PSA: Black Dragon Bolt after Blightcaster changes

Was running Bullywugs and Booby Traps and wondering why the boss was killing me so easily with Black Dragon Bolt. Then I looked at the u58 release notes and came across this:

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Black Dragon Bolt - updated to do 1d10 acid damage per caster level (Max caster level 25, caps at 25 to 250 damage). Applies damage and ticks three again over 8 seconds (Damage occurs 4 times in total)

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Did some testing and it's buffed for us as well. There are going to be some really happy Earth Savants now. They also buffed Melf's Acid Arrow and Slimy Doom. I guess we get to benefit from these buffs for Blightcasters.

I can't remember where or when (was in the last few years though) but I swear the devs said that monsters weren't supposed to get our beefed up versions of spells.

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Originally Posted by Seph1roth5

I can't remember where or when (was in the last few years though) but I swear the devs said that monsters weren't supposed to get our beefed up versions of spells.

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Every spell pass in the past few years would disagree with them if they did say that.

I don't know if the mob spells are on par with player spells, but they used to seem unlimited in scaling when a champ critted with them. Disintegrate, Ray of Frost, and Searing Light were usually instant death if a champ, particularly a named champ, was casting them. Now they seem to be capped or something of the sort.