Tested stacking Twister up to 5, looking for area damage. Twisted sword + Etched Sigil Cubed.
Here’s what I saw. If the first Twister that starts a Twister stack is:
- a manual cast, then that combined Twister can proc area damage.
- an auto cast (from ES), then the combined Twister will not proc area damage.
Can I get help confirming this?
If this indeed the case it would explain why I performed better when dropping AD as compared to using it in push. My cast rotation thus far has been to typically start building Twister stacks with an auto-cast ES proc.
Even if I were to adjust my behavior, there would still be some twister auto cast stack starts that ‘get through’ so to speak, and combined without being eligible for Area Damage.
Devalues AD in solo in my mind. On top of Twister stacking and resource management for Aquila, we’d now have to worry about our cast rotation when starting new Twisters? Too much. I might stick with 50% AD pushes for easymode if this is the case.