Originally Posted by Goggles
This is a key point. The T5 2 piece set bonus is 20% more damage on Arcane Blast.
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No, it's not. It's actually one of the worst boni on epic mage-sets I've encountered so far. It only applies to Arcane Blast's base damage and seems to not scale with your spelldamage. He got the bonus just recently and rolled with 4 T4 before. He's 61 in Arcane and basically just spams Arcane Missiles. The big plus for that spec is the build-in 10% hit from Arcane Focus which lets you gear completely into crit/damage. Due to Sublety he is also able to just nuke away right after the pull. He's using TLC and Icon as trinket and usually runs with Mage Armor (look at his
Armory Profile). He only comes out on top of the other Mages if the Warlocks are slow on CoE, IMO.
I tried Arcane myself and wasn't really happy with it. The whole spec lacks mobility and the range drove me crazy. You also don't have any means to avoid Arcane Blast-delay from Volley-casting mobs. And the AE-potential is definitely subpar.