Abominae wrote:
Just curious if anyone has ever tried to build a dedicated Arctic Blast Druid.
I assume the build wouldn't be too bad, but I've never attempted it nor seen anyone else attempt it.
If anyone has, feel free to comment about it in this thread, I'm really curious to see someone's experience with the build.
I have a 99 Wind Druid that does 73k-143k Arctic Blast with level 1 base Arctic Blast but level 45 with +Skills. It's synergies are fully maxed and level 64 with +skills. It kills good and has a long range. I would say it does okay. However Hurricane totally rapes it if you want cold damage. Level 63 Hurricane with max synergy does 31-37k and is practically passive. It hits more people because it's it surrounds your entire body and doesn't travel in a straight, very slow, very easily interruptable line like Arctic Blast does. And even though its maximum damage is less than half of my Arctic Blasts minimum damage it still hits harder unless I'm attacking 1 target for a long time like a boss.
It wouldn't be bad if the mechanics of Arctic Blast were different. Like I said it has many negative aspects of the skill itself but not the damage.
Stand in same spot while using it.
Easily interruptable
Damage doesn't make sense to me as far as numbers vs inflicted damage on monsters. (Hurricane kills better at 37k and My Sorc's Frozen Orb at 13k or 14k kills way better)
Attacks only in straight line.
With only 1 actual cold caster attack on a character it's hard to form a build out of it. I'm not sure what to tell ya.