This is one spell I never expected to like, let alone use.
It's amazing! I was experimenting with my Spellsword build and thought I'd give Ignite a shot, since I had nothing better to do. I was not disappointed. When you spend the majority of a fight dodging your opponent and trying to focus on long-range, they eventually start to follow you a little too closely…so, when I was seconds from death in a battle, DBS closing in, I thought "what the hell" and whipped out Ignite.
He fell flat on his back in one cast. Shocking, really. Ignite does a ridiculous amount of damage…substantially more than Fireball. And it's actually not as close-range as the description leads you to believe; I'm able to get some good hits, splash damage or no, from about two feet away. Maybe that has something to do with lag, but hey…you won't see me complaining!
All that said, I recommend Ignite to any other Spellswords, Melee-with-Magic, whatever builds. It's really more useful than it looks, especially with practice. Try it out! I don't think you'll be disappointed.
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