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Originally Posted by Wilshire
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Cascade of Hail is actually better than Ignite in terms of damage per mana.
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One problem with Cascade of Hail is that if root breaks on the first wave, the mob will run at you and the next waves won't hit it. And if you want to melee the mob to avoid that problem, then every wave will also hit you. A single cast isn't gonna kill a mob, and it has an 18 second recast time. So if you're gonna be sitting around with a rooted mob, might as well use Stinging Swarm, which is 45% more damage per mana.
The only situation where I could see it being useful is if you're in a group with someone else tanking. But in that case I'd rather spend the 62 mana on a Shield of Thistles and a Light Healing.
Have you ever used the AOE Rain spells while leveling? I used it once, realized how unhelpful it was, and never used it again. I can't think of any situations where I'd want to use them.
Oh, and Befriend Animal isn't really useful before about level 20, I think. I tried using it at lower levels and it just wasn't efficient. The mobs you'll be fighting are so close to your level that you can't expect charm to last an entire fight. And your mana pool is small enough (and snare doesn't last long enough at that level) that you won't be able to keep both animals snared the entire time. So usually halfway through the fight charm will break and you'll have two mobs coming at you unsnared, and it'll take time, mana, and health before you get the situation under control again.
Loramin's right.