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Is the Evocation Wizard better at being a damage Sorcerer than a Sorcerer?
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<blockquote data-quote="ClaytonCross" data-source="post: 7177491" data-attributes="member: 6880599"><p>If the feel you are going for is a glass cannon that does a lot of damage DPR is likely what you look at first. Particularly if you have not played both classes to 20 to really get an idea how it plays. It does appear to me that Sorcerers “Nova” at lower levels gives them a lead on damage when there is only 1 target however because they lack the control for AoE which limits their damage unless you count friendly fire and then at level 14 and up Evocation wizards destroy them as far as I can tell. </p><p></p><p>Sorcerer Nova level 3: quicken Scorching Ray avg 7 + twined firebolt cantrip vs 2 targets, 6 each (12) = 19</p><p>Evocation Wizard 3: Shatter vs 2 targets avg 13.5 each (27) does not harm up to 3 allies of your choice </p><p></p><p>Sorcerer Nova lvl 20: quicken MeteorSwarm avg damage 145 + twined firebolt cantrip avg 27 each (54) = 199</p><p>Evocation Wizard lvl 20: Overchannel Meteor Swarm = 245 not resistible damage that does not harm up to 10 allies of your choice </p><p></p><p>That said Sorcerer 18 / Evocation Wizard 2 picking up the 2 wizard levels at character levels 5-6, puts off all your Attribute Increases 2 levels but doesn’t really take much from the sorcerer and allows it to open up its damage quite a bit. I still expect Overchannel to break their lead from 14 up. I am guessing a lot of groups don’t make it to 14. Of course if you were looking to make a single target DPR, Sorcerer 18/Warlock 2 is I believe #1. But my intended topic is mostly a single class comparision.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ClaytonCross, post: 7177491, member: 6880599"] If the feel you are going for is a glass cannon that does a lot of damage DPR is likely what you look at first. Particularly if you have not played both classes to 20 to really get an idea how it plays. It does appear to me that Sorcerers “Nova” at lower levels gives them a lead on damage when there is only 1 target however because they lack the control for AoE which limits their damage unless you count friendly fire and then at level 14 and up Evocation wizards destroy them as far as I can tell. Sorcerer Nova level 3: quicken Scorching Ray avg 7 + twined firebolt cantrip vs 2 targets, 6 each (12) = 19 Evocation Wizard 3: Shatter vs 2 targets avg 13.5 each (27) does not harm up to 3 allies of your choice Sorcerer Nova lvl 20: quicken MeteorSwarm avg damage 145 + twined firebolt cantrip avg 27 each (54) = 199 Evocation Wizard lvl 20: Overchannel Meteor Swarm = 245 not resistible damage that does not harm up to 10 allies of your choice That said Sorcerer 18 / Evocation Wizard 2 picking up the 2 wizard levels at character levels 5-6, puts off all your Attribute Increases 2 levels but doesn’t really take much from the sorcerer and allows it to open up its damage quite a bit. I still expect Overchannel to break their lead from 14 up. I am guessing a lot of groups don’t make it to 14. Of course if you were looking to make a single target DPR, Sorcerer 18/Warlock 2 is I believe #1. But my intended topic is mostly a single class comparision. [/QUOTE]
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