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| + | '''"On Scholomance"''' is a book found in the [[Scarlet Enclave]]. {{coords|47.8|32.5|Scarlet Enclave}} |
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| − | ! Spell Hit Quick Facts |
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| − | *'''Spell hit''' increases the chance [[spell]]s will hit |
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| − | *Base chance to hit is based on level difference |
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| − | **96% chance to hit an even level target |
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| − | **83% chance to hit mobs 3 levels higher |
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| − | **87% chance to hit players 3 levels higher |
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| − | **Chance to hit caps at 100% |
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| − | *26.23 '''hit rating''' per 1% spell hit at level 80 |
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| − | **446 hit rating (17%) needed to hit the 100% cap against raid bosses |
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| − | *12.62 '''hit rating''' per 1% spell hit at level 70 |
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| − | **215 hit rating (17%) needed to hit the 100% cap against raid bosses |
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| − | *8.00 '''hit rating''' per 1% spell hit at level 60 |
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| − | **136 hit rating (17%) needed to hit the 100% cap against raid bosses |
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| − | *Useful for [[PvE]] spell casters, especially in raids |
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| − | *Very useful for [[PvP]] spell casters and healers, albeit in smaller quantity |
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| − | *Of limited use for PvE Healers |
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| + | *→ Next book: [[On Stratholme]] |
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| − | '''Spell hit''' is a combat attribute that increases a caster's chance to hit with [[spell]]s. Spell hit is primarily obtained from talents or gear that has '''hit rating'''. The more [[gear]] with hit rating a caster has the lower the chance the caster's spells will miss. With [[patch 3.0.2]], spell hit is capped at 100%; with enough spell hit, it is possible to reach a state where it is impossible for your spells to miss. A spell that fails to hit is shown as a miss, while misses caused by a target's [[resistance]] are shown as a resist. [[Healing]] spells always hit thus healers do not need spell hit. |
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| + | I have earned [[Cult of the Damned|the chapter's]] favor at last and been granted entry to the [[Scholomance]]! Today my final ascent into glorious [[undeath]] begins! |
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| + | Things within the Scholomance are far more rustic than I'd expected. Piles of research materials are strewn in awkward piles, some sealed together with wax dripped from the odd untended candle. [[Bone golem|Constructs]], [[spirit]]s, and [[demon]]s roam the halls untended. I must say that I expected more from such practiced [[necromancer]]s as these! |
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| − | '''Hit rating''' is part of the [[combat rating system]] that was introduced with [[Patch 2.0]] and the [[Burning Crusade]] expansion. Each point of hit rating increases chance to hit with spells by a percentage. When the player's level increases, the points of +hit rating needed to achieve +1% chance to hit with spells increases as well. Viz, the percentage contribution by each +hit rating point is reduced when the player's level is increased. |
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| − | Prior to [[Patch 3.0]], '''Hit Rating''' only increased your chance to hit with melee and ranged attacks; a separate stat, called '''Spell Hit Rating''', increased your chance to hit with spells. 3.0 unified both ratings together, and now Hit Rating increases your chance to hit with both spells ''and'' melee/ranged attacks. |
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| + | Today a troupe of brigands broke into the school and began slashing their way through to the crypts. As they cut down a study group in the foyer, the nearby students continued their practices, oblivious! The forces within that hall would overwhelm a small army, yet they yielded piece-meal. Fools! |
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| − | Besides hit rating, a caster can increase chance to hit with talents, depending on class. |
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| + | As I read with [[Darkmaster Gandling]] today, invaders broke through the [[Viewing Room|viewing room]] doors and reached [[Headmaster's Study|the crypts]]! The crazy sod hid behind a bookcase, giggling, as he watched them slay each of the school's administrators within the crypts! Then, he burst forth, shouting "School is in session!" Is he off his rocker? I'm recommending myself for transfer to [[Stratholme]]! |
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| − | The spell hit mechanic has been confirmed by Blizzard CM [[Eyonix]].<ref>{{ref web|url=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=10271182|date=2005-10-5|author=Eyonix|title=+Spell Hit Chance|accessdate=2007-8-9}}</ref> Base chance to hit is based on level difference between caster and target, starting at 96% for equal levels, and going up or down from there, capping at a maximum 100%. Furthermore, the chance to hit is different for mobs (PvE) and player (PvP) targets. |
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| − | For example, a level 70 caster attacking a level 73 mob will have a 83% chance to hit with spells in PvE. |
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| − | Players many levels below their target will always have at least a 1% chance of landing a spell. |
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| − | For casters, 1% of additional hit can amount to more than 1% additional damage statistically. This is due to mobs being able to partially resist your spells when you are bellow hit cap in addition to your miss rate. |
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| − | ===Increasing spell hit=== |
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| − | Chance to hit can be increased by talents or gear up to 100%. Hit rating is a stat found on gear that increases hit chance by a certain percent per point, based on level. At level 70, 12.615 hit rating is equivalent to 1% hit. At level 80, 26.232 hit rating is equivalent to 1% hit. |
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| − | At level 80, the highest level mob currently present is level 83 (e.g. all WotLK raid bosses), so '''a level 80 [[caster]] has an effective spell hit rating cap of 446'''. That assumes no other spell hit sources. |
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| − | In patch 4.0.1, all talents and debuffs increasing spell hit chance for [[casters]] were removed. The [[Draenei]] racial ability [[Heroic Presence]] was also changed from increasing the party's hit chance to only increasing the player's hit chance. |
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| − | Death Knights can still increase their spell hit chance with the talent [[Virulence]] (Tier 1 of Unholy). Rogues can also increase the hit chance of their poisons (which are considered to be spells) through the talent [[Precision]] (Tier 1 of Combat). |
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| − | Balance Druids and Elemental Shaman now gain up to 100% of their spirit as spell hit rating with the talents [[Balance of Power]] and [[Elemental Precision]] respectively. |
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| − | With Talents and gear combined, chance to hit with spells can reach 100%. Casters should keep this cap in mind when considering their gear. For PvE raiding, bosses are considered to be 3 levels higher than the caster, meaning that +17% is the most that will be effective. For high level arena PvP sufficient +hit chance is very important as missed crowd control like sheep, fear and cyclone can easily lose matches. The base miss chance versus any player target of the same level is 4%, however certain races have an increased 2% chance to be missed by certain spell schools (nature for Taurens/Night Elves, shadow for Draenei/Undead, arcane for Gnomes, frost for dwarves, and ALL spells for Blood Elves). For this reason, max hit can range from 4%-6% depending on what spells you intend to use. Also see [[spell penetration]] for increasing chance for spells to land or to land unresisted in [[PvP]]. Note that some classes (for example Paladins, Rogues and Druids) can spec to gain extra chance to have spells miss them, which CANNOT be mitigated by additional chance to hit. Also, some abilities (e.g. - Cloak of Shadows, and spell resistance for binary spells) give the player using the ability extra chance to have spells miss as well. Extra spell hit does in fact mitigate these spells' extra chance to miss, but is typically unnecessary. |
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| − | ===Effect of resistance=== |
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| − | Spell [[resistance]] has a separate effect that is considered in addition to spell hit chance, and is based on a resistance stat for a specific school. In general a certain amount of resistance will mitigate a certain percentage of damage from a magic school. For [[Formulas:Magical resistance#Binary Spells|binary spells]] that do not partially resist, the resistance mitigation is combined with the spell hit chance to give an overall percentage for the spell to land or be resisted. The chance to hit is multiplied by the mitigation factor from the resistance to give an overall chance to hit. For the following formula, B is base chance to hit with spells, H is increased chance to hit from gear and talents, and R is the mitigation factor given from resistance. |
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| − | For example, a caster with 6% increased chance to hit, attacking a mob 3 levels higher (83% base chance) that has enough resistance to mitigate 50% of spell damage, the overall chance to hit with a binary spell is 44.5% |
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| − | For non-binary spells, resistance is computed as a second calculation after the spell hit chance is rolled. After a spell hit is determined, a partial resist calculation based on resistance is done, which can also result in a full resist. These two resists once appeared identically in the combat log, and there was no known way to distinguish a spell miss from a full resist. However, as of [[patch 3.0.2]] the combat log now distinguishes between a spell miss and a resist. |
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| − | == The effect of Hit chance on Critical Hit chance== |
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| − | Unlike the [[attack table|melee combat system]], spell crit makes absolutely no difference to hit chance. All spells, regardless of whether they are treated as binary or not, roll hit and crit separately. Conceptually, the game rolls for your hit chance first, and if the spell hits you have a separate roll for whether it crits. |
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| − | Overall chance to crit over all spells cast is thus affected by hit rate. To calculate overall crit rate, multiplying the two chances together: |
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| − | crit rate over all spell casts = crit * hit |
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| − | For example, a caster with no spell hit rating gear or talents, against a mob 3 levels higher (83% hit chance), and 30% crit rating from gear and talents: |
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| − | crit rate over all spell casts = 30% * 83% = 24.9% |
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| − | In addition, direct damage spells suffer from partial resistance, but again, that has no effect on whether a spell hits or not. |
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| − | The following chart shows the total hit rating required to 2 decimal places for the range of spell hit % commonly desired. It is obviously not possible to achieve a fractional hit rating, and the decision to round up or down to an integer is left to the individual. See the [[#Hit rating caps for level 80|hit rating caps for level 80]] below for the rating required to reach 100% hits with spell casting. |
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| − | | 70 || 12.62 || 25.23 || 37.85 || 50.46 || 63.08 || 75.69 || 88.31 || 100.92 || 113.54 || 126.15 || 138.77 || 151.38 || 164.00 || 176.62 || 189.23 || 201.85 || 214.46 |
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| − | | 80 || 26.23 || 52.46 || 78.70 || 104.93 || 131.16 || 157.39 || 183.62 || 209.86 || 236.09 || 262.32 || 288.55 || 314.78 || 341.02 || 367.25 || 393.48 || 419.71 || 445.94 |
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| − | | 85 || 102.45 || 204.89 || 307.34 || 409.78 || 512.23 || 614.68 || 717.12 || 819.57 || 922.01 || 1024.46 || 1126.91 || 1229.35 || 1331.8 || 1434.24 || 1536.69 || 1639.14 || 1741.58 |
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| − | ==Hit rating caps for level 80== |
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| − | A common question among casters is how much hit rating is needed to hit the 100% chance to hit cap. As stated earlier, this depends on the level of the targets one expects to encounter, and any talents that add chance to hit with spells. The following table summarizes how much hit rating is needed for a certain level, after all talents and buffs are taken into consideration. To use the table, first add up how much hit you already have, then look up that row to find the hit rating cap for targets level 80 up to 83. End-game raiding casters generally use the level 83 column, as the effective level of bosses is 83 (level 80 content). However, many boss fights involve killing level 82 and below adds. An example is the Dreamwalker fight in ICC. It can be argued that a 446 hit rating against level 82 mobs is not an efficient allocation of stats. |
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| − | The hit rating numbers in the above table are all rounded up to the next integer number. E.g. 26.23 (1% at 80) becomes 27, 393.47 (15% at 80) becomes 394. While this may seem counter-intuitive at first, the intention is to provide the number which will give 100% spell hit (i.e. the "hit cap"). If they were rounded to the nearest integer, some would still leave a small chance to miss, e.g. rounding 393.47 to 393 only provides 14.98%, leaving a 0.02% chance to miss. It is up to each individual to determine whether they are willing to tolerate that very small chance to miss, or if they wish to completely eliminate it. The assumption in the table is that it is desirable to guarantee that spells will not miss. The [[#Hit rating chart|hit rating chart]] above provides the ratings to 2 decimal places for those that wish to consider the merits of rounding up or down in more detail. |
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| − | As a rule of thumb, a level 80 player against a level 83 boss needs +26.232*k hit rating, to achieve +k% chance to hit with spells. That means that on 80-vs-83 fights each point of +hit rating contributes about +0.038% chance to hit with spells. |
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Revision as of 03:10, 5 November 2010
"On Scholomance" is a book found in the Scarlet Enclave. [47.8, 32.5]
Timeline:
- → Next book: On Stratholme
Contents
On Scholomance
I have earned the chapter's favor at last and been granted entry to the Scholomance! Today my final ascent into glorious undeath begins!
Things within the Scholomance are far more rustic than I'd expected. Piles of research materials are strewn in awkward piles, some sealed together with wax dripped from the odd untended candle. Constructs, spirits, and demons roam the halls untended. I must say that I expected more from such practiced necromancers as these!
Today a troupe of brigands broke into the school and began slashing their way through to the crypts. As they cut down a study group in the foyer, the nearby students continued their practices, oblivious! The forces within that hall would overwhelm a small army, yet they yielded piece-meal. Fools!
As I read with Darkmaster Gandling today, invaders broke through the viewing room doors and reached the crypts! The crazy sod hid behind a bookcase, giggling, as he watched them slay each of the school's administrators within the crypts! Then, he burst forth, shouting "School is in session!" Is he off his rocker? I'm recommending myself for transfer to Stratholme!