Shavarath Reavers

[noinfo]

So you few DC wizards left before TRing to barb and pallys, what spells do you use to stop them apart from ordinary dps?

They walk through enchant with debuffs (sure its only my secondary but still)
Necro after multiple energy drains doesn't slow the either

Yes I have instakilled them but PWK does not count :-)

The rest of the mobs can be handled either by necro or enchant but really these seem to be the predominate mob in the quests (I am not even going to mention red named raids)

While I am not back to completionist again yet 1 dc is not going to make that much difference.

Back to the drawing board for this one Devs

[MonadRebelion]

So you few DC wizards left before TRing to barb and pallys, what spells do you use to stop them apart from ordinary dps?

They walk through enchant with debuffs (sure its only my secondary but still)
Necro after multiple energy drains doesn't slow the either

Yes I have instakilled them but PWK does not count :-)

The rest of the mobs can be handled either by necro or enchant but really these seem to be the predominate mob in the quests (I am not even going to mention red named raids)

While I am not back to completionist again yet 1 dc is not going to make that much difference.

Back to the drawing board for this one Devs

They seem to have low reflex saves. I was able to knock them down consistently with cometfalls on a first life favored soul with pretty bad gear. Other than that I haven't been able to find much in terms of effective dc's against the reavers.

[noinfo]

They seem to have low reflex saves. I was able to knock them down consistently with cometfalls on a first life favored soul with pretty bad gear. Other than that I haven't been able to find much in terms of effective dc's against the reavers.

Which is nice for nuking, but not much else am guessing that from webs lack of usefulness either they have a massive strength or are immune due to fire.

Pretty much makes wizards extremely weak vs probably the most common mob in the pack. Pretty sad really.

I had hoped for more after the DC thread but I guess not.

My pally, barb, warlock etc (all equally geared) no mob is singularly frustrating.

[MonadRebelion]

Which is nice for nuking, but not much else am guessing that from webs lack of usefulness either they have a massive strength or are immune due to fire.

Pretty much makes wizards extremely weak vs probably the most common mob in the pack. Pretty sad really.

I had hoped for more after the DC thread but I guess not.

My pally, barb, warlock etc (all equally geared) no mob is singularly frustrating.

Cometfall isn't for nuking it's to knock them down so they can't do anything. If you want to make them useless on your wizard, cast sunburst. It's a reflex save, and if they fail they go blind. When they are blind the stand around like dummies. The point I was making was just that reflex is the ticket. Find whatever spell you like.

[noinfo]

Cometfall isn't for nuking it's to knock them down so they can't do anything. If you want to make them useless on your wizard, cast sunburst. It's a reflex save, and if they fail they go blind. When they are blind the stand around like dummies. The point I was making was just that reflex is the ticket. Find whatever spell you like.

Yep I have always used comet fall on clerics and FS but there is no wizard equivalent, yes targeting the weak save sounds good in theory, in practice you need the correct spell.

Sunburst sounds like a reasonable option to try, combined with icestorm etc

But I will be honest with you. It still makes my wizard feel just weak.

Guess this is just the making the best of a bad situation.

As I have said before, if they were not such high numbers, I would care a lot less.

[Ausdoerrt]

Every class/build does not have to excel at killing every mob solo.

In the end, DDO is still an MMO, so put up an LFM and have someone cover your weaknesses while you cover theirs.

Also, it's not like you can't adjust your build or approach a bit rather than banging your head against the wall here. If your wiz can do nothing but CC, perhaps it's time to branch out a bit? I mean, the game's changing.

[noinfo]

Cometfall isn't for nuking it's to knock them down so they can't do anything. If you want to make them useless on your wizard, cast sunburst. It's a reflex save, and if they fail they go blind. When they are blind the stand around like dummies. The point I was making was just that reflex is the ticket. Find whatever spell you like.

By the way nice call on Sunburst, blind mobs are something if only a little, appreciate it.

[MonadRebelion]

By the way nice call on Sunburst, blind mobs are something if only a little, appreciate it.

Glad I could help. Hope things are looking up.

[Wizza]

Solid Fog + Ice Storm + Waves of Exhaustion, that's your best bet if you wanna keep them CCed as a Wizard. If you run in DI, Flyby knocks them down as well since they have low reflex save.

Otherwise, Comet Fall/Earthquake.

[noinfo]

Solid Fog + Ice Storm + Waves of Exhaustion, that's your best bet if you wanna keep them CCed as a Wizard. If you run in DI, Flyby knocks them down as well since they have low reflex save.

Otherwise, Comet Fall/Earthquake.

So as a DC wizard best you can hope to do is slow them down. I really would not care so much except they seem to be the dominant mob type.

[dunklezhan]

So as a DC wizard best you can hope to do is slow them down. I really would not care so much except they seem to be the dominant mob type.

Surely if you drop a web or two onto the mix?

Edit bah no of course not the reavers are largely fire based.

[Wizza]

Surely if you drop a web or two onto the mix?

Not sure how web would work, since they spam fire spells but yes, it's an option as well. Don't think it's a good idea tho.

[Tlorrd]

So you few DC wizards left before TRing to barb and pallys, what spells do you use to stop them apart from ordinary dps?

They walk through enchant with debuffs (sure its only my secondary but still)
Necro after multiple energy drains doesn't slow the either

Yes I have instakilled them but PWK does not count :-)

The rest of the mobs can be handled either by necro or enchant but really these seem to be the predominate mob in the quests (I am not even going to mention red named raids)

While I am not back to completionist again yet 1 dc is not going to make that much difference.

Back to the drawing board for this one Devs

Cometfall! Greater command seems to work sometimes.

[noinfo]

Cometfall! Greater command seems to work sometimes.

Now if I could only find wiz scrolls to scribe them and maybe earthquake :-p

[Charltonsexton]

So you few DC wizards left before TRing to barb and pallys, what spells do you use to stop them apart from ordinary dps?

On EH I've had success with softening them up Circle of Death or Necrotic Ray first then Hypno SLA or Crushing Despair. After a neg level I can usually land a mass hold and Burst. My main obstacle has been the SR in these quests, I'll miss maybe 1 out of 4.

Edit: Just want to add that this is obviously not very sp efficient.

Last night though, none of that helped after dying in the last fight in Devil Assault. Every time I return, every mob is just waiting for me at the portal entrance. Had to call it a night after 4-5 instant beat downs. These guys were aggro'd before I even returned to the space.