Merc Upgrade Level Affects Spell Damage

[ziv]

I was tracking my Witch's Meteor strike damage in the spell window, and I found some really interesting info.

This is meteor strike's stats when my witch was a High Witch:

DMG MP
lvl 42: 964 628
lvl 43: 976 636
lvl 44: 988 644
lvl 45: 1000 652
lvl 46: 1012 660
lvl 47: 1024 668
After upgrding her from a High Witch to a Great Witch at level 50, this was her meteor strike damage:

DMG MP
lvl 47: 1289 856

So it seems that merc upgrade level affects spell damage! I guess all the spell damage tables compiled so far need to be redone.

[Ferishi]

Yea, the spell damage guide in the official forums states that it assumes a max upgraded merc. Not too surprising, since merc upgrades can affect other things about spells too (such as lightning spear hitting an entire column)

[Kaiten]

Well, just according to the merc guide ingame, the magic attack increases so it would be natural to see an increase magic damage. The only question would be how much?

[Ruggan]

It probably varies depending on the merc/upgrade.

[Vrael]

is that supposed to be damage per unit hit? even with aoe spells?

[Arietta]

-vit works in wierd ways, some monsters/mercs take a lot more dmg than whats listed. Again, mdef will totally screw with that number i bet :)

[LostCause]

Yup merc upgrade affect the dmg on your spell or heals. That is what make upgrading your merc so important. It give such an edge that to delay it is the worst thing u can do. Upgrade is more worth it then buying the books to lv them.

[Keats]

Easy to see the difference on witch

[Spydermage]

is there also a table of information that shows at which level or upgrade does merc skill gets AOE? for example, will witch's mana recharge be for all party members or forever stay at one row only?

[kaiser99]

o.o, it will recharge all pt member?...
hope someone make a nice lst...

[Kode]

Recharge is one row only.

[ziv]

is there also a table of information that shows at which level or upgrade does merc skill gets AOE? for example, will witch's mana recharge be for all party members or forever stay at one row only?
Ya. It's all available in the in-game merc info window. The Cross and All party member diagrams don't seem to be working though, so if you see a skill that affects a group of mercs and doesn't have a diagram then it either affects them all, or affects them in a cross pattern.

[Aura]

or simply the skill is passive or ones with suitable weapons(princess, prophet, exo debuff skill)

[leawen]

I also notice it was a big jump in the mp cost too .. went from 600 something to 800 something ... no wonder my monk is allways running out of mp 4 fights in hehe

[Ruggan]

Yeah just because your casters CAN learn a passive skill doesn't mean they should (not mana smart).

[Hotwaffles]

Yeah just because your casters CAN learn a passive skill doesn't mean they should (not mana smart).

That isn't the best statement. A number of the passive buffs (protect/conc/etc) are incredibly effective at times. As long as your characters have atleast some gear on there shouldnt be too much trouble. Even my lvl 53 prophet(29 conc skill) does not run out of mana for several fights (3grps of mobs each) when farming in Valley of the Kings.

-my monk runs out of mana rather quickly but thats because Im shaving to spam holy guard or awakening because of those stupid mummies lol. the cost of passive skills are quite low for how useful they are for having atleast a few levels of. (40/60 protect for example would be a bit excessive IMO)

[ziv]

Yeah just because your casters CAN learn a passive skill doesn't mean they should (not mana smart).
From a pvp perspective, that's a complete lie. Passive skills are among the best skills in the game and should be maxed out at any opportunity.

[Treech]

is there also a table of information that shows at which level or upgrade does merc skill gets AOE? for example, will witch's mana recharge be for all party members or forever stay at one row only?

Game Info > Mercenaries in-game.

[Treech]

Yeah just because your casters CAN learn a passive skill doesn't mean they should (not mana smart).
This is completely untrue for all of the mercs that I have with passives (monk/proph/exo)