Does Soulshine set buff Zaan's Damage?

Æterny · August 2018

Just to be sure

Judas Helviaryn · August 2018

Going by the tooltip, it absolutely shouldn't apply, but I was wrong about Elfbane not working on it either.

Someone has to have tried it.

SugaComa · August 2018

No it's not a cast ability ...

Zaan should get a buff from elf bane as it's fire damage but I've not tested.

erlewine · August 2018

It's not a channelled nor cast time ability, so it shouldn't.

starkerealm · August 2018

SugaComa wrote: »

No it's not a class ability ...

Zaan should get a buff from elf bane as it's fire damage but I've not tested.

Yeah, this tracks for me too, but I haven't tested soulshine.

erlewine wrote: »

It's not a channelled nor cast time ability, so it shouldn't.

Without going in game and proccing the set to make sure, I want to say it's technically a buff/debuff. So, not a channel.

DeadlyRecluse · August 2018

Spell damage doesn't effect procs, so even if it "applies," it has no effect.

Waffennacht · August 2018

Zaan is a set, and sets do not scale to spell damage etc

sets are considered abilities

Zaan is not a channel

Æterny · August 2018

Yeah, Elf Bane 100% apply the buff, still not sure about Soulshine tho, 70% sure it doesn't

starkerealm · August 2018

Waffennacht wrote: »

Zaan is a set, and sets do not scale to spell damage etc

sets are considered abilities

Zaan is not a channel

It it was a channel, it wouldn't work with Elf Bane. The entire reason that set works the way it does is because Elf Bane extends the duration of flame abilities. It doesn't modify the damage of those abilities. Zaan scales up over time, and that's uncapped, so when the duration is extended, it ticks for more than was previously possible. But, that's part of the Zaan effect. At the same time, something like Silks of the Sun does nothing to Zaan. If something gives +X% damage to flame abilities, that would also scale Zaan. For instance, on a Dark Elf, or via champion points (and this will show up ont he tooltip.) Something that adds spell damage will not, however. That bonus will show up on your equipped skills (as I recall), but it won't affect proc sets, as @Waffennacht pointed out.