Salamander Unleashed
Salamander feels weak, especially in a more highly modded environment. This comes down to 3 problems:
1. She’s squishy, which is fine if she has big damage, like HWM
2. She doesn’t have big damage, it’s a good bit less than HWMs
3. That low dmg is also mostly done overtime, via setting up Dragonfire or bleed DoTs
I aimed to bring her more in line with other rank 2-3 damage dealers, while maintaining her current playstyle. Let me know what you think!
Changelog
20% Trap -> 50% Trap – She’s a tinkerer, disarming a trap should be easier
+1 dmg at every level, +1 max dmg at levels 2-5 -> She should do a little more damage, for perspective, she now generally has about -1 to her damage band compared to HWM at every level.
+5 health at every level -> +5 health helps with her survivability. She generally has about +3 health compared to HWM
Skills – There should be 2 schools for Sal, 1. Flamethrower setting up Dragonfires, and bleed/shuffle builds. I’ve tried to buff those
Pile Bunker pierces Prot, +5 acc, 33% dmg ->20% dmg, +40% damage to size 2+ -> This change feels right, Pile Bunker is good, and it should feel like a good counter to huge, tanky enemies. Wylder vibe
Grappling Claw -> can hit rank 3, was weird that it couldn’t
Dragonfire -> -25% dmg -> -35% dmg, can be used from rank 3, +1 self damage at every build, self dmg chance 50% -> 100% – It’s easier to setup now, but initially does less damage. Rank 3 addition helps solidify her as a rank 3 pick, should be stronger but is a guaranteed health investment
Flame Gout -> +20% dragonfire dmg buff at every rank & buff lasts 1 less turn, +5 acc -> should feel more rewarding to setup dragonfire now
Steam Vent -> Removed damage negation buff, added 90% dragonfire dmg buff for 1 turn -> Lets face it: debuff only skills almost always suck. A huge damage buff should help this feel like a fun way to setup for a big dragonfire
Sweep Kick & Lacerate Unaffected – I feel they’re already good. The base dmg buff should be enough.
