Wandering Mind

[Baylan295]

Originally Posted by Triiz [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I can't imagine rolling with only 1 stun.

I end up playing with only 1 swap slot a lot, it's not that bad if you use top slot as the swap slot. The few seconds you save using top slot to swap really adds up over an hour or two, like being able to cast Allure as soon as it's memd, cast Forlorn deeds as soon as it's memd, or Bedlam after 9 seconds instead of 12. But yeah only having 1 swap slot would suck if you don't use top slot.

Always root in the first slot. Always. Instant-cast root is amazing. Though I did learn to cheat-gate in HS. If you swap gate into slot 1 and hit your clickie, you can cast without the cool down. Helps with the quick escapes.

[Triiz]

I tried using Root, and then Fetter once I got it, in top slot. Didn't find it as beneficial as using it for swap slot.

[enjchanter]

Slot one really should be a swap slot no matter what.
I run 1 and 2 as swaps and 2 stuns.
The instant nature of slot one is so useful that you shouldn't have any permanent spell loaded there. In moments where I'm not sure what spell I might need there I default to bedlam

As far as root, I actually rarely cast root at all. But I tend to fight summoning mobs so it doesn't do much for me. I find blanket comes in handy much more. Stun - fascination- slow/tash/re-rune - recharm - blanket is my usual charm break strategy when working with summoners and if no summoner then I would just slant recharm. In groups I slant tash charm

For wandering mind I generally will swap my charm for this unless I'm specifically trying to get a caster lom which is not often. Reason being that I won't be charming anything while wandering mind is up , I'll be using it to recoup after a tough encounter or after a rez.

Entrance , wandering mind and theft of thought will get your mana flowing asap while you just keep a caster mezzed indefinitely.

But I would like to comment about everything I said and say that I will swap any spell slot except slant and theft of thought if the situation calls for it. Enchanters need to have ninja fluidity with their slots. Set up your spellbook intelligently , use /book commands for fast swaps , use your button economy in an efficient way.

[Tecmos Deception]

Originally Posted by enjchanter [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Slot one really should be a swap slot no matter what.
I run 1 and 2 as swaps and 2 stuns.
The instant nature of slot one is so useful that you shouldn't have any permanent spell loaded there. In moments where I'm not sure what spell I might need there I default to bedlam

As far as root, I actually rarely cast root at all. But I tend to fight summoning mobs so it doesn't do much for me. I find blanket comes in handy much more. Stun - fascination- slow/tash/re-rune - recharm - blanket is my usual charm break strategy when working with summoners and if no summoner then I would just slant recharm. In groups I slant tash charm

For wandering mind I generally will swap my charm for this unless I'm specifically trying to get a caster lom which is not often. Reason being that I won't be charming anything while wandering mind is up , I'll be using it to recoup after a tough encounter or after a rez.

Entrance , wandering mind and theft of thought will get your mana flowing asap while you just keep a caster mezzed indefinitely.

But I would like to comment about everything I said and say that I will swap any spell slot except slant and theft of thought if the situation calls for it. Enchanters need to have ninja fluidity with their slots. Set up your spellbook intelligently , use /book commands for fast swaps , use your button economy in an efficient way.

I get the benefit of using top slot for swapping. I'd probably do it too if I hadn't gotten very, very set in my ways before I learned about that. But there's a LOT to be said for AOE mez with no recast, too. Guess it depends on what you're doing. I loved top slot root when leveling to machine-gun out roots on whole-room pulls.

[Beinen]

I don't know if I can "afford" to have two spell slots dedicated to WM and TOT. However, there is great benefit if you can swap quickly and efficiently without causing harm to yourself because you didn't have something up in time.