GreenhaloX wrote: »Like many have commented that using a frost staff if your intention is to tank. If you plan to dd/dps, be aware of the heavy attack that taunts. As most will wear light or medium armor with a sorc, warden or not, when you blast out that heavy frost attack, you taunt, and if at a boss, yeah, you'll be back-paddling around while the boss chases you; which happens quite often with a sorc or warden with a frost staff. Ha ha. Plus, the ice heavy attack breaks a S&B tank's active taunt. I hate this when I'm on my S&B tank toon at a world boss pit or running dungeon where there is also a sorc dd with ice staff. Whatever if he/she realize it or not, but that damn heavy ice blast always breaks my tank's taunt. Also, if even someone plans to actually tank with a heavy frost, it is still at a disadvantage over a S&B Pierce Armor taunt which also reduces the target's physical and spell resistances which the heavy ice blast does not do.
As for being a dd/dpsers with a sorc or staff warden, you just miss out on the perks/passives of the lightning staff aoe and the extra damage of the inferno, when you use a frost in place of either. Plus, it is seemingly more efficient to regen your resources with a lightning heavy attack. However, hey, if you like using a frost staff and it works for you, then use it, but be aware of the taunt effect of the heavy blast. Well, if you're also built to take damages like a tank and is ok with the boss being on you like a tank. Yeah, that forest/trees healing ultimate is awesome for a warden; otherwise you probably won't last so long with a boss pommeling you.
It's good for more defensive playstle, but looks like a wierdo in offensive, and number pushing world. Still have my compete support.
P.S remember don't take the passive that taunts.
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You going try Frost asylum?
VaranisArano wrote: »WuffyCerulei wrote: »I'm only saying this one the behalf of tanks out there: please don't if you're gonna do dungeons. If you heavy attack with an ice staff, you'll taunt the npc you targetted. If it's a boss, it could really screw over the group. However, in pvp or solo, this build would be fun.
Fortunately the taunt only appears if the ice staff user has the Tri-focus passive. That's where ice staff gets its taunt effect.
However, I'll admit that as a tank, nothing gets me watching like a hawk faster than seeing one of my DPS or healer whip out an ice staff. Because I don't know if you have the Tri-focus passive active or not, but I will know if you pull boss aggro from me. (And if you pull aggro, I will inform you that if you taunt it again, you'll be tanking it.)