Its BIS for DUAL ELEMENTAL builds. Its NOT BIS if you focus on any single element.
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This lacks MF, so anyone using dual elements wont use this. Its extraordinarily expensive compared to cheaper MF weapons and weapons that do raw damage %increases.
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not bis even for dual element…the 30% from fathom outweight it massively…we’re talking the equivalent of a +7 skills with 5% facet added into fathom
blizz dmg at lvl 35 with fathom 8700 - 9000
blizz dmg at lvl 42 with Hoto 8700 - 9000
+35% to Cold dmg = 7 skill point worth…assuming that dmg is split in 2 elements…thats the equivalent of an orb giving +6.5 skills to 2 elements(+ spirit giving 2 skills since fathom is allow to have a shield along)
thats worth up to 8.5 skills
if cold tree is involve though luck
also did you know that rare magic orbs are also outclassing this thrash runeword ?
+5 to 3 skills of choosing on orb and +2 from shield
if we’re gonna look at fire/light build…there is Eschuta(mostly nice for fire build as 20% to fire dmg is about equal to 3 point in fire mastery)…but for lightning spec not as relevant(equivalent of 1.4 point in light mastery)
dont forget that using a 2H staff equate to get obliterated…that -50% block gonna wreck you…ask yourself if thats tiny extra dmg is worth it(if you favor 1728 life instead of 1503 Life + 50% chance to not take dmg(equivalent of 3006 Life)… then gl to you
if your wondering where i plucked that life amount…lets say
900 base X 92% extra Life
vs
900 base X 67% X 2
the +25% life from obession would not add much on top of 67% from Battle order
basicly what you really gain in term of survival
with obession its 12% vs both magic and melee
with an orb + shield that 100% boost vs melee
conclusion
fathom for + cold dmg + skiller gc for your second element = outclass obession
for light/fire hybrid…while it may not outclass obsession dmg…it certainly outclass it epicly in term of survival
edit: almost forgot to calculate the -stats invest into str…thats the equivalent of like 79 points in less to invest(158 life)…with +% to life its roughly 303.36 life more…which will stil mean your squishy as heck…33% less survival than with a shield
…just to keep in mind though
amy +30 str
armor +20 str(CoH)
anni&torch +40 str
i wont toss a rare circlet along as those are pretty much near impossible to find
but…if lucky or trade for 1(+30 str)…that leave you at at least 29 str away from using a monarch
…nigma on a sorc is also an option if not worried bout your resists while under conviction
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Agreed, they need to buff Magic Find on Obsession to 100%, and it would see ALOT more use.
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Obsession only makes sense for a staff with +3 on the skill that a sorc wants to use, but it makes it not worth it for any other caster class. It would be great to have it with +5 or +6 to all skills to make it more worth it against the “Spirit + HOTO” combo. Another option would be to add -% to enemy elemental resistance, so it can be usable by Fire Druids, Trap Assassins and others.
Completely unsuprising results. A +5 skills should be the min, considering you have to find a good base as well, while Hota can be socket to any random Fail.
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I think people forget just how insanely rare the proper staff with the right mods will be.
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Completely agree 100%.
it does less dps than other options
Blizzard, please consider buffing Magic Find on Obsession to 100%, would see ALOT more use. Thanks!
+6 or +7 skills would be insane, that means this thing could do +10 fireball, +10fire mastery, +10meteor. I don’t think that is necessary. I’d support bumping it up to +5 skills to at least make it equivalent to hoto + spirit skillwise.
But honestly I love the idea of making it best in slot mf instead, as some people have suggested, or even make that a roll.
Someone suggested it do 50-90mf along with some +%dmg, I could see making it like, exactly the same as it is but give it a roll of 30 - 120mf. That way, its expensive to make, and can roll from perfectly usable but technically worse stats/mf than occy + spirit, but can also roll with survivability / clear speed very comparable to hoto+spirit but relatively godly mf. That wouldn’t significantly impact the meta too much, but would make those godly staffs with investment of a zod and an ist rune potentially worth the big bucks, for those who want to really optimize their pvm/mf build. That would even make it worthwhile for non sorcs to use. Otherwise the only realistic use for this runeword is for a sorc with a gg staff base.
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Someone hasn’t played D2 long enough to see some dank white Staves with nice stats.
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Blizzard, please consider buffing Magic Find on Obsession to 100%, would see ALOT more use. Thanks!
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Blizzard, please buff Magic Find on Obsession to 100%. Thanks!
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it already gives +7 to up to 3 skills.
there is no need to power creep things. Keep Obsession as is.
Nerf spirit tho.
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It does not provide enough for the cost/difficulty to obtain compared to other options which are cheaper and easier as well as more performant.
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Completely agree and buffing Magic Find on Obsession to 100% would be a good move in the right direction.
Blizzard, please buff Magic Find on Obsession to 100%. Thanks!
why would you use 200 fcr on cold sorc tho?
No.
Spirit in weapon should be changed from:
+2 to Skills
to
+1 to Skills
Spirit in shields should be changed from:
+2 to Skills
to
+1-2 to Skills
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