[4xShammy Arena] ToW Theorycrafting

[Ellay]

Perhaps I was a little short on my response of Why NS is so superior, I will go into a lengthy detail as soon as I get back from the gym
Yes btw, a healthy multi-boxing diet includes gym 3 times a week!! snap snap!

[wougoose]

Perhaps I was a little short on my response of Why NS is so superior, I will go into a lengthy detail as soon as I get back from the gym
Yes btw, a healthy multi-boxing diet includes gym 3 times a week!! snap snap!

Fully agree with that comment

[Ellay]

Alright, all done ^^

The reason why I choose Nature's Swiftness over Totem of Wrath.
Besides the fact that it is on demand damage at will, which is usually a very crucial part of taking out the first player in a set of 5. Totem of Wrath consumes the Fire Totem tree which in and of itself offers a huge amount of bonuses that sometimes go overlooked. I really can't count on the number of times a Searing Totem has saved me from a potential res because it placed the healer back into combat. Being able to AoE 4k damage non crit at your feet on will is huge. A really good combo on rogues is to soften them up forcing them to blow Cloak of Shadows, and then you can use the Fire Nova's right then since they take 5 seconds to go off. While you wind up a Lightning Bolt ( figure in global cooldowns) both should hit the target at the same time the cloak wore off.

Totems are great but the more passive/usable abilities you can place on your own character the better. Sometimes your forced to be on the run and you don't have time to throw down every single totem - so you throw down what is essential - i.e. groundings and tremors.
I would really love Totem of Wrath to be viable for Arenas but you sacrifice too much for it, but that's ok! it's a PvE talent and it is INSANE in PvE. So really it is not a wasted ability for multi-boxers just more so situational on what you are doing, PvE or PvP.

[Boylston]

Ok, slightly off-topic in my own thread...

I had never considering running with an un-talented Fire Nova Totem because it would coincide with the Cloak of Shadows timer. Brilliant!

I drop 3-4x Fire Novas all the time currently, it's definitely a great melee-softener!

[Bollwerk]

Ok, slightly off-topic in my own thread...

I had never considering running with an un-talented Fire Nova Totem because it would coincide with the Cloak of Shadows timer. Brilliant!

I drop 3-4x Fire Novas all the time currently, it's definitely a great melee-softener!

For n00bs like myself, can you explain this in more detail? What is forcing the rogues to pop CoS in the 1st place?

[Boylston]

Cloak of Shadows causes the rogue to have a 90% spell resist chance for 5 seconds. It's a crutch allowing them to beat on casters with relative immunity.

[Ellay]

For n00bs like myself, can you explain this in more detail? What is forcing the rogues to pop CoS in the 1st place?

Hitting them with anything will usually get them to pop it. I usually use 4x any type of shock.

[Kyudo]

Apologies, I've had a drink or two, but isn't a crit a crit? Reslience will reduce the impact of that crit, but not the chance to crit? Or has my theorycrafting gone do-lally?

[Ellay]

Resilience reduces the chance to crit, the damage of the crit and the damage of DoTs.

[Stealthy]

Hmm...I've always gone with talented fire nova totem's...mainly cuz when I drop them I don't want anyone escaping their radius before they pop. Where do you spend the othe 2 points in that case?

Cheers,

Stealthy