Magus build for high/med distance

[Vorloj]

Hi and Happy easter all,

sorry for my english i'm italian.

So i'm trying to play a magus but i don't know what i have to know to play it rightly.
I like dot casters, like warlock on wow, but I don't like melee caster so i would play a med/heavy distance.

At last i ask for various tips to know!

Thanks all guys

[zak68]

stai chiedndo nel posto sbagliato : prova qui
http://www.returnofreckoning.com/forum/ ... m.php?f=72

[Vorloj]

Cacchio hai ragione ero convinto di aver cliccato il forum giusto!...groan!

[roadkillrobin]

http://waronlinebuilder.org/#career=mag ... 090:5100:0:

or

http://waronlinebuilder.org/#career=mag ... 090:5100:0:

[peterthepan3]

First of all, hi and welcome! As someone who played a shadow priest/lock on WoW for many years, I can tell you that the class most similar to an affliction lock would be a DPS AM right now. Magus in Havoc/Change is similar to a Chaos Bolt Lock/Clarity of Power spec'd Shadow Priest.


Depends what you want to do (assuming you are R40/RR40):

1) Large-scale RvR? http://waronlinebuilder.org/#career=mag ... :;0:0:0:0: (Maybe one day, M4 will be good! Otherwise you can go and get IFOC at the expense of one of your daemonology abilities)

Playstyle:
- Your sole purpose is to rift your enemies into your WB's AOE DPS. Dot everything up, perhaps save for morale 2 rolling winds (you should be using resolute defence as soon as you're about to rift), rift, AOE KD (if noone else is applying it), and go to town.
- Melee-mid range caster.

2) Mid-range AOE fluffbot!
http://waronlinebuilder.org/#career=mag ... :;0:0:0:0:
- All about dem dots.
- You can swap out tactics depending if you want to go a bit ST as well

3) Long-range nuker (ST Burst DPS - aka Chaos Bolt locks!)
http://waronlinebuilder.org/#career=mag ... :;0:0:0:0:
- You can use the tactic Daemonic Withering if you're in a group/assisting. It's a 15% increase to overall damage - take it, and try to hide your Withered Soul behind other dots like glean magic.
- Revolves around dotting your single target, casting bolt of change, and coinciding its arrival on target with a surging insanity + surging violet fire + indigo fire of change.

[Cornerback]

I prefer running all in Change:

http://waronlinebuilder.org/#career=mag ... 5098:0:0:0:

I usually start tossing around my aoe-dots to cover up my single dots and putting the Dissolving Mist where it hits the most ppl to distract their healers. Afterwards, I start focussing single targets with single dots + rend winds + indigo fire of change + surging violet fire. Usually works pretty well.

Renown is max crit and the rest in int.

[Vorloj]

Well, before all, really thanks both.

First thing Path of Changing seems be better for dots.
No i would know which is a good spell rotation especially, really interesting, against enemies.

Using aoe dot will distract healers then focussing against a single target, full dott and then rotation on other single target?

[peterthepan3]

One thing you should know is that AOE DoTs aren't really that good: they tick for relatively low damage, are easily healed through, and get cleansed VERY often - with no repercussions, unlike warlock's unstable affliction.

Even with changing, your single-target won't be enough to burst down most players which is why I recommend Havoc endgame mixed with change.

[Lindisfarne]

http://waronlinebuilder.org/#career=mag ... ;;;0:0:0:0:

Heres my build, nothing special, but it pumps out insane dps.

[Vorloj]

One thing you should know is that AOE DoTs aren't really that good: they tick for relatively low damage, are easily healed through, and get cleansed VERY often - with no repercussions, unlike warlock's unstable affliction.

Even with changing, your single-target won't be enough to burst down most players which is why I recommend Havoc endgame mixed with change.

Is very interesting what are you saiyng dude.

I have to try, explore and understand spells because i don't know nothing about Magus (i start today but servers are down... what luck eh?)
However i would ask why noone use, on Havoc tree, Fiery Winds and Changer's Blessing?
Both trees however seems better way after thinking about it!
THanks!