Siphoning Strikes question

hoyle777b14_ESO

I know siphoning strikes pulls stam and magicka per hit by trading off attack and spell damage. My question is does it also lower healing from a resto staff like it would for spell damage?

HazardousNovex

Yes, it does reduce the healing, but don't let that put you off, the skill is far too good to not have if you're healing. You will actually be more effective because you will be able to put down more heals.

vicNBitis

Yeah, as long as you have time to pepper in light attacks Siphoning Strikes(and morphs) is indispensable despite the negatives.

Monkeyshoeslive

With SS, do you toggle as required, or leave it on all the time?

dividingbyzero

Monkeyshoeslive wrote: »

With SS, do you toggle as required, or leave it on all the time?

I toggle as required--At the start of a fight (when your stamina and magicka should both be full), there's no sense in taking the damage hit. Same applies for fights that don't (or shouldn't) last long.

CapuchinSeven

Not sure about the healing staff but Dawnbreaker morph is very useful for taking the edge off of the reduction in damage, although I run Leaching Strikes instead.

Jeremy_gelber_ESO

if im on my shield bar its on. i dont have it on my ranged bar.