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_RayFinkle_

LON Bomb: is BotP > BotS now?

LoN

After the change in 2.4.1, is Bane of the Powerful now a better option than Bane of the Stricken even at higher GRifts? For anyone that hasn't read the patch notes, the changes are:

-damage bonus is now multiplicative (used to be additive)

-now adds 15% damage reduction from elites

If my understanding is correct, Rift Guardians count as elites. So if the primary proc is up, BotP is strictly WAY better than BotS. But even if the primary effect isn't active, it's still 15% dmg bonus and 15% dmg reduction to ALL elites, not just the rift guardian. BotS was only useful for the 25% dmg to rift guardian, the primary proc did nothing for LON bomb.

Is there any reason to use Bane of the Stricken anymore?

Posted Apr 27, 2016, 1:08 AM UTC

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ardx•

BotS was only useful for the 25% dmg to rift guardian, the primary proc did nothing for LON bomb.

What? BotS affect LoN bomb, haven't you noticed bombardments doing more as the fight goes on?

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monk_on_a_crusade•

BotP up to gr80. After that BotS wins. And no: bombs, pony, consecration etc. do stack stricken. so all 3 gem slots are still fix for high grifts 85+.

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_RayFinkle_OP•

Thanks for the clarification. I wish it showed BotS stricken stacks so it'd be more clear how it worked. I assumed the stacks had a duration and would fall off between CoE cycles. I thought the primary effect only benefited high attack speed builds like invokers.

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