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<blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 4638189" data-attributes="member: 2525">Let's work it out then:Right, clearly an encounter power and not an always-on power.&nbsp; Requires wisdom be high, so I call BS on the &quot;usually -4 to -9&quot;.&nbsp; The combo already requires spell focus, which requires charisma, and all powers require intelligence (you still have to hit), and a lot depends on constitution as well (you still need to live).&nbsp; So, you already start with a trade off somewhere to even make use of this encounter power.Yes, this will work fine. Expensive for a rarely used trick, but it works.Now we have sacrificed the opportunity cost of another Paragon path, and either a feat for weapon proficiency or the opportunity cost of having to choose Eladrin for race...which gets a boost to Int (which is good) and Dex (which is entirely useless for this build).Right, it's a daily, and as stated it is not compatible with the Spiral Tower trick.Works, but again requires Charisma, for a combo that is taking up to a Wisdom of 28 and all powers based off of Intelligence, boost to Dex, and need for Con?It's a great combo for once/day, and good vs. will in general that also requires a save for ongoing effects.&nbsp; But it sacrifices a lot, and will be pretty sucky for non-save spells and non-will targeting spells...which will be often.&nbsp; Plus, you will be a glass cannon, having low hit points even for a wizard, and probably a low AC since you could not afford to focus much on magic armor with all those expensive trick-focused items.It's really not that bad...but out of context pretending that all your wizard does is fight solos with weak will defenses will tend to exaggerate it's reliability.&nbsp; There is a good reason very few people would choose this route, and that is because it's mostly a one-trick pony that looks good on paper only.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mistwell, post: 4638189, member: 2525"] Let's work it out then: Right, clearly an encounter power and not an always-on power. Requires wisdom be high, so I call BS on the "usually -4 to -9". The combo already requires spell focus, which requires charisma, and all powers require intelligence (you still have to hit), and a lot depends on constitution as well (you still need to live). So, you already start with a trade off somewhere to even make use of this encounter power. Yes, this will work fine. Expensive for a rarely used trick, but it works. Now we have sacrificed the opportunity cost of another Paragon path, and either a feat for weapon proficiency or the opportunity cost of having to choose Eladrin for race...which gets a boost to Int (which is good) and Dex (which is entirely useless for this build). Right, it's a daily, and as stated it is not compatible with the Spiral Tower trick. Works, but again requires Charisma, for a combo that is taking up to a Wisdom of 28 and all powers based off of Intelligence, boost to Dex, and need for Con? It's a great combo for once/day, and good vs. will in general that also requires a save for ongoing effects. But it sacrifices a lot, and will be pretty sucky for non-save spells and non-will targeting spells...which will be often. Plus, you will be a glass cannon, having low hit points even for a wizard, and probably a low AC since you could not afford to focus much on magic armor with all those expensive trick-focused items. It's really not that bad...but out of context pretending that all your wizard does is fight solos with weak will defenses will tend to exaggerate it's reliability. There is a good reason very few people would choose this route, and that is because it's mostly a one-trick pony that looks good on paper only. [/QUOTE]

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