How are they now compared to Arc Lash and Chain Lightning? Started a new Sorc to try out a CL + Stun build, but was curious what other people with more experience thought.
Also side question - for Fire builds, better to go Wand + Source or Staff for more raw damage?
Arc Lash and CL are two different builds.
Spark/charged won’t work as main source of your DPS since it doesn’t scale well in late game. Also I tried charged with my CL build to replace flamefeeder to get that extra 5x dmg. But new bouncing CL dmg bonus is way higher than charged. I recommend to use CL now as it has the dmg, you will not short on mana at all, plus, it can deal with range monsters.
i use spark in my build and its great! i use the stacking crit chance upgrade and im just blasting through dungeons. Im using the stun mechanic with the lightning sorc and its been really fun.
Really it comes down to if you want CDR or increased crit chance imo.
In regards to your fire build question—there are a few things to consider.
Staff will have a higher damage per hit and synergizes well with immobilize/freeze/stun because it gives a big chunk of Damage to Crowd Controlled.
On the other hand, builds that want more attack speed will probably want wand/dagger/focus. Focus is also good for any build that relies on cooldowns because of the CDR it gives. For wand vs dagger, wand gives Lucky Hit Chance while dagger give Damage to Close so dagger for melee builds and wand for others
Really what will happen is many skills need their Unique to function optimally, so you will be stuck with a staff for fireballs, wand for Incinerate, etc.
Basically, staff for big crits, others for more Lucky Hit/CDR/attack speed.