As titled, is there a runner-up alternate ring to use besides CoE? I'm using one now, but never expend the effort to use it more when the correct buff is up. Currently rocking dmo ao standard build
Posted Jan 28, 2016, 10:33 PM UTC
You could go Focus and Restraint for more damage, Travelers/Compass for damage and mitigation, or Unity for solo mitigation. Halo is great for mitigation too, but most builds already incorporate that.
You shouldn't ever worry about what buff it is on for wizard builds.
Just assume it's a 50% damage increase because it's 200%/4.
You can't really increase your burst during that time frame with either twisters or AO because twisters last longer than the buff, and AO you are only going to use with full dynamo stacks.
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CoE really is quite beneficial to the build for additional burst. You shouldn't be spamming Arcane Orbs anyway without Dynamo - with the proper rotation, you will maximize your damage output fully utilizing Dynamo for both EB and AO while still maintaining dmg reduction buff from Aquila.
You have potential to do significantly more damage in the 4 seconds you have CoE Arcane buff over 12 seconds of damage with Unity or even SoJ.
I orb whenever my mana is full. If COE is on Arcane then I spam a bit more. It seems to work ok for now.
This is pretty much what I do, although I do try to have 5 stacks saved for the start of arcane just to maximize the damage
If you're using a single element and looking for more damage, SoJ could be decent alternative (but it's not that easy to farm for a good one).