Do HoT ticks increase if you swap weapons to higher spell power?

pecheckler

If for example mutagen, illustrious healing, and extended ritual were dropped on a weapon/bar with 1500 spell power and then the player swapped to a bar with 2000 spell power, would the heal over time ticks that trigger after the weapon swap increase or would they persist using the original spell power value?

Articulemort

It's calculated using the spell power when it's cast, so no, swapping weapons to a higher spell power won't increase your HoTs, or DoTs.

UltimaJoe777

I'd say test and see OP. I used to think what Articulemort said until I saw what happened when I put Soul Trap on an enemy with Oblivion's Foe actively doubling its damage then weapon swapping which removed that effect and saw the doubled damage go bye bye.

Dagoth_Rac

I do not have a healer, but my stamina DPS has Vigor on his off bar. It heals for 3.1K on my off bar (Bow). After I swap to my main bar (Dual Wield), it heals for 3.3K. I did not recast on my main bar. This is the original 5-second Vigor heal continuing to tick after bar swap. My Endless Hail (Bow Skill) also hits for more after I swap from my Bow bar to Dual Wield.

susmitds

It will increase, I can back this info with proper screens after I get back.

Draxys

I'm pretty sure most abilities that have HoTs or DoTs behave like this. It even extends to projectiles that take a second or two to reach the target, such as meteor (you have to swap before it hits something, obviously).

Vaoh

If you swap bars, practically all skills will adjust to the new character sheet scaling. This is easy to see with DoTs/HoTs, but is also possible with a projectiles.

If you slotted Crystal Frags on your Resto Staff for some reason, then casted it and switched to Dual Wield before it strikes your target, that projectile will deal damage appropriate to what it would do if casted on your Dual Wield bar.