if you can cast 4 times per WoI cycle.
Use a bit of Mind Blast, or a Shadow Tank to hold the boss in place, or even Psychic Hammer, and you cook most everything with WoI without a lot of effort. :)
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In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete