The Enchanter Class

[casdegere]

Let me start by saying, my character is not Twinked at all. My mana pool is at about 640 at level 20. I do use my pet, almost always.

Aviaks and Elephants are easy to explain because I've been doing them recently.

Since Elephants are non-aggressive you have to tag them. I use either my weakest DD spell or run up and tag them. Pet engaged however even using that spell is risky due to agro. I've found tagging it for under 10 damage works best. I back up to a respectable range. Root, Tash and land a Choke. If pet is dying fast It's Whirl time. Now to be more specific:

Quick:80 (it only last about 4 minutes)
Root: 30 (if not resisted outright)
Tash:20 (Luckily it can't be resisted)
Choke:50 (if not resisted outright)

Ok now here, already 180 mana is spent. On elephants or Dark Blue Aviaks, my pet just doesn't have the HP to take the damage so its either adding Whirls or Slow. Mostly I prefer Whirls as slow is resisted more and takes alot more mana.

Whirl:55 Total mana spent: 235 mana.

Typically however, one thing out of the resistible spells is resisted. Add in about 50 more mana for that recast.

To finish off I either use sanity or another Choke depending on how much health is left of the mob.

Sanity Warp: 75mana
Choke:50
Another Whirl:55

So now, if everything goes right we are talking about 415mana spent and usually something else is resisted if they are Dark blue.

I played a Chanter on live as well and I don't remember having to recast so much. However, it might be due to the fact that the Chanter I played was much more decked out at this level. Remember i am wearing Damask armor mostly with a few Int. Items like Stein Of Mog (Nice Quest), Silver Engagement Ring (I made myself) and a nice Robe (Silken Green Drape) That was gifted to me, Crude Stein I picked up from a dead Ogre Guard. A couple other lower end items that someone had given me.

I guess my frustration comes from rolling with a Mage and Necro most of the time. They are handing the mega smackdown on White, Yellow mobs at will. I would never THINK about going after a White or Yellow. I tried it and it was a plain disaster with all the resists. Root...resisted, Choke...resisted. Now if you are an Enchanter you know you don't have alot of HP. Recasting adds agro. Resists force recasts. And getting hit interrupts. The Mage can literally tag a mob and let their pet serve it up. Necro dots, fears, kites while pet is whacking away. There is so much more room for error there.

I can Charm green things easily. Light Blues are ok but the Charm breaks alot. And this is with a high level Shaman buffing my Charisma and landing a Malo on the Charm subject. Dark Blues, forget about it. Doesn't last but a few seconds.

I've tried Gnolls, Bears, Aviaks, Skeletons and Lizardmen of various cons. Result is very similar. I guess what this is, is jealousy. I suppose its the price I must pay for the golden levels that lie ahead when the Chanter class comes into its own.