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revdb wrote on 2016-01-04 19:37
I have a fire wand ego that I've been working on and I'm trying to decide whether to go for casting speed or firebolt max. I'm guessing that casting speed is better in terms of dps but I'm not sure. Also I guess that magic attack reforges don't really help firebolt so I'll be rolling over those too.
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Esileruf wrote on 2016-01-04 21:39
Most will say in this order:
Casting Speed
Firebolt Max
Magic Attack
For doubles in terms of godhood you have:
Casting Speed/Firebolt max or Magic Attack
Firebolt Max/Magic Attack
Matk works wonders over firebolt max due to it being yes, a little weaker (4 matk is only 2 firebolt max as opposed to the flat 2.5/level of pure firebolt max reforge), but it has mana shield benefits due to the lack of inherent matk on the wand(no S step, no upgrades, the such.) It really depends if you want to abuse mana shield that way as well.
For beatbox damage though, you want casting speed over anything else, and casting speed+firebolt max as your top double, with cs being higher than max preferably. I use CS20/MA15 and it works wonderfully for me, primarily because I use shield or spellbook and a MR set with my mana shield.
Do note as well that this also assumes you use BFO and have no intention to ever use Vivace, but that ends up virtually the same as well, since an insane viv has made me feel that even cs20 is slow by itself. Casting Speed is a virtual MUST esp. if you end up with BFO. There is no other way outside of vivace to speed up your firebolt to stupid levels.
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Rynn wrote on 2016-01-04 22:03
Casting speed 20 is must with bfo, double reforge doesn't matter at all since bfo adds so much extra damage that anything that doesn't scale with it is luxury. You want to be able to use skill fast enough to reset knockdown gauge and keep the enemy coming towards you instead of being pushed out of range.
For vivace, can get away with lower casting speed reforge level and extra dmg from double reforge becomes more helpful than with bfo.
Basically just worry about casting speed above all. Generally bfo firebolt is better most of the time and more dura friendly, but vivace firebolt is speedhacks in 50% pty dmg alban and way more efficient against less tanky enemies that die in one firebolt.
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Kaga wrote on 2016-01-13 19:27
I would go for cast speed, unless you are lucky getting the "cast spd + firebolt max dmg reforge" combo