This datapack makes the Unholy path hit harder and recover faster. Adjust your playstyle to take advantage of the changes.
Open and Close the Fight
1. Pull with Death Grip. Its cooldown is shorter now, so you can drag a target in at the start of a fight and grab another one soon after. Use it to separate one mob from a group, or to pull a ranged enemy into melee.
2. Hit with Festering Strike. It deals more physical and magic damage and reaches farther. Open on enemies that are slightly out of normal sword range.
3. Follow with Lesser Festering Strike. Its cooldown is cut in half and its spell power is higher for both magic and close combat. You can weave it in about twice as often as before.
Handle Groups and Runners
- Epidemic now deals a large amount of direct impact damage. Cast it when several mobs are clustered and you want instant damage.
- Death Coil bolts travel faster and hit harder. Use it on fleeing or kiting enemies, since the faster bolt is easier to land at range.
Practice Tips
- Fight a few ordinary mobs first to learn the new cooldowns by feel. Don't rely on your old timing.
- Festering Strike has extended reach, so you can stay slightly farther back while meleeing. This helps against mobs that hit back hard.
- When Death Grip is ready again, use it to pull the next target in as soon as the current one drops.