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Originally Posted by Tecmos Deception
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So I have a wiz I'm trying to get to 60 so I can be more productive on dragon kills than I would be with Tecmos, but I'm a total nub with the wiz and neither do I remember seeing threads about this nor has been considerate enough to write an awesome wizard guide (like Loraen's chanter guide!) [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
What's the best way for a wiz to burn dragons/gods/VS/etc?
I assume that OOMing isn't really an issue even wearing resist gear, and that it is basically impossible to spam sunstrike without pulling aggro, meaning lures are the best bet for dealing damage while ensuring that I don't have any wasted aggro due to a resist? |
Well, I think it depends on the god or dragon but from my experience it's best to use Lure of Ice. Exception is to any boss/god/dragon that is either a)weak to fire resistance or b)exceptionally resistant to ice spells. A quick breakdown of the 2 spells v. each other:
Sunstrike
Let's say in a fight you cast sunstrike 7 times. You spam it so it takes 62.5 seconds, mana cost 3150. Damage done is 11305
if there are no resists.
Lure of Ice
Cast in a fight 10 times, takes 3200 mana, 65.25 seconds, does 8250 damage.
In both cases, mana cost and overall time to cast them is about the same. However, Lure of Ice will be more consistent damage and generate less hate. Against relatively low level mobs where resists arent really an issue, sunstrike is obviously better. But if sunstrike is resisted fully 2/7 times (or partials that add up to 2 full) then the same wizard casting sunstrike would do 8075 damage, which is less than the wizard who casted Lure of Ice. I find that many of the mobs you are talking about will resist either close to or more than 2/7 sunstrikes.
Depending on who you're raiding with, you'll want to wait until mob is between 50-70% probably to start nuking, depending on who or how many you're with, just want to make sure you're not taking too big a % of the NPC's hate.