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Frost Cyclone Delay Needs to be Shifted

Destroying Cyclone like Pyroblast with a cast time that ruins the ability just means another dead scroll. What about the idea of adding adjusting frost cyclone like so:

1 - Summon a Cyclone that travels outwards slowing enemies, after 0.5 seconds it roots enemies.

Mages already have enough cast items that can be staggered, this change would make the frost cyclone combo a lot harder to pull off, it gives wizards an instant cast scroll that is still useful but not overbearing, and it adds skill layer to it, rewards wizards who hit long range cyclones with a root and allow us to still use it to help peel. The cast time on it just makes it feel really lame to use

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  • Wizup

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    Nov 16, 2025

    They could potentially play with several factors:

    • Remove stagger (but keep block pierce)

    • Remove block pierce (but keep stagger)

    • Remove root (but apply snare)

    • Change time to apply root

    • Change travel speed

    There is a lot of ways to balance this spell but adding a delay for the cast certainly isn’t one of them.

  • Namodeeps

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    Nov 15, 2025

    The delay feels terrible. it looks terrible.

  • schmegus

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    Nov 14, 2025

    This also allows for better tuning, you can adjust when the root starts so if the spells to weak lower the time till root turns on, or if it’s to strong adjust it the other way.