[Zealot] Changer's Touch + Waves of Chaos

[Jaycub]

Anyone have any experience running this?

Was thinking of how to spec my zealot and saw the potential for these two tactics to work together and tested to see if it worked in game, and it does.

For two tactic slots you basically get a 10ft AoE pulse that has a chance to throw out 50% incoming healdebuffs that last for 10 seconds. The best part being you don't have to spec DPS zealot to get the best aspect of what they bring to a party.

The biggest problem of course being if you are a healing zealot all of your magic crit is converted into healing crit, meaning your only chance to crit with waves of choas comes from the targets base chance to be crit, or outside critical modifiers such as mara impale tactic or BG crimson death (too bad destro doesn't have knight to pump 20% crit into the zealot :^))) ). Other problems being the 30sec CD and relatively small AoE, although it think it is a bit larger than 10ft as it seems to come from the edge of the actual visual ritual instead of the epicenter. WP group cleanse spam catches it since it's a hex as well.

You can also toggle on harbringer every 20 seconds if your team doesn't need immediate healing for a great boost in magic crit, on top of picking up chaotic agitation for that time you are in harbringer mode.

Maybe this could be a good combo if you are running in a group lacking in healdebuffs, and focusing on AoE damage/bomb like a magus pull group?

Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts or experience trying this out, is the tactic slots lost too damning? Is it too gimmicky? is the AoE too small etc...

[kweedko]

Anyone have any experience running this?

Was thinking of how to spec my zealot and saw the potential for these two tactics to work together and tested to see if it worked in game, and it does.

For two tactic slots you basically get a 10ft AoE pulse that has a chance to throw out 50% incoming healdebuffs that last for 10 seconds. The best part being you don't have to spec DPS zealot to get the best aspect of what they bring to a party.

The biggest problem of course being if you are a healing zealot all of your magic crit is converted into healing crit, meaning your only chance to crit with waves of choas comes from the targets base chance to be crit, or outside critical modifiers such as mara impale tactic or BG crimson death (too bad destro doesn't have knight to pump 20% crit into the zealot :^))) ). Other problems being the 30sec CD and relatively small AoE, although it think it is a bit larger than 10ft as it seems to come from the edge of the actual visual ritual instead of the epicenter. WP group cleanse spam catches it since it's a hex as well.

You can also toggle on harbringer every 20 seconds if your team doesn't need immediate healing for a great boost in magic crit, on top of picking up chaotic agitation for that time you are in harbringer mode.

Maybe this could be a good combo if you are running in a group lacking in healdebuffs, and focusing on AoE damage/bomb like a magus pull group?

Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts or experience trying this out, is the tactic slots lost too damning? Is it too gimmicky? is the AoE too small etc...

for bombing best spec is http://waronlinebuilder.org/#career=zea ... 0:;0:0:0:0: but enjoy broken distrupt, 3 of 4 distrupted

[TenTonHammer]

meaning your only chance to crit with waves of choas comes from the targets base chance to be crit, or outside critical modifiers such as mara impale tactic or BG crimson death (too bad destro doesn't have knight to pump 20% crit into the zealot :^)))

wave of mutilation iniative debuff + BO stat steal maybe?

[Jaycub]

Ya i was thinking of the best group to take advantage of this, maybe BO/Sorcx2/magus/Z/DoK

Drop ritual and AoE channel into the 1st few seconds of pull while harbringer is on to get the best chance of getting those HD's out then turn off harbringer and go back to healing. The interval of pull matches up nicely with harbringer toggle and the nature of it helps get the most out of the small AoE by sucking everyone into a small point and keeping them there for a while. The AoE KD relieves pressure to allow the zealot to be out of heal mode for a short time as well... just communicate and hot up before a pull.

[Fulkan]

Ya i was thinking of the best group to take advantage of this, maybe BO/Sorcx2/magus/Z/DoK

Drop ritual and AoE channel into the 1st few seconds of pull while harbringer is on to get the best chance of getting those HD's out then turn off harbringer and go back to healing. The interval of pull matches up nicely with harbringer toggle and the nature of it helps get the most out of the small AoE by sucking everyone into a small point and keeping them there for a while. The AoE KD relieves pressure to allow the zealot to be out of heal mode for a short time as well... just communicate and hot up before a pull.

you need to go full AoE + a Magus + two chosen + two Heal DoK.

I really want to see what sort of numbers you'd put out without having DPS downtime cuz of pressure damage.

[Tomaka]

Was also thinking of this, but for the runepriest.
Taking advantage of the 20% crit from the knight.

Disrupt would be an issue however, and you'd have to give up a tactic of your usual healing setup.