Why do people say the lore of light is so powerful?

[Chuddly]

Maybe I'm a brainlet but it doesn't seem THAT good. Not good like the lore of fire, lore of life for example. It definitely has some great abilities, net of amnytok is handy in a few scenarios and is unique.

[burningmime]

Just like the Lore of Death post a few weeks ago, the answer is... "they don't". Or rather, "they used to" because in game 1 before net was nerfed it was incredibly spammable/long-lasting so was a mainstay in multiplayer.

Been a long time since Light was top tier.

[Chuddly]

Originally posted by burningmime:

Just like the Lore of Death post a few weeks ago, the answer is... "they don't". Or rather, "they used to" because in game 1 before net was nerfed it was incredibly spammable/long-lasting so was a mainstay in multiplayer.

Been a long time since Light was top tier.

but a few weeks ago, in reply to the lore of death post, some people said it was really powerful lmao

[Scr(A)tch]

Originally posted by burningmime:

Just like the Lore of Death post a few weeks ago, the answer is... "they don't". Or rather, "they used to" because in game 1 before net was nerfed it was incredibly spammable/long-lasting so was a mainstay in multiplayer.

Been a long time since Light was top tier.

It was also AOE without overcasting it.

[Chuddly]

Originally posted by Scr(A)tch:

Originally posted by burningmime:

Just like the Lore of Death post a few weeks ago, the answer is... "they don't". Or rather, "they used to" because in game 1 before net was nerfed it was incredibly spammable/long-lasting so was a mainstay in multiplayer.

Been a long time since Light was top tier.

It was also AOE without overcasting it.

That sounds pretty awesome. Wow. OP even which is why it got nerfed I'd guess.

[Powercow]

Banishment is super good, Net is awesome, and it can do the unlimited magic thingy.

[chronobomb]

Lore of Light is fairly well balanced. While it's not OP anymore it's great for Sniping, Netting, and Banishment, plus it's buffs are spammable to help your front line hold. If your going for range build it has a lot to offer. If you are going for a melee/magic damage build then it's useful but more niche.

[Dregora]

I don't really get the hype behind lore of fire, myself. I know the skills are good, I know the fire vortex lasts really long and even though nerfed, burning head is okay i guess? But I feel like all you go fire for is the damage. And while I understand damage is good, I don't see much flexibility in it, personally.

But maybe that's just a me problem. I highly favor lore of life. I like the versatility.

[l_pha]

If it were not for the aoe net it would be a total garbage spell book. The other spells, buffs and vortex spell are a waste of WoM.

[Chuddly]

Originally posted by Powercow:

Banishment is super good, Net is awesome, and it can do the unlimited magic thingy.

What's the unlimited magic thingy?

[Chuddly]

Originally posted by Dregora:

I don't really get the hype behind lore of fire, myself. I know the skills are good, I know the fire vortex lasts really long and even though nerfed, burning head is okay i guess? But I feel like all you go fire for is the damage. And while I understand damage is good, I don't see much flexibility in it, personally.

But maybe that's just a me problem. I highly favor lore of life. I like the versatility.

Personally burning head is the more useful spell in it, in my opinion. Also the flaming sword is nice and the one that ♥♥♥♥♥ fire from the sky. But the burning head one can decimate a line of infantry or archers and the AI has no issue lining their troops up. I have a mod that appears to improve their AI but even then it's easy to use against them. It lasts a long time, moves fairly slow so has a big impact on individual units, travels far. the only annoying thing is it seems to change it's path a bit sometimes and it can ♥♥♥♥ you over.

[Chuddly]

Originally posted by l_pha:

If it were not for the aoe net it would be a total garbage spell book. The other spells, buffs and vortex spell are a waste of WoM.

Yeah vortex spells are a big gamble and are very expensive. Most of the time the results are very average at best, and frequently a disaster when the vortex starts and immediately beelines for my troops.

[Powercow]

Originally posted by Mr CanEHdian:

Originally posted by Powercow:

Banishment is super good, Net is awesome, and it can do the unlimited magic thingy.

What's the unlimited magic thingy?

It's supposedly being fixed next patch, but any lore of magic with a Magic Missile type spell can do it.

Cast it on an enemy out of range so your caster has to move forward. Mid-cast, cancel it by having them move back out of range. For some reason this means that, unless you cast the magic missile spell again, you have unlimited winds of magic for the fight. Very powerful, dropping free Banishments or Winds of Death.

[Rack]

Net of amentok + lots of range units. Also banishement is very good vortex spell

[KOS]

Pha's Protection = +15 armor +36 defense (AoE)
Birona's Timewarp = +24% speed +34 attack (AoE)
Light of Battle = give unbreakable trait (AoE)
Banishment = cheap vortex (AoE)
Net of Amyntok = root unit (single or AoE)
Exorcism (passive) = +4 Leadership and Immunity to Psychology mapwide (11 Seconds)

The passive is crazy good, leadership is the key to win a battle.
The buffs turn any fight in your favor.
The vortex spell is really cost effective.
the net save your ass.

The downside of this lore are HUGE recharge time. But there are some good items to work with huge recharge time.

[Ashley]

For banishment and net mostly. Net is great for ranged based factions. Everything else in the spellbook is meh.