Lightning Mastery and +Lightning % Damage

[Cope]

Hello, I'm trying to decide between using a HotO or Eschuta's on my new Light sorc. As I recall the +% damage from the Eschuta's (or any other item/Facet) merely adds to the total multiplier of Lightning Mastery (this would apply to Fire Mastery as well). Since I expect to have level 40+ Lightning Mastery, in effect this 20% damage bonus from Eschuta's is very minimal if I am correct, which is why I'd like to know. I'd value the resists more than the small amount of damage gain if what I believe to be the case is indeed so. Any insight is welcome.

[Bjorgin]

Meh, eschuta's will do more damage overall. You still have 3 skills bundled in with all that +% damage.

[draffut]

You are correct, Eschuta's and those like it merely add to Mastery. A perfect Eschuta's with a perfect Facet in it will come out to about +2 light mastery (ignoring the - enemy resistance that is).

A lvl.40 Light Mastery is +518% I think. At that rate, I'd find the extra damage from Eschuta's obsolete, IMO.

[Cope]

Bjorgin, I'm not debating that it won't do more damage. How could it do less?

draffut, thank you for your response, that is exactly what I was thinking...I'll just go with the resists from HotO.

[Hector]

Heh, always I think about maxed out damage, I wonder if anyone found a magical orb close to this:

+3 Light Skills (prefix)
+20% FCR (suffix)
+3 Lightning (staffmod)
+3 Lightning Mastery (staffmod)
Then had it be 2 socketed at Larzkut and put to facets for a +10% Damage/-10% Resist.

Dreamy. :cool:

[Bjorgin]

Bjorgin, I'm not debating that it won't do more damage. How could it do less?

draffut, thank you for your response, that is exactly what I was thinking...I'll just go with the resists from HotO.
Nehh, was just confirming one side of your peril. If you want more damage go with eschuta's, if you want res go with Hoto, which you have done.:heart: