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Originally Posted by snyder43
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I think it really depends on your play style and which spell works best for your current situation. If you're goal is single kills on 55+ mobs (like DS), or just charming a level 52-53 mob, Boltran's is better. But if you're goal is to kill as many mobs as possible by keeping a pet for hours at a time (i.e. Fe'Dhars), Allure is the way to go because it can last 19 minutes, compared to 7 minutes for Boltran's, and costs 155 less mana.
Also keep in mind that there are times when you will have very bad luck with charm breaks. The other day I had 3 charm breaks on one mob with my light blue shambling cube pet that I had been using for 2 hours without a problem.
3 Mezs + 3 Allures = 795 mana
3 Boltran's = 1200 mana
If you're already low on mana, that extra 405 can make a big difference. Then again, if your pet is not rooted or mezed within melee range of the mob, the 1 minute, 12 seconds you have to wait for your mezes to wear off could mean that you need to re-root and re-slow the mob (300 mana), negating most of the mana you saved from using Allure instead of Boltran's, in addition to screwing up your spawn cycle if your mobs' spawn timers are close together.
EDIT: I should also mention that charm breaks are a great time to re-tash your pet, especially if your pet's tash is going to wear off in the next few minutes, which you can't really do without using a mez on your pet. This negates the time you save from using Boltran's over Allure.
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Since I love this kind of debate, i’ll elaborate some more on my thought process.
The major advantage of allure is that it’s cheaper. Other than the fact that is has a lower mana cost, it also has a longer potential run time, which also makes it cheaper in the long run.
There are a number of advantages to Boltran’s from my perspective that outweigh the mana cost, including: shorter cast time, ability to cast within a stun (which can allow you to free up a spell slot, or make different choices in which mezzes you use), reduce chances for interrupts, and you can charm higher level pets without concern
Once you start regularly dealing with summoning mobs, the standard root all potential targets protocol is no longer effective means of CC because they will summon you. This, during a charm break, you have to deal with two mobs at once. Remezzing both using a si for target mez is ineffective because of interrupts, so you are likely using mesmerization or fascination, and there is a decent chance you Blur one or both mobs which may result in regen in some zones. Keep in mind, you are still using the same basic process to get to this point - pbaoe -> tash -> pbaoe -> recharm versus pbaoe -> mez -> tash -> recharm.
In short - you have the same amount of steps, but IMO, less risk by using Boltran’s. If you are regularly dealing with non-summoning mobs, your strategy is effective. But summoners change the game and forced me to change my game to deal with them effectively. Because my mana pool can support it, I only rarely run allure now - because Boltran’s gives me more flexibility (I don’t necessarily even need to run a single target mez).