Wiz and Aggro control and SCSFollow

I think wizards get a few spells that include a stun. I would guess even with SCS those would generate a decent amount of aggro.

If there is truly only you to save a cleric I would first try and root mob. If that didn't work I might be thinking about an evac. Depending on where you are maybe you could just evac the cleric.

You are probably the last one in a group that should be trying to get agro unless it is just two or three of you I guess. Instead start nuking the crap out of the main target to free up the tank.

If you want agro though, you can get it eh.

Grabbing agro froma dying cleric is not a bad idea but I would first consider chaining stuns until the cleric can heal himself and the tank can set up(especially at 50 where stuns work well).

Don't worry about AAs until you are in your 60s. spells>AAs try to burn through the 50s.....the 50s are the worst lvl for a wizard(an equal lvl mage will more than likely be able to out dps you with nukes alone....) so ya burn through the 50s as fast as you can.

When you do start to work on AAs SCS isn't one of the first you should work on(while not a bad one there are others that are more important).

Stuns are the best saver there is.....in a group you should always have one loaded. That stun can give the healer's spell a chance to land on that tank who's at 1% life..

Telekara --> Snare --> Spark of thunder.
Spark of thunder has a small stun built in that interrupts mobs casts and generate lots of agro. Also short casttime and chainable. When I chain that end telekara noone can steal agro from me.
This is what I do if its a non summoning mob, meaning I will be able to kite it til death.

If its a summoning mob then I have 2 choices.
1. Burn mob
2. Evac.
To burn mob I click Silent casting AA, and then click Ether Flame and hope to get a 20k+ crit or two. If, despite Silent Casting, I get agro I click mindcrash.
This is what I do 90% of the times tank dies. What you choose, 1 or 2, depends on alot of stuff. Got adds? Got chanter? Got decent offtank? Who has agro? Who more then tank is dead? Group has any rezzer alive? etc. Make the deccission you think is best. You should never try and steal agro with the purpose of dying for you group, then evac is the better choice.

SCS3 is one of the most important AAs for a wizard and no raidguild will let you join if you havent maxed it.
Even with SCS3 and my epic which also reduces hate I have no problem keeping agro from anyone if I want to.
The real problem with SCS is that it decrease the efficiancy of concussion spells (hatereducers). Im not sure about numbers but here is an example of what I mean:
Without SCS, concussion reduces hate with XXX
With SCS3 concussion only reduces hate with XXX*0.8.

Also, regarding to pyromancy. If your not a raider then this AA should be very low on your list on what AA to get. Its rare it procs on first nuke and even if it does most mobs you kill as a group will be dead before it has finished.

Also, as a wizard lvl >>> AA. Get to lvl 70 first then work on your AAs imo.

Edited, Thu Oct 27 06:31:17 2005 by BumbiRagnar

It all depends on what mobs and what zones are u in. In RSS exodus might be the best option since most ppl cant last long after getting agro without constant healing.

An easy ldon(normal 65) if u can take the hit you can snare or stun mobs to steal agro from the cleric and take hits until things calm down provided u have the gear to do it or just kite since they dont summon.

let me tell you this, as a wizzy evac is a great tool and everynow and then, you may need a touch of "x-o-dust". There are a few spells that have stun effects, you have your root line and the concussion spell quest. So if you want aggro, aggro you can receive and manage it at that. but as it was written earlier, if the life of the cleric depends on you, save yourself and the cleric .

Haha :)

To quote a wizzie friend: flowers last longer than us wizzies

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