Best End-game Nuker Builds 2023

[LurkingVeteran]

EDIT: Ranged spell DPS for both R10 PUGs and raiding needs, discounting martial imbue hybrids.

I say Poison/Acid Alchemist.

Reasoning:
Epic SLAs are very powerful after the ED changes (and Shiradi nerfs), generally outpacing heroic spells. This means what you want from your base class is a) immunity break b) crit, caster levels, spell power (in that order) c) filler heroic spells.

This has long been the case for room-clearing burst needs (e.g. DI breath), but now the acid/poison ones in Primal also give you great sustained DPS. This means it is finally the time for Earth Savant (!!!) to shine, but the lack of filler Acid spells (and poison immunity break) probably relegates it to #2 after Poison/Acid Alchemist who has good filler spells and technically break both poison immunity and acid immunity. You can basically do meteor-level damage every second on a boss mob for very little spell points, and still do multi-vial/DI breath for room clearing when needed.

The wild card here is GoO Warlock if there aren't any poison/acid immune mobs, because the extra TS crit damage couples very well with epic SLAs.

Your thoughts?

[ChaosBuddha]

things r dying off so fast in r10 im not sure sustained DPS is that useful for nuker. the +5 crit chance from cold is still hard to beat if u want nuke

[Kithyx]

sorc damage is so high they're not even playing the same game as the rest of us, both burst and sustained.

[LurkingVeteran]

things r dying off so fast in r10 im not sure sustained DPS is that useful for nuker. the +5 crit chance from cold is still hard to beat if u want nuke

Not in raids.

Should have been clear that I was lookibg for both pug and raid viable builds. PUG is not as hard.

[Smokewolf]

Nuking, like everything else, is situational. Too much of one ability Gimps you from being "good" at anything else once the situation changes. It's often why a solid DC caster can prevail where glass cannons falter as their more adaptable when the poo poo really hits the fan.

But sure, I'm not debating that Alchy's and Sorc's do a tremendous amount of damage. Which is both satisfying and great for clearing trash. However, DPS alone isn't what completes the quest. Teamwork is what matters most.

[LurkingVeteran]

Nuking, like everything else, is situational. Too much of one ability Gimps you from being "good" at anything else once the situation changes. It's often why a solid DC caster can prevail where glass cannons falter as their more adaptable when the poo poo really hits the fan.

But sure, I'm not debating that Alchy's and Sorc's do a tremendous amount of damage. Which is both satisfying and great for clearing trash. However, DPS alone isn't what completes the quest. Teamwork is what matters most.

Not sure if the thread title was unclear, but it was about the best end-game caster DPS build.