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New Mage Covenant Legendaries in Patch 9.1 PTR Build 38312 - Mage Guide Writers Review Effects
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New Covenant-Specific Class Legendaries
were discovered for Mages in the first
9.1 PTR build 38312
that arrived on April 13th. Our Mage writers will examine their three new legendaries to see how they compare. Are any of them strong enough to change your legendary or covenant choice?
New Covenant-Specific Legendaries in Patch 9.1 PTR Build 38312
Our Guide Writers have given their thoughts on the new Covenant Specific Legendaries Soulbinds on the Patch 9.1 PTR for Build 38312. Check out their opinions below!
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Mage Covenant Specific Legendaries in Patch 9.1
Kyrian:
Eco Armonica
- Damage dealt to enemies affected by
Scintilla Radiante
's vulnerability echo to 4 nearby enemies for 25% of the damage dealt.
Necrolord:
Profondità della Morte
- Your
Palla di Fuoco
,
Dardo di Gelo
, and
Detonazione Arcana
have a chance to grant
Stirpe della Morte
for 8 sec. While in the form of a skeletal mage the spell damage granted is increased by 1% for each enemy hit by
Palla di Fuoco
,
Dardo di Gelo
, and
Detonazione Arcana
.
Venthyr:
Delizia Peccaminosa
- Consuming
Mente Fredda
, a
Detonazione di Fuoco
charge,
Lancio Istintivo
reduces
Specchi del Tormento
cooldown by 3 sec. If
Specchi del Tormento
is dispelled the cooldown is reduced by 45 sec.
Arcane Mage Opinion & Feedback
Kyrian -
Eco Armonica
Of the three new legendaries that have currently been datamined, one immediately stands out: the Kyrian power,
Eco Armonica
, which makes 25% of the damage we deal to a target affected by
Scintilla Radiante
cleave onto four nearby enemies. Obviously, this isn't a single-target legendary, but it has huge potential in AoE and Mythic+ content, especially when combined with Forgelite Mikanikos' new trait,
Acceleratore d'Animum Effusivo
, which deals AoE damage when we use
Scintilla Radiante
and
reduces Spark's cooldown. It looks a little weaker than
Armonia Arcana
for Kyrian Arcane Mages for now, but time and tuning could change that.
Necrolord -
Profondità della Morte
Profondità della Morte
is the new Necrolord legendary, which is semi-okay but suffers from the same problem as
Anomalia Temporale
: that is, it could proc at an inconvenient moment (i.e. you're about to move, you're low on mana, you have 0 stacks
Carica Arcana
) and the effect would be wasted. It also has an odd interaction with Emeni's
Esempio Guida
: if
Stirpe della Morte
is already active, the proc will extend its duration by 8 seconds, but won't extend
Esempio Guida
. However, if the legendary effect triggers without
Stirpe della Morte
being active, you (currently) gain 30 seconds of
Esempio Guida
as if you had used
Stirpe della Morte
. This is probably unintended behaviour and will likely be fixed before 9.1 goes live. In the same vein, it's currently stacking the 1% damage increase for continually hitting the same target, which the wording would suggest is not the way it's intended to function.
Venthyr -
Delizia Peccaminosa
The Venthyr legendary,
Delizia Peccaminosa
, is
very
unlikely to enable an extra use of
Specchi del Tormento
between
Potere Arcano
windows, so on early impressions is practically worthless as we always want to align those two spells, and never want to delay Arcane Power.
None of the new legendaries - at current tuning levels - look like they'll change our existing Covenant choices.
Arcane Mage Guide
Fire Mage Opinion & Feedback
In patch 9.1 many new covenant-specific legendary items are being added to the game. The idea of tying covenant to legendaries isn’t something I’m particularly a fan of, but today we are going to go over scenarios where having one of the new legendaries would be valuable while comparing them against existing legendaries. So far we have information for Kyrian, Necrolord, and Venthyr.
Kyrian -
Eco Armonica
This legendary enables cleave for nearby targets during the
Scintilla Radiante
vulnerability, which lasts for 4 spells. Keep in mind that it only affects 4 targets for 25%. This means that your damage is effectively doubled for the four spells you cast after
Scintilla Radiante
so long as there are 4 targets. It's unlikely this legendary will get much use, especially since running it requires being Kyrian.
Comando Disciplinare
is what Fire Mages run in cleave and I don't see this legendary increasing overall damage by enough to beat it.
Necrolord -
Profondità della Morte
This legendary has two parts: First there is a 1.25 rppm chance to grant the
Stirpe della Morte
buff for 8 seconds. Second, each hit from
Palla di Fuoco
grants 1% spell damage with no cap. Because
Stirpe della Morte
causes
Palla di Fuoco
to cleave this legendary has potential to be very overpowered in cleave, where it is possible to reach >100 stacks and pop cooldowns as you reach the very end of your
Stirpe della Morte
buff. Although this legendary requires going Necrolord, I believe if it goes live in its current state it might be well worth swapping. Definitely keep an eye on this one.
Venthyr -
Delizia Peccaminosa
Understanding this legendary requires some quick math: if a
Detonazione di Fuoco
charge reduces
Specchi del Tormento
cooldown by 3 seconds and on average you cast
Detonazione di Fuoco
about 10 times a minute this means we end up with
Specchi del Tormento
coming in at around a one minute cooldown. Since this legendary only affects the cooldown of
Specchi del Tormento
, its strength depends entirely on how strong gaining 30 seconds of cooldown reduction on
Specchi del Tormento
really is. Although having cooldown reduction on
Specchi del Tormento
feels really good, it is very unlikely to beat out
Comando Disciplinare
in any metric.
Fire Mage Guide
Frost Mage Opinion & Feedback
In patch 9.1 many new covenant-specific legendary items are being added to the game. The idea of tying covenant to legendaries isn’t something I’m particularly a fan of, but today we are going to go over scenarios where having one of the new legendaries would be valuable while comparing them against existing legendaries. So far we have information for Kyrian, Necrolord, and Venthyr.
Kyrian -
Eco Armonica
This legendary enables cleave for nearby targets during the
Scintilla Radiante
vulnerability, which lasts for 4 spells. Keep in mind that it only affects 4 targets for 25%. This means that your damage is effectively doubled for the four spells you cast after
Scintilla Radiante
so long as there are 4 targets. It's unlikely this legendary will get much use since Frost Mage since
Frammenti Glaciali
and
Venti Gelidi
are both already so strong in cleave.
Necrolord -
Profondità della Morte
This legendary has two parts: First there is a 1.25 rppm chance to grant the
Stirpe della Morte
buff for 8 seconds. Second, each hit from
Dardo di Gelo
grants 1% spell damage with no cap. Because
Stirpe della Morte
causes
Dardo di Gelo
to cleave this legendary has potential to be very overpowered in cleave, where it is possible to reach >100 stacks and pop cooldowns as you reach the very end of your
Stirpe della Morte
buff. As mentioned before, Frost has very strong cleave legendaries with
Frammenti Glaciali
and
Venti Gelidi
but this legendary allows you to set up and funnel huge amounts of damage into a primary target. This legendary very well might make Necrolord the go-to covenant if it goes live the way it is now.
Venthyr -
Delizia Peccaminosa
Mente Fredda
reduces
Specchi del Tormento
cooldown by 3 seconds but
Specchi del Tormento
is a bit random aside from the three guaranteed procs. Since this legendary only affects the cooldown of
Specchi del Tormento
, its strength depends entirely on how strong gaining cooldown reduction on
Specchi del Tormento
really is. I believe this legendary has potential to beat out
Ghiaccio Scivoloso
in single target, but I doubt it will be competitive in cleave or AoE.
Frost Mage Guide
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