R.I.P. pyromancers (?) or maybe all dps wizz class (?)

[xinronyr]

I think the new PvE meta will be:

Wiz C2 > Pyro > Ele C3 > WL C2 (Freezing Sphere maxed, 1 point into Meteor, 14/15 Electrocute, max Hail and Frost Cloud)

or

Wiz C2 > Linker > Ele C3 > WL C2 (Linker for Meteor hits. Meteor maxed, no points into Freezing Sphere, everything else the same as the other list except Electrocute can be 15/15)

Wiz C3 feels more like PvP/support now and doesn’t really add much dps anymore. Kino is awkward and limiting as sustainable dps. Cryo C1 isn’t great for boss fights, and Linker is extremely situational now with how much it has been nerfed.

At least with Pyro you get Enchant Fire, Fireballs that can be cast and then kicked later, and Flame Ground for additional dps C1.

Unless you’re a PvPer, why bother with Wiz C3 anymore? Surespell is enough for most PvE situations.

[nightrain_scy]

C3 still for Hail and Meteor, while magic missile actually a good skill as pseudo “taunting”.

And overall any build you must focus on fewer skills, because how attributes cost you. Also in actual hard content, you need to move around to dodge knockbacks and AoE as well, so choosing right number of skills to rotate is much better.

C3 might not neccessary but it is good for hail, other candidate like linker, cryo, pryo also fine but you actually use them lesser.

Enchant fire just meh, good for autoattack build as support but not for full dps. Too many good builds, but i dont consider as meta.

[xinronyr]

For PvE, I wouldn’t keep Wiz C3 just for Hail. Not if it means sacrificing a dps boost for myself and the party by missing out on Pyro C1.

I say just for Hail because I’m not sure if I would personally use Meteor beyond level 1 point investment.

Edit: Having more tools to use isn’t a bad thing. You just have to adjust your layout to get used to using them.