Wind Ward/acrobatics Feedback & Suggestion

TL:DR;
Windward is bad even with acrobatics to keep gale force up, Spell suppression is superior.

Suggested Buff;
Double or raise the DR that Gale force gives per stack, so that it can compete with Spell suppression.

WAY TOO LONG TEXT THAT NOBODY IS GOING TO READ;

I'm doing a Rain Blast build this league, on a Ranger, and I'm using wind ward. I really like the DR wind ward gives you, but I was testing it with acrobatics keystone.

It seems to me that these two were made to be used together. As with Acrobatics, you can dodge spells while you're giving up spell suppression, which should make it possible to not lose gale force when facing spells. Otherwise, spells would always hit you, and you would always lose the gale force and the DR.

The problem that I see is that the DR that Wind Ward gives you is just inferior to spell suppression. I have the following examples.

Windward Example
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You receive 10.000 Elemental spell Damage
Windward at 30% leaves = 7000 damage
Resistance at 75% leaves = 1750 damage

Spell suppression Example
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You receive 10.000 Elemental Damage
Resistance at 75% leaves = 2500 damage
Spell suppression leaves = 1250 damage

Conclusion Spell suppression is just superior, even If I invest into windward. I suggest doubling or raising the DR that Gale force gives per stack, so that it can compete with Spell suppression.

I suggest either 6/5 % DR per gale force.

Windward at 6% DR per gale force
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You receive 10.000 Damage
Windward at 60% leaves = 4000 damage
Resistance at 75% leaves = 1000 damage


Windward at 5% DR per gale force
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You receive 10.000 Damage
Windward at 50% leaves = 5000 damage
Resistance at 75% leaves = 1250 damage

Notes;
This is looking towards elemental spell damage. I have not looked at physicals spells, as armor works differently than resistances. But I expect the same outcome there as well.
Last edited by Glibtiger#7380 on Apr 14, 2024, 6:42:01 AM
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