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Is dw magicka casting dead?
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Mayrael✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I can tell you about it just from PvP perspective. Its about utility. Fire staff boosts your single target attacks, while lightning does it for aoes. Weaving and heavy attacks are great utilities, they are powerful, no cost (even more, they reterun magicka) attacks. Right now, the only reason to use DW is because of 1 additional set part.Say no to Toxic Casuals!
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EldritchPenguin✭✭✭✭✭
The main spammable abilities that Magplars use, Puncturing Sweeps and Radiant Oppresion, both have cast times. As a result, their attack weaves are much further than one second apart, and so they gain a lot less overall damage from attack weaves than the other classes. So Magplars gain more overall damage from an extra enchantment and an extra set piece than they do from attack weaves.EldritchPenguin wrote: »As in DW Magicka builds? They're not dead, per say, but only Magplar really has a reason to run DW over a Destruction Staff.
Yes, I mean casting magicka spells using DW swords to boost damage.
How come no other classes than magplar see the benefits anymore?
Mind you, you still attack weave as a Dual Wield Magplar, but it's more to proc enchantments and generate Ultimate than for damage.Edited by EldritchPenguin on March 11, 2017 4:37AMLilelle Adlis - Dark Elf Dragonknight
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EldritchPenguin✭✭✭✭✭As in DW Magicka builds? They're not dead, per say, but only Magplar really has a reason to run DW over a Destruction Staff.Lilelle Adlis - Dark Elf Dragonknight
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Jitterbug✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭EldritchPenguin wrote: »As in DW Magicka builds? They're not dead, per say, but only Magplar really has a reason to run DW over a Destruction Staff.
Yes, I mean casting magicka spells using DW swords to boost damage.
How come no other classes than magplar see the benefits anymore?0 -
Wizball1987✭✭✭Cuz magplar use sweeps in melee range...i just completed vmsa with duel overoad sorc..but id use fire n lightning staff in groups0 -
Jitterbug✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Wizball1987 wrote: »Cuz magplar use sweeps in melee range...i just completed vmsa with duel overoad sorc..but id use fire n lightning staff in groups
So it's a weaving thing?0 -
EldritchPenguin✭✭✭✭✭
In the specific case of Magplars, the 5% damage increase from Twin Blade and Blunt, plus the extra set piece, more than make up for the difference from the Destruction Staff passive. Furthermore, those bonuses apply to both single target and AoE abilities, whereas the Staff passives apply to one or the other.Wizball1987 wrote: »Its prolly the new passives on staff's that are making them better tbh
What makes Destro frontbar stronger on the other classes is the combination of Ancient Knowledge and attack weaving.Edited by EldritchPenguin on March 11, 2017 1:31PMLilelle Adlis - Dark Elf Dragonknight
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