I've never used either one but was just curious. Alot of easy strategies for boss battles is to just cast Poison Cloud and wait. Doesn't Death Cloud do more damage? Wouldn't it be better, or does it make the bosses aggro you instead of standing there choking to death?
Death Cloud does more damage as it inflicts the Plague status effect rather than Poison, which by nature is more damage.
Poison Cloud delivers 905 points of damage over 3 minutes, Death Cloud is more.
Both of them will not get you aggro if done correctly, but you have to take into account the fact that a large number of bosses are immune to Plague.
In terms of PvP usage, I favour PC for the 1 spell slot cost and low MP usage.
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Ok, so do people go with poison against bosses because it's lower MP and the damage is pretty equal to Death since bosses are immune to plague is that it?
Yeah, basically Poison is the better option because it works on most enemies.
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Yea i use various forms of cloud spells because it only takes 10 magic and you can use them. And they dont stack with magic so any build can use them.
I have found that yes most enemies are capable of being poisoned. I know of man eater, old hero, flame lurker to name a few.
Acid cloud is only good for pvp as it does nothing in pve. However that being said it is not useless. Its funny to see most players stop in their tracks and run away. Its very handy if you need a few extra seconds to heal or spice it up.
Death cloud does not seem to work on most boss characters. Lol the phalanx does and its fun to cast and walk away.
Death cloud again i believe is more useful in pvp. Because of the stamina penalty it has on the enemy.
So if you are mainly going for pvp acid cloud and death cloud are the way to go.
If your are pve mostly then id say poison cloud.