+Magic VS -channeling

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Magic > Chan is what i would say. I play a wiz and the biggest thing that comes up is Channelling but its no use due to casting time(animation). So simply the higher magic the more damage dealt.

Channelling overall may shred some time off what you want to cast yet think about it. Say you had a lot of channelling gear but lacked magic. You'd Cast faster but your
magic would be weaker. And due to Animation + Cooldown its less likely to cast any faster than what you'd think and also the chan cap is -95% and the only class to reach that without -chan gear is the wiz due to Sutra. But then you find yourself stumbling to cast spells if you didn't think ahead.

Magic on the other hand is the thing all spellcasters need for many obvious reasons. With your 490 mag you'd hit harder than a channelling geared person. People may say that with faster channelling they would damage/heal on par with you but keep in mind the animation time and cooldown. Plus most of your power comes from your weapon so upgrade your weapon and you can laugh at those who think they can Damage/heal as good as you just because of Channelling.

Vital_Slash - Sanctuary wrote: »

Magic > Chan is what i would say. I play a wiz and the biggest thing that comes up is Channelling but its no use due to casting time(animation). So simply the higher magic the more damage dealt.

It really depends what you wanna do. -Chann may not be necessary for PvE, but it definitely gives you an edge in PvP, and can sometimes make a difference in PvE still. Really most of the time if you're pure mag you have enough in your stats alone. But end game I would say shoot for at least 500 and then you can use gear that focus on other things you might need in order to balance it out like pdef or -chann. Any more magic after that would be considered optimization and if you want more like that, invest in The Alms Bowl.

Vital_Slash - Sanctuary wrote: »

Channelling overall may shred some time off what you want to cast yet think about it. Say you had a lot of channelling gear but lacked magic. You'd Cast faster but your
magic would be weaker. And due to Animation + Cooldown its less likely to cast any faster than what you'd think and also the chan cap is -95% and the only class to reach that without -chan gear is the wiz due to Sutra. But then you find yourself stumbling to cast spells if you didn't think ahead.

Even if you're vit build you usually have enough magic for just about anything equal lvled. The chann cap is actually pretty weird, you can get up to 99%, but if you go any higher than that it automatically gets reset down to 90%. Tidal Spirit for psys gives pretty much the same channeling effect that sutra does. Due to the cast time of NV being just as long as the cooldown it is spammable in any circumstance so not really much stumbling there for mystics.

Vital_Slash - Sanctuary wrote: »

Magic on the other hand is the thing all spellcasters need for many obvious reasons. With your 490 mag you'd hit harder than a channelling geared person. People may say that with faster channelling they would damage/heal on par with you but keep in mind the animation time and cooldown. Plus most of your power comes from your weapon so upgrade your weapon and you can laugh at those who think they can Damage/heal as good as you just because of Channelling.

Usually arguments of which stat is better that involve -chann clash with crit %. Most gear in general with -chann boosts mag anyway, so this is really the first time I've even seen this topic brought up.

With r8 recast I think people will favor r8 wrists/pants over TT99 for better defenses. I don't quite remember the chance to get channeling on the recasts though. But yeah I mentioned how it was kind of a silly question since channeling and mag are easy to get at the same time. :b

As mystic i woulnt focus on channeling, unless you're rich. Like others have mentioned, mystic skills are spammable, except for AS. With good gear you should be able to get around 30 channeling without trying to get alot. R8 robe, wrist, rings are things that give 6 channeling each. Also out of experience i find pure magic the most suitable build for mystic imo.

Even as a wizard I prefer more damage over faster channeling because the cast time still screws mages over anyway. If cast and channel were merged into one thing and channeling affected the total time I would be more concerned about it. Seeing as demon mystics can get -55 channel with no -chan on gear or wep, I'd say don't worry too much about it.

-chan is good, and if it comes along with a magic bonus awesome! Dragonscale (Dragonschild Scale?)Necklace is the only piece I have endeavored to purchase with a channeling bonus that cost me more than 800K (considerably more, 10 million) - but as others have said, DONT sacrifice magic & magic attack just to look leet with a ton of -channeling.

I could be wrong, but I believe it only has an effect your channeling time, not your cast & cooldown.

Dont shard channeling gems when vit or HP or even PDef is more beneficial to you. Dont put anything but Mag Attack on your weapon.

R8 has a lot of -channeling without sacrificing more beneficial bonuses. That's the route Im going, but I have been getting and buying rank since I first started playing, so its the most beneficial/economical route for me. I will be shooting for Archangel Sleeves and Boots to go along with that.

Unless you are an LA mystic, crit really means nothing, as AS wont crit anyway - and thats your most powerful 1 shot spell. You will have a hard time 1 shoting much with your NV or SM.

I got the Dragonscale Neck so I could remove my Sleeves of the Sea Captain, which cost me 800K with 4+4 when I bought them.

Sadly, since the appearance of -6 chan gems, the price of those & any item with -chan has skyrocketed, even blues.

There is a blue neck that you can buy much cheaper, that can have the -6 chan twice as a bonus or along with magic, if you are looking for a more economical alternative.