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Magdk DoTs
lucky_Sage
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PvP magdks burning embers and engulfing flames are extremely weak only about 500 dmg a tick. All magdks Dots can be negated with one HoT. Even with the battle spirit change there dots will still be weak.
DC PC NA
Magdk - main
Stamcro - alt
AD PS4 NA -retired (PC runs way better to play on console)
magdk
magblade
stamplar
magden
magsorc
Magdk - main
Stamcro - alt
AD PS4 NA -retired (PC runs way better to play on console)
magdk
magblade
stamplar
magden
magsorc
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Atherakhia✭✭✭✭Right... only Magplar and Magsorc are worth running at the moment. MagDK pretty bottom of the barrel.0 -
YandereGirlfriend✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭If they're only 500/tick for you then farm Draugrkin's Grip and watch it double!
But back to serious for a second, are you adding in the Direct Damage damage to the DoT damage, as happens in many magDK skills? Because you can't just discount that damage from the value of the skill.
That also said, I've been trying to transition my PvE magDK into moonlighting in PvP and I realize that I have no idea how to play the class in PvP. Similar boat to you, I'm casting DoTs and trying to time Power Lash and Leap but it's just not nearly as effective as basically any other class I've played on in PvP. I'm not sure if that's because the class is truly underpowered or simply because it doesn't fit my playstyle.
But yeah, DoT'ing people up and waiting for them to fall over won't work. One HoT or (even worse) a Purge and all of your mana just got wasted accomplishing nothing. Burst is the only thing that kills in PvP.0 -
lucky_Sage✭✭✭✭✭@YandereGirlfriend
It is because dots are to weak the intial hit is not that important in pvp it’s about the pressure you can give to keep them about 50% hp for your molten whip leap combo if they have more than about 12k hp they won’t die from it and go straight back to high hp if magdks has a execute it wouldn’t be that big of a deal which is why standk is still goodDC PC NA
Magdk - main
Stamcro - alt
AD PS4 NA -retired (PC runs way better to play on console)
magdk
magblade
stamplar
magden
magsorc1 -
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✭✭Atherakhia wrote: »Right... only Magplar and Magsorc are worth running at the moment. MagDK pretty bottom of the barrel.
Strange, my DK seems to have no problem killing anyone or tanking a zerg most of the time. Then again, I don't even slot embers...0 -
Bradyfjord✭✭✭✭✭MagDK class skills tend to emphasize surviving and dots, with lash being for direct damage. MagDK also gets a little bit of group support also.
To get decent burst, most mag dk use destruction skills like Force Shock and its morphs.
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