Make Alpha's Howl great again.

I know the price is not the problem, but it surely represents it's power and "chaseness" for builds, almost no one is using it because there are plenty of better options (rares or uniques), which is sad because this was once one of those very expensive, cool and build enabler uniques, am i right?

Which builds did it enable and why does it not enable those builds any more? Just wondering, an honest question...

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Char1983 wrote:

Which builds did it enable and why does it not enable those builds any more? Just wondering, an honest question...

Good question, all i know is that it was a pricy, sought-after item and now it isn't.

Mostly aura bots i guess, builds with focus on auras.

...ok? Did you drop one and are sour that it doesn't sell for 2ex? I don't quite get your point to be honest.

It died to some extant with the death of reduced mana and its replacement with enlighten. Also +2 to auras is availabe as an essence mod in helms which helps a lot. Before that off the top of my head ele attack builds would often use it eg windripper spec throw etc.

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Vipermagi wrote:

It just became less rare at one point, didn't it? Plus, more competition on the helmet slot these days. It's still super good for Aurabots to my knowledge, nothing changed there.

Heretic's Veil is a major culprit I suspect, as most auras are less powerful than most curses. Especially factoring in 50% vs 35% reservation.

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suszterpatt wrote:

Heretic's Veil is a major culprit I suspect, as most auras are less powerful than most curses. Especially factoring in 50% vs 35% reservation.

People don't mind the Less Curse Effect on bosses and running Hexwarded Maps? I presume this is because clear speed meta values general clear over boss killing effectiveness?

(And Hexproof, but I suppose you can get around it with Cospri's Will if you're so inclined)

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Fhark wrote:

It died to some extant with the death of reduced mana and its replacement with enlighten. Also +2 to auras is availabe as an essence mod in helms which helps a lot. Before that off the top of my head ele attack builds would often use it eg windripper spec throw etc.

This. With a huge emphasis on the nerf to Reduced Mana Cost. That nerf alone wrecked many many aura builds that were used so widely. Without RMC in its old form, Alpha's Howl will never be as popular. Its just not worth giving up your hat slot when there are so many other better options available.

Another reason is, that the loss of one aura back in the day had a much bigger impact on your overall dps output. Today only summoners and a fistful of elebuilds really want more than two.