Poisen Nova 1 Point Wonder?

[slimejocke]

Poisen Nova 1 Point Wonder?

I was thinking of putting one point into Poison Nova. Do you think this is a good idea? Here are my reasons:

1. It will do a SOME dmg.
2. With almost +25 from gear it should do 3.3k Psn Dmg excluding +25% Psn Dmg from Trang Gloves
3. Let's face it, Necros blow against ES Sorcs and it takes lots of spears to kill that girl, Poisen Dmg goes directly to Health rather than mana, which should kill them.

The only disadvantages I can come up with are you can't use Curses which are BM in duels and Revives which are also BM...

Any comments?

 

[zarirazz]

where did u get 3.3k poison dmg with +25skills gear? i entered in the german calculator and it only showed 667-708 unsynergised.. probably you meant 1pt poison nova with full synergies?

EDITslimejocke
oh ok.. i was under the impression that 1pt wonders mean one point on the skill itself (inclusive of its synergies).. =P

 

[slimejocke]

where did u get 3.3k poison dmg with +25skills gear? i entered in the german calculator and it only showed 667-708 unsynergised.. probably you meant 1pt poison nova with full synergies?

Yes I did.

 

[Skull Bash]

Since when are curses bm?

 

[slimejocke]

Some people think it is BM. Also when using Iron Maiden does it work if a barb hits you or the minions?

 

[Rawness]

Well... I'd say that Poison nova isn't a 1pt hit wonder, because you'd have to max it to make it somewhere near usable.

Disadvantage: Pissish lowish damage. 3.3k only.

 

[slimejocke]

3. Let's face it, Necros blow against ES Sorcs and it takes lots of spears to kill that girl, Poisen Dmg goes directly to Health rather than mana, which should kill them even if psn dmg is low.

 

[Rawness]

3. Let's face it, Necros blow against ES Sorcs and it takes lots of spears to kill that girl, Poisen Dmg goes directly to Health rather than mana, which should kill them even if psn dmg is low.

4. You'd fully synergize it = 40+1 points in order to do that: 41.
81 points for Bone... expect 1 pt = CE. = 80 points, + curses, and not to mention that it's very likely that you'll never reach lvl 99.
-1 points more for Bone armor = 79.

:Teeth: +6% Magic Damage Per Level

Bone Spear Receives Bonuses From:
Teeth: +7% Magic Damage Per Level
Bone Wall: +7% Magic Damage Per Level
Bone Prison: +7% Magic Damage Per Level
Bone Spirit: +7% Magic Damage Per Level
you'll miss out on 147%magic = 393% if you'll reach lvl 99, same with bonespears. You'll lose more then 147% dmg if you have any curses.
I'd rather have a guided arrow-bowy-thingy with an Um in it and ... kill em. Or you can just ignore the rules and Deceph em, and stomp em.

And that ES thingy, they'll kill you anyways if they're good... lalala.And their poison res will probably be HIIIIGH because you think curses are BM, and for that matter, Lower res = 7 points. = 49%-dmg again. 3 for decep?
On my previous ES sorc i had a 75% poison reduction + backup charms... i had 1kish life also. Mjauu

 

[MassiveSin]

The only disadvantages I can come up with are you can't use Curses which are BM in duels and Revives which are also BM...

Squelch anyone who tells you that

 

[LorveN]

As rawness just said.

ES sorcs usually won't need as much cold/fire/lightning resists because of their ES kicking in before the resists do. As a result of that, they can focus on getting a good poison res instead. If they have 75% poison length reduction and 75% poison resist, you'll experience real problems killing them with a low-dmg (3.3k is low) nova.

If curses are BM in duels, something is wrong. It's a freaking skill tree! It's like saying that warcries are bm too. Not to mention every smiter running around with two items that will trigger lifetap (CURSE!!). Curse more, I say. Those who think it is bm are just jealous.

 

[Sechler]

With a 10 in explosion and 10 in nova I can get 2k nova dmg with above avg gear. I’ll give the sorc 80 stacked psn res, so with a 1pt -60 lower res they’ll be at 20 psn. 2k x 0.80 = 1.6k x 0.17 = 272 x 2 (psn penalty) = 544. I’m thinking that’s not too shabby for a nice back-up skill. Don’t forget the handiness of it vs. windies as well.

I guess that's getting to be a borderline-hybrid.

 

[Rawness]

With a 10 in explosion and 10 in nova I can get 2k nova dmg with above avg gear. I’ll give the sorc 80 stacked psn res, so with a 1pt -60 lower res they’ll be at 20 psn. 2k x 0.80 = 1.6k x 0.17 = 272 x 2 (psn penalty) = 544. I’m thinking that’s not too shabby for a nice back-up skill. Don’t forget the handiness of it vs. windies as well.

I guess that's getting to be a borderline-hybrid.

Or the sorc can be lame and stack, fetch a 75% duration amu and make the day. Psn doubles it's duration in Hell.. i think.