Flaming Sphere... how can I make it useful?

[Amateur Nitpicker]

Like is a ball on fire? (more like a rock pet)

- How can i kill people with it

[Quacksalber]

I dunno, make it attack people, for eg?

[ViperClaw]

It is already useful in its own way.

It's more made to stand in the way, deal some AoE around itself, attack single enemies here and there and be a big obsticle and target for enemies to attack.

It's like the Azer elemental. A summon to distract your enemy. Dealing damage is not really its strong point.

[Amateur Nitpicker]

So I just block people with it?

[ViperClaw]

Originally posted by Amateur Nitpicker:

So I just block people with it?

That's what it's good at. It's quite big and heavy, so you can close off chokepoints with it and continiously roll into enemy groups to keep them burning and annoyed. :D

In other words: It takes pressure off your team.

[MewTressym]

One way you can use it is to stack it with something like the sword/dagger tornado spell (what's it called again?) and block doorways with it, forces them to go through the sword-nado to get to you, and they take double damage from the swords and flaming sphere in the process. Junk mobs with low health will just die instantly, while stronger mobs will be softened up by it.

You can also combine this with Void-grenades to pull enemies in to the trap. Early on in the game they give out void grenades like candy at halloween.

[NotsoevilDM]

Flaming Sphere can make a ram attack on its initiative. It doesn't do massive damage but every little helps.

Also, throw a grease bottle or spell that overlalps with the sphere to set everything around it on fire (the sphere itself is immune to fire damage).

Last but not least, enemies will sometime attack it rather than your parry. Always good to have an extra damage sponge.

[ViperClaw]

Originally posted by NotsoevilDM:

Flaming Sphere can make a ram attack on its initiative. It doesn't do massive damage but every little helps.

Also, throw a grease bottle or spell that overlalps with the sphere to set everything around it on fire (the sphere itself is immune to fire damage).

Last but not least, enemies will sometime attack it rather than your parry. Always good to have an extra damage sponge.

Also a good point. The fire immunity i mean. :)