ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

S'pretty small question, but I'd like some input before I chunk half my bank into a single item.

I've got an 18th level Skeleton Tempest staring at the ring Elemental Fury. My current setup is a pair of onyx rings. Would the 10% boost to lightning and arcane (basically my only two damage types) be worth losing +3 to all stats?

Character's already got +33% to lightning damage, but no arcane boosters. Opinions? My inclination is to stick with the onyx rings, since it lets me avoid putting (as many) points into non-core (Mag, Will, Con) stats, but the Fury is a set unique...

I would keep using the stat ring. You are losing 3 MAG as well which will cut your damage output some -- although probably your spells do a touch more damage with EF. The extra 15 HP and mana (from CON and WIL) make up for the tiny loss in damage IMO. EF is really underpowered now.

S'basically what I ended up doing. I was kinda' saddened that a 200 gold ring was so puny, especially when the onyx cost all of 48 gold to make.

Oh well. Thanks for th'chime in.

The +damage also applies to spells? Somehow I always thought that those extra +dam rings were only boosting melee damage...

+%, yes. I know I left the % out above, but I tend to do that when the context is/should be obvious.

Was talking about the boost from elemental fury, which uses percentile boosts, so speaking of related bonuses would be of the same type.

The base +X is generally melee. It'd say (on hit) specifically, or something like that. I think I've seen one where it was +X on ranged, though. No idea if that'd boost spell damage.

PowerWyrm wrote:The +damage also applies to spells? Somehow I always thought that those extra +dam rings were only boosting melee damage...

+10% fire refers to ANY method you (or your summoned critters) use to inflict fire damage. That could be Flame spells, or Firebeam spells, or a scorching lantern's retaliation damage when monsters hit you, etc.

Elemental Fury is +10% arcane, +10% fire, +10% lightning, +10% cold, +10% acid, and maybe one or two others. Not +10% physical. Melee characters will say "meh" and probably sell it.

Unless ofcourse they have some way to generate a damage of that specific type, such as Fiery Hands for ABs.

But yes, if something gives a +x% to ANYTHING, it effects all sources of that, weather it be spells/chants/melee project/damage on hit/whatever.