Help with blightcaster spells

[Michele]

I'm used to play fire druid from level 7-14 with flamestrike and fire storm, and ice druid from level 15 to 30 with ice flowers.

I just started a new iconic life with 14 blightcaster levels and all spells except acid blast suck: I can't find any spells as powerful as those mentioned above (and blightcaster doesn't have any of those spells).

I read in the release notes that there is a 5 level spell named Blighted Breath that can be converted to acid damage if I toggle Biting Acid Imbue? I'll test if it can be used only in wolf form or also in Hive form.

I guess that Acid Well should be good despite its 9 seconds cooldown.

I don't like area of effect thorn spells because they do not hit everything in an area of effect, but they just throws some thorns that may hit enemies along their path, often leaving some mobs untouched.

Please let me know of any good spell rotations you have found.

I would like to know if you have found the best sinergy between Blightcaster and Season's Herald trees to obtain the highest amount of acid spell Caster Levels and Max Caster levels (on a quick read, I can't find any enhancement in the Blightcaster tree that gives additional caster levels to acid or poison spells).

[Ciecgu]

Hello Michele, can't say much about low level stuff as i did ER on my ice druid so i only went as blightcaster from 20-30. I recommend using Poison (lvl 3) spell as well, alongside Poison of the Hydra Enhancement. It also seems that t4 AoE sla thorn is kinda buggy so i would recommend acid rain, gather mobs throw acid blast and this sla. You should clear mobs quickly. I spend my enhancements like this 41 Blight 23 Dragonborn 16 Herald. Acid Well is amazing spell, 9 seconds will get lowered with cooldowns im sitting at like ~7 sec right now and its very handy. At end game you can use it every pack even in close proximity. I higly recommend going for Draconic/Primal split since it gives you so much. I can confirm that Herald caster levels/max caster lvl works with Blightcaster so if you're completionist you might spend points differently. See you in game , cheers Yenaver.

[Michele]

thanks, I'll test poison.
acid rain damage was low when I tested it (definitely lower than fire storm or ice flowers).

[PedXing20]

From what i've read and discussed, ice druid will still be the meta as far as druids are concerned.

Knowing that's what you run, i don't think you will find the new archtype as much fun.

[Michele]

I just tested Blighted Breath spell with Biting Acid Imbue toggled and it seems to have a short range like burst of glacial wrath, and less wide than burst of glacial wrath.

Blighted Breath can be used in any form.

Veil the elements doesn't work with Hive Master form.

Ice flowers does more than double damage compared to blighted breath.

[Ultinoob]

Hi Michele

I am one of the folks stuck between server transfers so haven't tested the blightcaster yet so much myself.

But from what i can gather they should shine at end game and maybe not so much at levelling. though i thought that having acid blast early would be really nice.

At endgame you have:
AOE: dragon breath, tsunami, acid well, acid blast (for debuffing), thorn wave, thorn lance.
single target: black dragon bolt, maybe necrotic ray, word of balance, salt ray (2*creeping cold if they get those)

Comparing this to a cold druid:
AOE: tsunami, dragon breath, ice flowers, call lightning storm
Single target: call lighting, 2*creeping cold, salt ray, wob.

assuming both have access to finger of death, color spray and bogw.

My thoughts was that at endgame a blightcaster would be better at killing a whole group of mobs quick.

Just my thoughts.