Hi
I am preparing for firebird 2.1 set and I am wondering if devastator is good thing to try because it has +fire dmg or maybe sun keeper ? Or it is better to have some faster weapon as sword (thunderfury or something )
So does attack speed matter for disintegrate at all ? As on items and on wpn ?
It matters, but it's no where near as good as damage %. CHC,and CHD.
On the PTR, IAS doesn't reduce the time needed for channelled spells damage to ramp up, it's a flat one second, no matter how many ticks you've fit into it. It DOES however increase the ticks of damage when the spell is fully ramped up (damage-wise) but I still wouldn't expect it to be better then CHC or CHD or damage %. In fact, I expect IAS to lose value when the PTR notes become Live, because you want to maintain the channel as long as possible.
I'm not equipped to theorycraft this all out, but simply stick to CHD and CHC and Arcane Damage % over IAS and you'll be fine.
For Dis build, you cant beat a slorak's 30% bonus. Here's my setup on the PTR. Open image in new tab to view full size. Attackspeed does affect the damage but it also means you will drain your arcane power faster.
Build works well but I still feel Woh+firebirds still kills faster but this set up is bit safer as you can keep your distance.
yes I just got mine slorak few minutes ago so it changes all, I will use it over devastator, also thunderfury is good triggering +5% with EO passive :),
I am concerned about arcane damage on wand, will it affect %fire dmg on items ?
I see you use augild, but I have good trifecta magefist
^ I run the magefist+storngarm set as well. Its just once you get to the higher tiered rifts, you need the mitigation from auguilds (15% elite damage/reduction, 7% melee/range reduction). I also switch to string of ears.
For channel spells that are potentially resource bound (disengrate) you generally favor a slower attack speed weapon (possibly even 2h with the changes in 2.1) because it allows you to channel for longer before you run out of resources.
I am preparing for firebird 2.1 set and I am wondering if devastator is good thing to try because it has +fire dmg or maybe sun keeper ? Or it is better to have some faster weapon as sword (thunderfury or something )
So does attack speed matter for disintegrate at all ? As on items and on wpn ?
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On the PTR, IAS doesn't reduce the time needed for channelled spells damage to ramp up, it's a flat one second, no matter how many ticks you've fit into it. It DOES however increase the ticks of damage when the spell is fully ramped up (damage-wise) but I still wouldn't expect it to be better then CHC or CHD or damage %. In fact, I expect IAS to lose value when the PTR notes become Live, because you want to maintain the channel as long as possible.
I'm not equipped to theorycraft this all out, but simply stick to CHD and CHC and Arcane Damage % over IAS and you'll be fine.
Build works well but I still feel Woh+firebirds still kills faster but this set up is bit safer as you can keep your distance.
I am concerned about arcane damage on wand, will it affect %fire dmg on items ?
I see you use augild, but I have good trifecta magefist
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