"Shaper of Storms" Ele Node Clarification?

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arknath#4740 wrote:

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trixxar#2360 wrote:

So shock increases damage taken for a set duration. Without the node, the increase is based on hit damage as a percent of enemy life, and for bosses with high hp, if you dont hit very hard, you will get very small shocks (2%) or none at all.

With the node all hits will increase to at least 15% damage taken for 2 seconds, without further modification.

Very useful with bosses. Especially because increased shock effect or elemental ailment effect with increased duration can mean hitting a boss for 1 damage gets you 50% increased damage taken for 3 or 4 seconds.

200% increased shock effect with a 2% shock gets you only a 6% shock - or 6% increased damage taken.

200% increased shock effect with the node gets you 45% increased damage taken.

Seems pretty decent now right?



Also, it lets non-lightning hits shock, again useful.

This assumption is not correct.

200% increased shock effect with a 2 % shock with this node checked will for this example be set to 15% not 45%. It only makes sure you at minimum shock for 15%.

You are right that it makes life easier vs bosses especially for stuff that deal fast damage instead of big damage, but it only makes shocks that would get to less than 15% be set to 15% instead. So let's say you would have managed to get to 18%(6%+12(due to 200%)) with your current shock effect it still would only be 18% not 45%. To get to the numbers you describe you would have to do a bigger hit or use items/acendency node that makes you "shocks enemies as if dealing more damage"(item like voltaxic rift) (and thus eventually making the 15% irrelevant).

You are correct about base shock duration being 2 seconds though.