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Shock Clench vs impulse?

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AhSeLYaG
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İ recently got a master shock staff and wanted to use it ;
After tries in overland content
Not sure why i should choose master staff and shock clench in pve or pvp.
Compared to impulse
Shorter range
Lower damage
Pvp wise no stun knock back that can help cc. Am i missing something here?
At its current state this skill seems to be there until you unlock impulse and nothing more.
  • EF321
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    It is aoe.
  • AhSeLYaG
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    EF321 wrote: »
    It is aoe.
    So the impulse is?
  • EF321
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    AhSeLYaG wrote: »
    EF321 wrote: »
    It is aoe.
    So the impulse is?

    Zos should not be naming abilities "pulse" and "impulse" in same skill line... because I was thinking pulse :/
  • Greek_Hellspawn
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    AhSeLYaG wrote: »
    İ recently got a master shock staff and wanted to use it ;
    After tries in overland content
    Not sure why i should choose master staff and shock clench in pve or pvp.
    Compared to impulse
    Shorter range
    Lower damage
    Pvp wise no stun knock back that can help cc. Am i missing something here?
    At its current state this skill seems to be there until you unlock impulse and nothing more.

    The only thing shock clench has better than impulse is reduced cost, and range.
    Edited by Greek_Hellspawn on October 11, 2021 9:00AM
  • CP5
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    The change to frost clench last patch made it more competitive, but the fire and shock versions are still underwhelming. Shock pulse's bonus damage for hitting more targets is nice, but I never found the bonus really made it excel as much as one would expect. Neither are particularly amazing, but impulse is more straight forward and since you're trying to use the master's staff, using it mostly just for the buff could work.
  • Larcomar
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    Yeah it kind of needs an update. I tried it for a bit but quickly switched to using pulsar when I need a localised AOE spammable and ele ring when I need a ranged one.

    If I'm honest, neither of those are that great; I mean, they're not terrible, but they cd probably use a pass from the balancing team - I'd choose a class AOE spammable over them 90% of the time. They're really just a stop gap if you don't have a ranged one - or one at all (magsorc :(



  • AhSeLYaG
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    At least fire and frost ones has some unique effects. Shock seems a weaker elemental ring without anything special.i dont know why it even exists.
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