About Winter Orb

Hello !

Winter Orb will be my league start, I have one question about the skill changes :

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3.27 changes : Winter Orb: Now Fires projectiles every 1.2 seconds (previously 1.6), and now has 80% more Projectile Frequency while Channelling (previously 125%).

125% more Projectile Frequency while Channelling => 80%
20% increased Projectile Frequency per Stage (10 stages at +20% gem quality)

In 3.26 we have 0.625 projectile / second + 305% Projectile Frequency (base 125% + 9 stages(10-1) x 20% = 180%) + Fast Cast

In 3.27 we have 0.833 projectile / second + 260% ( base 80% + 180%) + Fast Cast


I don't know how it is calculated exactly but it seems to be a minor upgrade, am I right ?

Assuming 10 stages and 100% increased cast speed, this is the breakdown:

3.26 base: 0.42 fire rate
3.26 channelling: 0.19 fire rate
3.27 base: 0.32 fire rate
3.27 channelling: 0.18 fire rate

So even while channelling it's slightly better, and way better while moving around.

Assuming 10 stages and 150% increased cast speed, this is how the numbers change:

3.26 base: 0.37 fire rate
3.26 channelling: 0.17 fire rate
3.27 base: 0.28 fire rate
3.27 channelling: 0.16 fire rate

So the difference for channelling stays pretty much in line while repositioning feels a lot less worse for DPS.

Edit: slightly adjusted numbers as I was basing this off old per stage frequency numbers (was previously buffed from 15% per stage to 20%)

If anyone wants the formula it's

Base Frequency / (1 + ((Cast Speed + Increased Frequency) / 100) / (1 + (Modifier while Channelling / 100))

Thank you