Frost has received new target caps on a total of three abilities. This is both big nerfs (
Falce del Signore del Gelo) but also big buffs (
Soffio di Sindragosa).
Falce del Signore del Gelo is now capped at 5 targets, a significant nerf to the ability on multiple levels.
- Damage doesn't scale past 5 targets.
- Lama di Ghiaccio application isn't done as effectively (Previously spread to all targets with Lama di Ghiaccio equipped on your mainhand).
- Fewer hits means fewer crit opportunities. Pilastro Invernale CD reduction now doesn't scale past 5 targets.
The damage reduction is in itself very significant. With a 2H equipped, the total damage of a
Arma Letale buffed
Falce del Signore del Gelo on 5 targets is only ~25% more than a single target
Disintegrazione Arma Letale Critical Strike. With Dual Wield, the damage difference is 55% in
Falce del Signore del Gelo's favor. This will definitely open up for other talent combinations. Neither
Slavina nor
Impulso Congelato has an AoE cap.
Lama di Ghiaccio application can be done with
Avanzata Glaciale instead, pushing this talent forward in the new meta!
Soffio di Sindragosa and
Folata Gelida now follow the sqrt-formula
The total damage output of an ability that scales with the sqrt-formula is the following:
damage ~ 1 + (n - 1) / sqrt(n)
Where n is the number of targets. The abilities deal the same amount of damage to a single target, but scale differently on subsequent targets. This used to be linear.
In our case,
Folata Gelida will be somewhat better at 3 or fewer targets, equal at 4 and worse beyond.
Soffio di Sindragosa will be significantly better at low target counts. It's only at 11 targets that it'll deal less damage than the BFA version. The overall output at 2 targets is
30% higher compared to BFA. It looks to me like
Soffio di Sindragosa will be the king of cleave in Shadowlands!