Necromancer: Necrotic Clutch damage to me

Discussion in 'Spell Casters' started by Derso Blint, Sep 26, 2013.

  1. Derso Blint New Member

    I noticed that Necrotic Clutch is doing DOT to me as well as to the enemy. I don't see anything in the description explaining this. Is this normal?
  2. Karvokh Member

    It's normal. The tooltip reads thus:
    Grasps your opponent in a deathly clutch, dealing multiple waves of damage over 60 seconds. The first wave deals ____ to ____ damage, increasing to ____ to ____ damage for the last wave. Deals ____ to ____ damage over 60 seconds to you. Damage over time abilities cast while Necrotic Clutch is active are increased in potency.

    It's an additional kickback for a very powerful ability, which I find more interesting than simply boosting its mana cost, adding a cooldown, or a longer cast time. (The direct damage counterpart, Ghastly Revenge, increases energy costs by 5% while it's active.)

    It's actually useful in some situations -- it's very minor damage, but the very fact that it deals -some- damage allows it to break Mezzes cast on you.
    Certain mobs cast mezzes on their off-targets, so in the situation where your pet is maintaining aggro and you suddenly get mezzed out of the blue, you can break it thanks to Necrotic Clutch.
  3. Derso Blint New Member

    Ah thank you. I need to learn to read.

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