Savant SLA comparison

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I've been wanting to see the SLAs directly compared for awhile now, but haven't seen anyone attempt it yet so I might as well give it a shot. I'll probably mess it all up, but that's what you helpful posters are here for, right?!?

Assumptions - Max+Emp+Capstone. All 3 Tiers of Savant (+3 MCL) with applicable enhancements completely maxed out, ToD set bonus (+2 MCL) which also assumes that these bonuses are correctly applying to the SLAs. Also assumes Savant ToD belt clickie is running and Major Lore. This will be a straight damage comparison, not sure how to weigh things like saves and spell schools.

Math as I understand it is base damage * max+emp+capstone = 2.7 * clickie+enhancement = 2.25 * crit multiplier+major lore = 2.75

So: base*2.7*2.25*2.75 if that is less than correct please let me know. I'm also rounding everything down, to err on the side of caution.



T1 - Shocking Grasp, Acid Spray, Burning Hand's, Niac's Cold Ray

Shocking Grasp is melee range single target10d3 +30 (40-60 base) with no save. 243 - 364 non-crit / 668 - 1002 crit

Acid Spray is short range area effect 10d2 +20 (30 - 40 base) with a reflex save for half (Evocation). 182 - 243 non-crit / 501 - 668 crit

Burning Hands is short range area effect 10d2 +20 (30 - 40 base) with a reflex save for half (Evocation). 182 - 243 non-crit / 501 - 668 crit

Niac's is a long range single target 10d5 +50 (60-100 base) with a Reflex save for zero damage (Conjuration). 364 - 607 non-crit / 1002 - 1670 crit

Opinion -

Shocking Grasp is the most reliable, but with the highest risk. Very nice to use on CC'd mobs. I'd say this is the second best T1 SLA.

Acid Spray and Burning Hands are the same spell with a different flavor, I'm not sure if the AE is the same size on both. They tie for weakest of the T1 SLAs.

Niac's is a very nice SLA, high damage, long range, but the save for no damage combined with being in the Conjuration school hurts it. This is the best of the T1 SLAs hands down and the higher you can get your Conjuration DC and the more you can debuff reflex saves (Solid Fog, Waves of Exhaustion) the more you will land it.