Aether Fire Strike Support

[Gnomish_Inquisition]

@Alex_Dreamer

I dont know what the “optimal” combos for all those fire strike builds are

nor am i pretending to know them all
the overarching point was just very basic; it’s not always “best”/good to chase 100% conversion on everything - also even if it might sometimes be easily available.
As for the sigil/voidspire thing, i’m mentioning chaos sabo for a reason, because ember’s set straight up blocks out sigil medal, so ember’s chaos voidspire sabo doesn’t get sigil/100% conversion, but is still toptier FS build

and yes, as i started out saying, melee aether firestrike most definitely should get an item, because FS(and cadence) should have every 10 variants possible being “unique”/the fun AAs

@Alex_Dreamer

What I would love you to explain to me, is how exactly the physical conversion is differently handled on fire strike.

it’s because explosive strike is what’s called a secondary effect mechanic on both melee and ranged (brimstone is only secondary effect on ranged)
Secondary effects are unique in that they are wholly “separate” from the main skill effects, thus are unaffected by modifiers and boosters applying to the main skill. So in firestrike’s case a conversion mod, ex 100% phys to aether, would not apply to explosive strike, it would have to be global conversion.

Secondary Skill Modifiers

Introduction I think there needs to be a guide to cover this since it’s been a source of much confusion since the release of Ashes of Malmouth, and in some cases even before that. This is a short reference sheet and FAQ on this obscure game mechanic. Definition Secondary skill modifiers is, as the name suggests, a special kind of skill modifiers – basically a node in your skill selection screen. In-game they are absolutely indistinguishable from normal skill modifiers and you won’t find any m…

*the list is not 100% correct anymore as some stuff like Blood Burst has changed (stuff like brimstone/vile eruption also isnt’ “listed” but mentioned in the writedown)