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Jun 30 2026 08:49am
I've had AI tell me + damage is better until I ask if negative damage is calculated is multiplicatively and it self corrects.

I thought the only one where +damage is better is for cold sorcs, but I believe it's because they also have that talent that lets them get to -100 or whatever it is, so I'm very interested in your feedback coming from a blizz sorc.


Orb Blizz? Maybe -res but its an inferior spec to +damage blizzard cookie cutter.
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Jun 30 2026 11:21am
i think what Stef said above is correct.
im late to start this ladder, but i will be testing this. i think the -% sunder will be better with fathom, and +% sunder will be better if using doom. im going the doom route first.

but for any lightning spec sorc, the -% sunder is best. and as secondary, i would think fhr is best for nova given the close range


I’m using fathom, I haven’t tested doom with +dmg sunder.
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Jun 30 2026 11:23am
Depends on how much cold damage increase you have, and if you're struggling against cold immunes or not. %damage is usually better for cold sorc.
Do you have a 15.5k damage blizzard?


1600 orb dmg and 10k blizz

I went max orb, max blizz, rest into glacial spike toward blizz synergy. I do only pvm on Xbox, I don’t have tons of time for the game anymore.
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Jun 30 2026 12:02pm
1600 orb dmg and 10k blizz

I went max orb, max blizz, rest into glacial spike toward blizz synergy. I do only pvm on Xbox, I don’t have tons of time for the game anymore.


If you go full blizz fathom you can get 8k ice blast and 15.5k blizz using fathom shako ormus

It’s op on console it’s auto-aim blizz poppin

This post was edited by ahyp on Jun 30 2026 12:03pm
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