New fire nova totem

[Shodokan]

If it's useful in arena, you're playing a bunch of noobs that you should have been able to beat without it.

If you work it into a rotation for killing cleave teams it could be amazing unless resil really kills the damage that much. Have to see when people test it.

[remanz]

Unless you are facing all caster teams, there will always be melee in range to eat this thing. What's not to like about 4 blast wave. Free damage. It eats 1 GCD. I am sure you have 1GCD to spare after casting your LVB. Not a game changer, but definitely more than just killing noobs

[heyaz]

If it's useful in arena, you're playing a bunch of noobs that you should have been able to beat without it.

This.. and we almost never play melee cleave past about 1800 rating. It's all ranged except maybe a rogue or warrior, which you shouldn't be using a GCD on for fire nova

[heyaz]

What's not to like about 4 blast wave.... It eats 1 GCD

That.... and almost 1000 mana cost.

I am sure you have 1GCD to spare after casting your LVB

No, not really. The only time you really have GCD's to spare are dropping groundings against caster teams, or before they open.

[remanz]

hm, So we just got another PVE AOE farming spell i guess.

edit: Well actually I am still rambling around 1600-1700. I do face some melee cleaves. So this thing will help a bit, at least for me

[thinus]

hm, So we just got another PVE AOE farming spell i guess.

Its more of a boost for Restoration and Enhancment that didn't really have much in the way of AOE farming (not if you want to loot the corpses anyway), where Elemental has Thunderstorm.

The only difference for Elemental is that now you can Magma and Fire Nova at the same time at the cost of the 2s talented stun. For those starting out in arenas it could be nice against lower end melee heavy teams. Pally, warrior, rogue, DK on you, let the Magma and Fire Nova soften em up.

[Stealthy]

One interesting thing about the new Fire Nova spell:

The caster must be within 30 yards of the totem to use this ability, but does not need to be within line of sight of the totem.

Could be useful to deal with pillar humpers in Arena, so that when they run around to the stationary totem you can hit them for a decent amount.

Cheers,
S.

[yaki]

Good thought, Stealthy. Especially if you stagger them around the pillar. Hump THAT.

[Shodokan]

One interesting thing about the new Fire Nova spell:

The caster must be within 30 yards of the totem to use this ability, but does not need to be within line of sight of the totem.

Could be useful to deal with pillar humpers in Arena, so that when they run around to the stationary totem you can hit them for a decent amount.

Cheers,
S.

That is actually really neat!

[Ualaa]

Nice catch.. they either LoS the instant LvB or the 4x Totems, but likely not both.