[DK+4xRet] Freshies and Arena Strat

[Mystic]

Heyaz speaks the truth about SoR vs SoC (PVP only of course).

I used to be lazy about twisting them and just kept SoC up all the time, but then watched Heyaz on livestream a few weeks ago rip through his opponents about 2-3 times faster than me, and him not much better geared than my team.

I switched to SoR (twisting to SoC when it is rarely more efficient) and now I kill cloth instantly, and 35k+ plate in about 3-4 seconds max (sometimes near instant if Darkmoon: Death procs and I also pop pyros). I have 2-pc T-10 for the almost non-stop spamming of Diviine Storm, which does a good job of keeping AoE damage, largely negating the need for SoC. If I get 6+ melee opponents lynch-mob on me however I twist to SoC, because it takes them down much faster than going one by one. This is in BGs, and SoC is especially effective if you get a cluster on you beause there are hardly ever any heals given to those you are AoEing.

In Arena, I have little play time, but I can definitely say that from my limited experience there, against a good team, SoC will just get you laughed at as they keep their distance, totally spread out from each other, CC you, and easily out-heal your SoC on anyone hit. With SoR, you have a good chance of taking your mark out in spite of the heals, espcially if you pop pyros and Darkmoon : Death procs. Between the latter two that's around 16k (avg) damage additional burst.

Use SoC if you are against a noob arena team who likes to stick together, especially if they pillar cluster-hump. Run in, glue them to the ground with glyphed Hungering Cold, with 2-pc T-10 spammable DS and SoC, you will kill one or two easily, as they cannot move away quick enough and the healer cannot heal everyone. For those that get away, twist to SoR and pursue them one by one. Again my arena time is minimal but when they are glued (and then slowed) and you are AoE'ing the ever-loving crap out of them, there is no healing done at all, as everyone including the healers are just trying to get away. This tactic usually only works a couple of times against a given team, and they then know to stay pretty spread out, and then you will use SoR and throw SoC to the curb.