[3.6] The Blizz Sorc - Icestorm/Winter Orb CI Occultist - Viable For Everything

wait so SC is working again? Ive got my staff on a 6 socket 5 link, what should the setup be?
I am using Spell Cascade for the first time now, here is my staff:


What exactly does Spell Cascade do? I see the text saying "Supported Area of Effect skills also affect areas in front of and behind the targeted area"- does this just mean that our Icestorm AoE is bigger? Does it actually affect damage, or just a bigger area of effect?
Last edited by MCRide#5202 on Mar 21, 2019, 8:16:06 PM
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MCRide wrote:
I am using Spell Cascade for the first time now, here is my staff:


What exactly does Spell Cascade do? I see the text saying "Supported Area of Effect skills also affect areas in front of and behind the targeted area"- does this just mean that our Icestorm AoE is bigger? Does it actually affect damage, or just a bigger area of effect?


Yes, technically we trigger 3 x Icestorms instead of 1, the difference in clearing is big even if the damage is lowered.
Try a Tier 15 Red Elder in adds spawn phase to see the difference, with Spell Cascade entire room is covered in ice, adds have no chance to hit Shaper .
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Partheion wrote:
wait so SC is working again? Ive got my staff on a 6 socket 5 link, what should the setup be?

Exactly what the guide says:
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lilianmarius wrote:
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MCRide wrote:
I am using Spell Cascade for the first time now, here is my staff:


What exactly does Spell Cascade do? I see the text saying "Supported Area of Effect skills also affect areas in front of and behind the targeted area"- does this just mean that our Icestorm AoE is bigger? Does it actually affect damage, or just a bigger area of effect?


Yes, technically we trigger 3 x Icestorms instead of 1, the difference in clearing is big even if the damage is lowered.
Try a Tier 15 Red Elder in adds spawn phase to see the difference, with Spell Cascade entire room is covered in ice, adds have no chance to hit Shaper .

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Old version of the build, but it shows what SC does perfectly clear.
So i changed and by god my frames. Is there a way i can get around that without having to change the gems at all? i like the overall area clear but fuck my fps dies so hard.
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Partheion wrote:
So i changed and by god my frames. Is there a way i can get around that without having to change the gems at all? i like the overall area clear but fuck my fps dies so hard.


You might have to lower your graphics settings, SC has always been heavy on the hardware.
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Partheion wrote:
So i changed and by god my frames. Is there a way i can get around that without having to change the gems at all? i like the overall area clear but fuck my fps dies so hard.

If your hardware can't handle triple Icestorms, just stick with the pre-SC-fix setup and clear with WO (put Elemental Focus in the 6th unlinked socket instead of SC).
I have to say, I was definitely getting used to not having Spell Cascade, but damn, the clear speed boost is nice, especially for Incursions (and Uber Elder portal phases!).
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