Abilities above eight points?

[Propaganda]

Example, Spirit Claw, it states big bonus when at levels 7 / 8. What happens above those levels? Nothing?

 

Due to finding some PHAT armor spirit claw is at level 10, should I retrain to bring it down to 8?

 

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[Lilith]

You do continue to receive bonuses from skills above level 8. The bonuses aren't very large, though, and at high levels it's usually better to train in such a way as to maximise the number of different abilities you unlock (although some of the middle-column passives in particular are so good as to be worth taking above 8).

[Propaganda]

I see. That's along the line of my assumptions.

 

thanks

[Enobarbus World]

Not quite.

 

Every level about 6 gives you the 4x bonus instead of the regular 1x bonus. Thus, the extra "levels" of damage you get from Spirit Claw at various proficiencies are:

 

1... 1

2... 2

3... 3

4... 4

5... 5

6... 6

7... 10

8... 14

9... 18

10... 22

11... 26

 

and so on. OTOH, Lilith is right that by the time you have that many levels of bonus, an extra 4 is not going to impact your damage by that much.

[Randomizer]

If you play above normal difficulty, then using the column bonus for the left column extra damage doesn't really help. You are better off getting a damage multiplier in the center column.

[Dark.Fenix]

so... i got +7 to shaman from items in nature mastery so if i get 6 lvls in it +3 from masteries and +7 of items i get 6+10x4 % magic dmg bonus?

[Enobarbus World]

No. The x4 bonus is only for attack or utility type abilities, NOT the passive abilities in the center column.

[Dark.Fenix]

ahh, ok thanks