Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="bganon" data-source="post: 4335513" data-attributes="member: 60886">I agree, Grasping Shadows is good but I don't think it's clearly above the other Wizard encounter powers at the same level.  Burning hands does slightly less damage over a wider area (and without triggering OA). Chill Strike is single target but dazes, which is really one of the best effects (single action AND grants CA).  Grasping Shadows seems at first more powerful than Force Orb, but Force Orb is range 20 in a game where not too many monsters (especially at low levels) actually have more than range 10 spells (or 10/20 weapons), AND Force Orb only targets enemies.  Icy Terrain knocks prone, and as someone who's currently playing a rogue, I'd MUCH rather the wizard be knocking monsters prone than slowing them.  I'd say Ray of Enfeeblement looks like the weakest (har, har) of the lot, but I don't have a good sense of how powerful an effect weakening really is.Personally, if I were a wizard going for an area effect, I'd probably choose Icy Terrain or Force Orb over Grasping Shadows.  And at higher levels if I got some other good area power I'd seriously consider retraining to Chill Strike.</blockquote>