Is Chaos Volley still the best spell? Any alternatives

[Vortexdr]

In Early access years ago it was far and above the best for PVE. I've been messing around and it still seems really strong but i'm bored using it. Can anyone recommend some alternatives?

[torqueblue]

I don't remember what that ability is, if its an elite spell try Heartstrike. Ball up a bunch and watch the hp regen and the blood nova blast.

[Midnight Snekk]

Illusion spear has significant amount of stuff, it's a dash, it's a long-range piercing and weakening 170% magic damage spell that has heal synergy with phantom shield, should you get the right jewel.

Couple it with the unholy dash and you have just the right amount of mobility, heal and distraction.

[Suzaku]

I think a good alternative is spectral wolf. Bounces to hit multiple targets, chance to get a free cast due to the illusion passive, weaken can be useful, can get a jewel modifier that adds a heal to it. Extremely solid general purpose spell.

[ProperSlavSquat]

Originally posted by Midnight Snekk:

Illusion spear has significant amount of stuff, it's a dash, it's a long-range piercing and weakening 170% magic damage spell that has heal synergy with phantom shield, should you get the right jewel.

Couple it with the unholy dash and you have just the right amount of mobility, heal and distraction.

I find illusion school fits me best too.
Chaos volley is strong but I wasn't lucky to get jewels for that school. Got great ones for frost and illusion and I play them.
Unholy is also great

[Senki]

chaos volley has pretty bad aoe , there are much better spells for fighting mobs or bosses with adds

aftershock and void are good for those situations with the right jewels and basically any of the other ones with a circle aoe

[doublejesus]

I used unholy bolt and unholy aegis to carry me for most the game as the summons can buy you some breathing room. A few of the enemies just get up on you and go to pound town with some crazy dashes so the summons help a lot. (patrolling Ice dude and first vampire hunter)

However once I got an insanely lucky(I assume) morningstar drop on T2 rifts as well as a 5 star gem on both blood frenzy and chaos aegis I swapped over to movement speed and attack speed build with the whip and never looked back I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ love this game. The lightning ult that makes you go untargetable is OP if you use it right for pve always get that asap.

[Feral Silver]

i remember running unholy explosion and spectral wolf with the illusion dash, sometimes getting a double cast of a big aoe with the benefit of additional distractions was always nice

[Aetemes]

I dont find chaos volley very interesting...I think it has potential when you get gems for your igniting spells, other wise plane chaos is bleh. Even the chaos earth shatter whatever is imo better, cause you can play around line of sight with it, and it can cleave.

I usually really fixate on whatever spell I get a good gem for, this run I got a double cast frost nova early, and that stuff kinda carried a lot of situations for me, the gems can really impact the value of your spells, so it keeps you trying different spells.

I also agree with wraith spear being pretty cool actually, the fact that it has a movement effect to it makes it really useful.