Is it worth putting Greater Might of teh Abishai on a FVS?

[Khurse]

Going to be TRing a Sorc into a FVS (as soon as I can get my hands on a Vibrant Purple ioun stone) and am starting to collect gear for him.
Curious if fitting in the Epic Abishai 5 piece set (really for the +3 Evocation level) really makes that big a difference.

I can build the set now so it's not an issue collecting the stuff, just wondering if it's worth it to do so,or if there's better gear to slot.

FVs will primarily be a Healer with Dots and will likely only occasionally hit things with sharp objects.

[NoidRoid]

It doesnt add much, some extra DP damage(1d6+23 instead of 1d6+20). I don't think that it effects implosion/soundburst spell penn checks unfortunately.

But at the same time, DP is extremely powerful and any bonus damage will be put to good use. Also, cloak/helm/boots give some nice stuff and possibly needed slots so it could be a good option. I'd prolly wait until after U11 before committing one way or the other as some new superior gear layouts might be possible.

[AtomicMew]

It doesnt add much, some extra DP damage(1d6+23 instead of 1d6+20)

The difference is a greater than 10% boost to DP. It is definitely worth it.

[danlan]

The problem is a bit about which slots to fit in the 3 parts. I would go cloak, helm and glove.

[Uchuujin-San]

Need all 5 pieces for the extra damage to evo spells.. not worth it imo. but it is a nice boost to con...

[Relenthe]

The problem is a bit about which slots to fit in the 3 parts. I would go cloak, helm and glove.

on my fvs I have cloak, bracers, and boots. My gloves are busy holding epic brawling gloves, and my helmet busy holding +6 seeker/concentration +15 and epic helm of the mroranon.

I don't think that it effects implosion/soundburst spell penn checks unfortunately.

It does affect spell pen checks for implosion, haven't checked any other spell but would assume same effect.

[Relenthe]

Need all 5 pieces for the extra damage to evo spells.. not worth it imo. but it is a nice boost to con...

they changed it. 5 items now gives +3 con and +3 to the dc of conjuration spells.
3 items gives +3 to caster level of evo spells. the only spells it does more damage for are dots, as all others cap at 15 or 20.

Also gives more damage to arcane spells such as polar ray and I think 1 of the lightning spells doesnt cap

[NoidRoid]

5 pieces give epic conj focus and +3 profane CON, only need 3 pieces for the +3 evo levels which is only applicable to DP afaik. It's a great spell and propably worth it considering you can use the stats/slots from helm and cloak for sure. Gloves would be fine as well if you want to wear striders but I'd prefer Boots for better slots and disin guard.

edit: ^^ That's very nice then if it effects spell penn on implosion and soundburst(soon to be much more efficient with the ability to turn off max/empower). In fact that might just convince me to make the set for my WIS based FS, I was on the fence about it bc I'd need to remake some GS etc. Should be a no brainer for a melee FS with the profane STR and dot damage.

[Khurse]

Cool, thanks all.

Was thinking 3 gave the Conj bonus and 5 the evoc.
If it's only 3 I need to slot it's going to be easy.

[Matuse]

The spell levels are only marginally helpful, since the only uncapped damage spell is Divine Punishment. Caster level check to Implosion is +3 SR, which is also fairly decent.

My basic problem is that most of the abishai items are...poor, or located in highly inconvenient slots. I don't consider it worthwhile for the very narrow benefit it gives.

[Habreno]

For a Favored Soul it's certainly worth it. It's a DPS boost that you cannot ignore. Especially given the bonuses to damage Favored Souls get from light spells- 3 points turns into 36 points when 5x'ed on the debuff as it is now- and turns into 108 points on triple stacks. It is a serious damage boost I would slot if possible.

[Dark-Star]

Has someone tested DP recently to see if this is still the case (increased damage). Hearing it does not raise the caster level.