MM or Sonic Blast

[salmag]

Hello,

I just TR'd into my Sorc life.
I am curious as to what spells I should pick up.

I am looking at an Air Savant.
Should I go with MM or Sonic Blast for my level 1 spells? Is there a better option?

[cru121]

Sonic Blast.
Use that to daze mobs while waiting for your heavy hitting SLAs to recharge.

[salmag]

Sonic Blast.
Use that to daze mobs while waiting for your heavy hitting SLAs to recharge.

Thank you

[SirValentine]

Should I go with MM or Sonic Blast for my level 1 spells?

Not only does Sonic Blast have the nice AoE Daze effect on mobs, but, more importantly, it also breaks breakables! Clear winner over single-target-only damage-only option.

[Selvera]

MM is known for doing good damage if you can raise the maximum caster level and run in the Shiardi destiny, as it will get 5+ chances to proc all the shiardi damage for a very low mana cost. It's often associated with wizard, who can get it as a spell-like-ability (SLA).

Sonic blast is known for being a very good box-breaker spell for low mana cost and almost no investment. It also happens to be a pretty good spell for CC at low levels, but it falls off at higher levels. However, you'll have better spells to cast then!

[FuzzyDuck81]

Magic missile is great for shiradi casters in epic but in heroic levelling, i'd stick with sonic blast every time - iirc it's caster level will be increased by air savant, it's an AoE so can hit multiple mobs, breaks breakables, has the daze chance, does sonic damage which very few things are resistant to and can sometimes hit things through barriers too.

[Enoach]

If you only can pick one then Sonic Blast would be the more well rounded choice.

1. It actually hits more then one target
2. It has a daze effect (don't confuse this with stun)
3. At low levels it has a greater potential of damage then Magic Missiles due to effecting more then one mob as long as they are grouped

However, if you are trying to only hit a specific target Magic Missiles is that spell that will hit your target of choice and not get absorbed.

Next while rare at low levels mobs with shield or night shield effects will be immune to MM. This is actually seen more at higher levels.

[Alled78]

Sonic blast s great even in leg epics: did all mines pack R2-3 with sonic blast on drows