Most broken skills: Overpowered or Useless?

[BaraLover]

*Underpowered -
-Sorc' Bladestorm : Coolest skill in Median but it sucks: Poor WDM of 35%. Doesn't hit anything, even worse vs mobile enemies. It cost way too much mana for a 1 point skill and get worse exponentially after getting each charm with +skill .You know what's sad, it's a level 24 skill but consider the overall performance it just feels inferior compare to WraithSword which theoretically is a weaker version. I get the idea for these skill goes - Wraithsword for bosses/single target and Bladestorm for farming/large number mobs but no, even the Wraithsword tooltip says it "Deal more damage in crowded area" so whats the point of Bladestorm? Improve the %WDM, change the dmg conversion from Magic to Cold, reduce mana cost.

In my experience Bladestorm's pretty good. Its mana cost is of no consequence to me since I leech it all back anyway, and it's the skill to use when dealing with Necrobots considering it converts your damage to Magic. It's also the entire reason (along with Force Blast) why I can survive being surrounded by dense packs of mobs in Fauzt since it can spread out and hit Harpies/Neon Fiends/Hardliners while I wail on said Necrobots.

[ChuckNoRis]

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► the oskills in the affix list

Suffix +(2 to 10) to Maelstrom 82 99 40 217 Amazon Javelins - nice , but it's rather something to test for fun and never use to build something around it - useless
Suffix +(11 to 18) to Funeral Pyre 82 99 68 217 Daggers Throwing Knives, Necromancer Daggers -nice to have as a traprat to deal with physical absorb , but the physical damage is high enough not to worry about that . May work nice for a caster assassin option (eyecandy ) , but still a bit slow killer compared to other options - useless
Suffix +(11 to 18) to Ice Bolt Nova 82 99 68 217 Sorceress Orbs - nice eyecandy , but has too low damage to consider using - useless
Suffix +(5 to 11) to Cataclysm 82 99 68 217 Necromancer Staves -nice eyecandy , but has too low damage to consider crafting gear for it . you need a lot more points for it to be decent - some builds can get above 58-60 points (dual Apostasy barb / Apostasy + Bartuc's curse sorc) . just the +11 affix from crafts alone is useless
Suffix +50 to Orb of Annihilation 82 99 68 217 Necromancer Wands - nice one . but needs a shitload of mana to cast . if you got enough mana , it may be Overpowered
Suffix +(8 to 15) to Terror Strike - the buff is not lasting long enough to consider switching attacks for it every now and then- useless
+(15 to 22) to Blood Thorns 82 99 68 217 Necromancer Daggers - the necro already has access to other stronger skills/oskills - useless
Suffix +(11 to 18) to Tempest 82 99 68 217 Druid Staves - if you get it from crafts , it's useless . Fiacla-Gear's Weathervane RW is decent .
Suffix +(11 to 16) to Thunder Slam 82 99 68 217 Druid Helms - aoe stun for all screen ? thanks ! - Overpowered
Suffix +(16 to 24) to Pestilence
+(1 to 10) to Plague (Paladin Only) 82 99 68 217 Paladin Spears - those two come togather nice, but not many paladins would consider using a crafted spear to make this worth . useless most of the time - with enough dedication for some lazy build , it can be decent.
Suffix +(16 to 24) to Lorenado 82 99 68 217 Paladin Helms - decent if you get it just from the helm , overpowered if it also comes from Scales of the Drake
Suffix +(31 to 40) to Vessel of Retribution 82 99 68 217 Sorceress Crystal Swords - useless if you're having a weapon damage build , decent if you play a build that is focused on elemental damage/spell damage procs
Suffix +(16 to 24) to Balefire 82 99 68 217 Special Helms, Barbarian Helms - it's just decent
Suffix +(5 to 15) to Colosseum 82 99 68 217 Barbarian Weapons - aoe debuff ? thanks ! - overpowered
Suffix +(16 to 24) to Bear Stance
+(701 to 1000) Defense 82 99 68 217 Assassin Naginatas - heavy %TCD boost for a melee assassin ? thanks ! - Overpowered - the %DR boost is also nice to have , but it's almost worthless if you periodically cast shadow refuge anyway .
Suffix +(4 to 9) to Barrage 82 99 68 217 Druid Bows - useless - low Aoe
Suffix +(11 to 16) to Psionic Storm 82 99 68 217 Sceptres - useless - you need a lot more heavy points for it to be decent
Suffix +(11 to 18) to Thunderstone 82 99 68 217 Amazon Shields - just from the crafts alone , it's useless . add Hide of the Basilisk to the equation and it's decent
Suffix +(16 to 24) to Graveyard 82 99 68 217 Amazon Spears - useless - if you want to deal poison damage as a spear amazon , you already have Hyena strike .
Suffix +(7 to 14) to Rock Shock 82 99 40 217 Rings - decent , i've played a lot with it and it's quite fun
Suffix +(11 to 18) to Stormcall 82 99 68 217 Paladin Shields - with enough gear dedication , it can be decent
Suffix +(11 to 19) to Death's Fury Totem 82 99 40 217 Amazon Helms - rly? - useless
Suffix +(2 to 10) to Mountain King 82 99 40 217 Amazon Spears - a +10 is nice to have on a crafted spear - decent
Suffix +(2 to 10) to Rapture 82 99 40 217 Amazon Spears - she already moves fast enough via wild and free. if you are keeping wild and free as 1-pointer , then yes , rapture is decent
Suffix +(2 to 10) to Spore Shot 82 99 40 217 Amazon Bows - decent
Suffix +(1 to 4) to Bloodlust 82 99 40 217 Assassin Claws - decent
Suffix +(2 to 5) to Bane 82 99 40 217 Assassin Claws - useless
Suffix +(2 to 6) to Charm 82 99 40 217 Assassin Shields - most of the time it's useless
Suffix +(18 to 24) to Veil King 82 99 40 217 Assassin Shields - decent
Suffix +(1 to 4) to Howling Totem 82 99 40 217 Barbarian Weapons - useless
Suffix +(2 to 5) to Bend the Shadows 82 99 40 217 Barbarian Weapons - useless
Suffix +(18 to 24) to Mark of the Wild 82 99 40 217 Barbarian Weapons - overpowered since you can dual wield
Suffix +(1 to 4) to Living Flame 82 99 40 217 Barbarian Weapons - he already has a shitload of hp - useless
Suffix +(2 to 7) to Mana Sweep 82 99 40 217 Barbarian Helms - would go nice for a caster build , but then you got eagle stance to cover all the mana issues - useless
Suffix +(4 to 11) to Ecstatic Frenzy 82 99 40 217 Barbarian Shields - useless - why would you trade your tankyness for some worthless extra magic damage ?
Suffix +(18 to 24) to Snake Stance 82 99 40 217 Druid Bows - useless . snake stance without eagle stance damage boost = 0
Suffix +(18 to 24) to Pyroclastic Flow 82 99 40 217 Druid Staves - useless - moves slow , deals low damage
Suffix +(7 to 16) to Protector Spirit 82 99 40 217 Druid Staves - would go nice with enough minion dedicated gear - decent
Suffix +(12 to 20) to Shuriken Flurry 82 99 40 217 Druid Helms - useless
Suffix +(1 to 3) to Mana Tide Totem 82 99 40 217 Druid Helms - useless
Suffix +(2 to 6) to Punisher 82 99 40 217 Necromancer Wands - rly? +6 ? - useless
Suffix +(2 to 5) to Overlord 82 99 40 217 Necromancer Staves - overpowered +4 max minions
Suffix +(26 to 40)% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
+(11 to 17) to Vessel of Justice 82 99 40 217 Necromancer Shields - decent suffix for an ealry-mid game dager+shield melee necro
Suffix +(2 to 5) to Shadow Refuge 82 99 40 217 Paladin Blunt Weapons - decent
Suffix +(2 to 7) to Shower of Rocks 82 99 40 217 Paladin Blunt Weapons - only spawns on 2H . but still , it's decent
Suffix +(1 to 3) to Bear Stance 82 99 40 217 Paladin Shields - overpowered . 'nuf said
Suffix +(1 to 4) to Rampagor 82 99 40 217 Paladin Helms - decent if you play a summoner build
Suffix +(2 to 5) to Fortress 82 99 40 217 Paladin Shields - decent , i've played some while with it and "on striking" procs
Suffix +(1 to 3) to Eagle Stance 82 99 40 217 Sorceress Orbs - useless since it has access to Mana sweep
Suffix +(10 to 15) to Wyrd 82 99 40 217 Rings - with enough points it's decent
Suffix +(1 to 3) to Elemental Totem 82 99 40 217 Sorceress Orbs - useless
Suffix +(3 to 7) to Lion Stance 82 99 40 217 Sorceress Crystal Swords - can be considered decent since it boosts the damage , but it comes with a %physical resistance penalty , so it's useless + it keeps your right click blocked
Suffix +(1 to 3) to Banish 82 99 40 217 Sorceress Body Armor - useless
Suffix +(16 to 19) to Acid Fiends 82 99 40 217 Sorceress Body Armor - extra meathield that boosts your party speeds and spell damage? thanks ! - overpowered
Suffix +(2 to 9) to Overpower 82 99 40 217 One-Handed Swords - useless
Suffix +(2 to 11) to Time Strike 82 99 40 217 Scythes - lagy and useless
Suffix +(4 to 14) to Guided Chain 82 99 40 217 Bows - interesting , but the damage modiffer is too low to consider using it -> useless
Suffix +(4 to 14) to Ambush 82 99 40 217 Bows - somewhat similar to Phalanx but the arrows are moving slow , covering all screen + it has cooldown . useless
Suffix +(11 to 22) to Lightning Shield 82 99 40 217 Staves - useless since you're a caster
Suffix +(18 to 24) to Shadow Blade 82 99 40 217 Throwing Knives - overpowered
Suffix +(7 to 10) to Charged Strike 82 99 40 217 Amulets - with enough targets gained from the other gear parts available , it's overpowered due to the weapon damage modiffier . from the amulet alone it's useless
Suffix +(2 to 6) to Scattershot 82 99 40 217 Necromancer Crossbows - decent
Suffix +(4 to 12) to Cautious Strike 82 99 40 217 Barbarian Weapons Barbarian Two-Handed Axes - useless
Suffix +(4 to 12) to Claw Tornado 82 99 40 217 Amazon Spears - useless - low damage modifier , not enough aoe covered , the tornados are not moving fast enough
Suffix +(16 to 24) to Glacial Nova 82 99 40 217 Druid Staves, Druid Helms, Sorceress Body Armor, Sorceress Orbs, Sorceress Crystal Swords - decent if you like freezing all screen , but the damage is worthless
Suffix +(2 to 5) to Rune of Mana 82 99 40 217 Assassin Claws, Assassin Shields - useless
Suffix +(21 to 26) to Slayer 82 99 40 217 Necromancer Scythes, Necromancer Staves, Necromancer Wands - useless
Suffix +(4 to 8) to Cyclone 82 99 20 217 Bows, Crossbows, Arrow Quivers, Bolt Quivers - it's like a claw tornado you are casting from your bow . looks nice , but it's useless . low aoe , low damage modifier
Suffix +(21 to 30)% to Lightning Spell Damage
+(17 to 29) to Static Ward 82 99 40 217 Barbarian Weapons, Barbarian Helms - static ? useless
Suffix +(17 to 29) to Squall Gust 82 99 40 217 Druid Bows - with a higher weapon damage modifier it could be decent . for now it's useless
Suffix +(9 to 13) to Ancients' Hand 82 99 40 217 Barbarian Weapons, Barbarian Helms, Necromancer Daggers - multihit physical damage conversion fire? thanks ! - overpowered
Suffix +(15 to 27) to Tantrum 82 99 40 217 Bows, Crossbows - decent
Suffix +(14 to 20) to Gorefest 82 99 40 217 Weapons, Gloves, Body Armor Bows, Crossbows - looks great , works decent - could use a higher aoe and more damage modiffier
Suffix +(19 to 23) to Clobber 82 99 20 217 Weapons, Gloves, Body Armor Bows, Crossbows - looks and works nice , but it's useless due to low aow and low damage modiffier
Suffix +(9 to 13) to Cold Fear 82 99 40 217 Sorceress Body Armor, Necromancer Shields - decent
Suffix +(14 to 20) to Lightning Wall 82 99 40 217 Staves - useless
Suffix +(19 to 23) to Searing Orb 82 99 40 217 Paladin Shields - useless - we're not in 2009 anymore
Suffix +(12 to 15) to Disintegrate 82 99 40 217 Gloves - decent
Suffix +(11 to 18) to Hawk Talons 82 99 40 217 Throwing Axes, Barbarian Helms, Belts - if you want to pay a tactical build and plant bombs , it's decent , other than that , it's useless
Suffix +(6 to 19) to Whirlpool 82 99 40 217 One-Handed Axes, Maces, Hammers, Boots - decent but seams to cost too much mana
Suffix +(6 to 19) to Spiral Dance 82 99 20 217 Sorceress Crystal Swords, Sorceress Body Armor - decent
Suffix +(6 to 11) to Call Leprechaun 82 99 40 217 Druid Staves, Druid Helms - useless
Suffix +(7 to 12) to Dominate 82 99 40 217 Druid Staves, Druid Helms - useless
Suffix +(8 to 29) to Charm 82 99 40 217 Druid Staves, Druid Helms - useless
Suffix +(21 to 29) to Exploding Totem 82 99 40 217 Necromancer Wands, Necromancer Staves, Necromancer Daggers, Necromancer Scythes, Necromancer Shields - useless most of the time . if you like knocking back opponents for no reason , give it a try
Suffix +(8 to 21) to Deathstrike 82 99 40 217 Necromancer Crossbows - decent
Suffix +(8 to 21) to Soulshatter 82 99 40 217 Necromancer Daggers, Necromancer Scythes - decent , but not very used
Suffix +(16 to 22) to Fear Bomb Totem 82 99 40 217 Necromancer Wands, Necromancer Staves, Necromancer Daggers, Necromancer Scythes, Necromancer Shields - useless - you can just bend the shadows to go away or blink if you're in danger . no need to make stuff flee
Suffix +(27 to 30) to Death Ray 82 99 40 217 Staves - useless . give us extra rays per "x' points
Suffix +(21 to 26) to Rune of Fire 82 99 40 217 Assassin Claws, Boots - useless
Suffix +(21 to 26) to Rune of Ice 82 99 40 217 Assassin Claws, Boots - useless
Suffix +(19 to 28) to Summon Darklings 82 99 20 217 Necromancer Staves, Necromancer Wands, Necromancer Shields - decent
Suffix +(16 to 22) to Rain of Bombs 82 99 20 217 Assassin Claws - not enough damage - useless
Suffix +(8 to 10) to Powder Keg 82 99 40 217 Barbarian Helms - decent
Suffix +(3 to 7) to Silver Dart 82 99 40 217 Crossbows, Necromancer Crossbows - not enough splits on impact . useless
Suffix +(14 to 20) to Exorcism 82 99 40 217 Paladin Blunt Weapons, Necromancer Shields - decent
Suffix +(1 to 3) to Blood Fury 82 99 40 217 Amazon Helms, Amazon Shields - decent
Suffix +(4 to 14) to Mana Tide Totem 82 99 40 217 Necromancer Staves, Necromancer Crossbows, Necromancer Shields, Necromancer Wands - useless
Suffix +(24 to 29) to Totembound Guardian 82 99 40 217 Necromancer Staves, Necromancer Crossbows, Necromancer Shields, Necromancer Wands - decent for a totemancer
Suffix +(14 to 28) to Nova Bomb 82 99 40 217 Assassin Claws, Assassin Shields - not enough damage - useless
Suffix +(14 to 28) to Immolation Bomb 82 99 40 217 Assassin Claws, Assassin Shields - not enough damage - useless
Suffix +(22 to 30) to Hailstorm 82 99 40 217 Amulets - decent
Suffix +(2 to 7) to Shunpo 82 99 40 217 Assassin Naginatas - decent
Suffix +(9 to 22) to Phoenix Wave 82 99 20 217 Staves, Necromancer Wands - useless
Suffix +(2 to 6) to Splitfire 82 99 1 217 Gloves - useless
Suffix +(14 to 22) to Stormfront 82 99 20 217 Staves, Necromancer Wands, Sceptres - with enough dedicated gear (more points), it's decent . from a crafted weapon alone , it's useless
Suffix +(2 to 6) to Static Spike 82 99 1 217 Belts - static ? useless
Suffix +(9 to 22) to Avalanche 82 99 20 217 Staves, Necromancer Wands - decent - i'm being indulgent
Suffix +(2 to 6) to Churel 82 99 1 217 Boots - looks great , still broken and doesn't have enough damage - useless
Suffix +(4 to 15) to Devouring Cloud 82 99 20 217 Gloves - decent
Suffix +(4 to 15) to Emerald Prison 82 99 20 217 Gloves - decent
Suffix +(2 to 8) to Time Wave 82 99 46 217 Hammers, Maces Paladin Blunt Weapons - lags too much -> useless
Suffix +(2 to 4) to Slicer Blade 82 99 1 217 Rings - useless
Suffix +(5 to 16) to Psicrown 82 99 20 217 Circlets - decent
Suffix +(14 to 20) to Splitfire 82 99 60 217 Rings - useless
Suffix +(14 to 20) to Static Spike 82 99 60 217 Rings - useless
Suffix +(9 to 15) to Pentagram 82 99 20 217 Sceptres - (still) decent
Suffix +(9 to 15) to Fire Cascade 82 99 20 217 Gloves - useless
Suffix +(5 to 9) to Shackles of Ice 82 99 40 217 Gloves - useless
Suffix +(4 to 6) to Bloodstar 1 99 1 217 Staves - useless
Suffix +(4 to 6) to Flash 1 99 1 217 Staves - decent with enough points , still you have to cast it from melee range -> useless
Suffix +(4 to 6) to Venomous Spirit 1 99 1 217 Staves - moves too slow , not enough damage . useless
Suffix +(4 to 6) to Frozen Soul 1 99 1 217 Staves - not enough damage . useless
Suffix +(17 to 21) to Apocalypse 82 99 60 217 Boots, Assassin Shields - decent up to mid game .
Suffix +(13 to 21) to Meteor Shower 82 99 40 217 Helms Circlets - useless
Suffix +(13 to 21) to Countdown 82 99 40 217 Belts - useless . not enough damage to worth waiting the explosion
Suffix +(13 to 21) to Static Lance 82 99 40 217 Gloves - useless
Suffix +(40 to 45) to OHMAN 82 99 40 217 Bows, Crossbows - if you got enough mana to cast it , it can be overpowered
Suffix +(12 to 16) to Lightning Arena 82 99 40 217 Amulets - buff with a large aoe stun arena ? thanks! - overpowered
Suffix +(4 to 9) to Conquest 82 99 40 217 Barbarian Helms - not enough duration to become overpowered -> useless
Suffix +(4 to 9) to Death Shards 82 99 40 217 Javelins - looks and works decent , but would use a higher damage modiffier
Suffix +(6 to 11) to Earthquake 82 99 40 217 Paladin Blunt Weapons, Paladin Spears - decent
Suffix +(14 to 20) to ATMG Sentry 82 99 40 217 Assassin Claws, Assassin Shields, Necromancer Crossbows - decent , at most .
Suffix +(6 to 10) to Arrow Swarm 82 99 20 217 Bows, Crossbows - one of the best options to use for a bow build , with classes that don't have a bow/xbow tree : barb/ assassin/sorc/paladin - decent
Suffix +(6 to 12) to Black Lotus Strike 82 99 20 217 Amulets - not enough damage - useless
Suffix +(6 to 12) to Death Blossom 82 99 20 217 Amulets - not enough damage - useless
Suffix +(6 to 12) to Shock Flower 82 99 20 217 Amulets - not enough damage - useless
Suffix +(6 to 13) to Punisher 82 99 20 217 Paladin Helms, Paladin Blunt Weapons - deals a shitload of damage , but moves slow to compensate -> decent
Suffix +(14 to 19) to Wrath 82 99 40 217 Paladin Helms - not enough damage - useless
Suffix +(16 to 18) to Vortex 82 99 60 217 Sorceress Body Armor - not enough damage - useless
Suffix +(18 to 26) to Diseased Cattle 82 99 60 217 Sorceress Body Armor - not enough damage + it lags -> useless
Suffix +(18 to 29) to Kraken Stance 82 99 90 217 Barbarian Helms - decent if you got points in other stances
Suffix +(11 to 17) to Hounfor 82 99 46 217 Necromancer Staves, Necromancer Shields - decent
Suffix +(11 to 19) to Rising Dawn 82 99 60 217 Druid Staves, Paladin Blunt Weapons, Necromancer Staves - not enough damage - useless
Suffix +(16 to 24) to Brimstone 82 99 95 217 Sceptres, Paladin Helms, Circlets - if you get it from 2 sources (weapon + helm) it's decent
Suffix +(9 to 15) to Ring of Light 82 99 90 217 Staves, Necromancer Wands, Paladin Shields - decent
Suffix +(21 to 28) to Gamma Field 82 99 88 217 Druid Staves not enough damage - useless
Suffix +(29 to 36) to Solar Flare (Paladin Only) 82 99 93 217 Paladin Blunt Weapons, Paladin Spears - decent
Suffix +(3 to 12) to Terror Strike (Paladin Only) 82 99 93 217 Paladin Blunt Weapons, Paladin Spears - decent
Suffix +(6 to 14) to Blast Wave 82 99 40 217 Body Armor - could use a lower timer - useless

i'll add another wall of text for the regular skill trees (and skills coming from other specific items) a bit later today

[nofurylion]

OP? Nephalem spirit
1 pt to ns deal 3k+ MIN dmg meanwhile maxing sin WoG deal 1k+ MAX dmg.

[Crash]

i stopped reading chuck's garbage after he said rock shock was good and "xis apostasy".

[Nitz]

i stopped reading chuck's garbage after he said rock shock was good and "xis apostasy".

Can you play a game with a fun build while there are better builds out there? Take a skill and look how far it can get you/you can get it. Either self found or with twinking. That is fun, what isn't fun is taking the same rofl stomp build all the time and stomp through the ladder just to have finished it like a daily quest every 3 months.

[Crash]

but I don't do that, so I don't know why you're saying it like I play a nephalem spirit barb every season..

I used hammer of zerae as my main char, a skill that has existed for years and no one ever pushed. I'm doing a bow druid right now since most people only play TW or wolf anymore. I hardly ever play the same character twice. I enjoy pushing oskills, but a lot of the comments in that wall he had were just very "chuck" for lack of a better term.

Plus, aren't you the one who built an assassin with abandoned crafts to beat laz within 1 day and quit for the whole season? Don't be so quick to call others out.

[Scalewinged]

........... Suffix +(16 to 24) to Glacial Nova 82 99 40 217 Druid Staves, Druid Helms, Sorceress Body Armor.....

Hm.. Haven't you tried Glacial Nova build based on

Absolute Zero

Absolute Zero
Battle Staff (Sacred)
Two-Hand Damage: 61 to 66
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 234
Item Level: 120
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.15 per Dexterity)%
Glacial Nova: +150% Total Damage
Fire Spell Damage Reduces Cold Spell Damage
Fire Pierce Reduces Cold Pierce
Glacial Nova Cooldown Reduced by 4 seconds
+50% Damage to Undead
-40% to Enemy Cold Resistance
+(20 to 30) to Glacial Nova
Maximum Fire Resist -5%
Maximum Cold Resist +10%
(50 to 100)% Bonus to Defense
Cannot Be Frozen
Socketed (4)

buffs for it?... Guess druid with full cold damage synergy from Symbiosis can make smth out of that. Sadly doggies giving all spell damage so fire part will neutralize cold part from their aura.
But penalities for fire damage/pierce still also critical limiting gear choises and rounding everything around only crafts...

[ChuckNoRis]

Absolute Zero is the only item that can make Glacial nova worth more than a support skill and instead to be used as a main attack ("no longer freezes enemies ") . still , it's hard to believe that it's comparable to Freezing Gale in terms of damage , i got the item , but i haven't tested it yet .

[Scalewinged]

Absolute Zero is the only item that can make Glacial nova worth more than a support skill and instead to be used as a main attack ("no longer freezes enemies ") . still , it's hard to believe that it's comparable to Freezing Gale in terms of damage , i got the item , but i haven't tested it yet .

Freezing gale need you to stand still and channel while here it will be more different playstyle like cast, run for second, cast, run again, cast... and so on. So it will be more mobile.. If it will worth anything at all. But still i hope 50+ Glacial nova with lot of cold spell damage and +150% total damage on top of all that will make smth at least valuable for farming

[ChuckNoRis]

well , channeling freezing gale vs spamming glacial nova is not much difference imo as both require to stop and push a button , either for channeling or for spaming . the mobility difference is not so big , unless you are 1-shoting stuff with glacial nova , which i doubt . still , it's worth giving it a shot , i will probably put it to a test this weekend . i wonder if having gear with increased "%spell" damage would work against the build (as not providing any boost at all since +fire= -cold= 0) or if that only applies for "fire spell " damage only . this indeed needs some testing as it would be interesting to know .