AoF for me? (in General)

I know I'll be getting AoF's for my 3 enchanters for the big AS bonuses xD

BUT

Should I put one on my mage?
He already has natural HP trained and NSC's, but with AoF I'm afraid the enemy AMF concentration will override the important of GA/AS boost on him.

--- Will the HP bonus from AoF outweigh the enemy AMF concentration on my mage? ---

Thanks!

Q: AoF for me?

A: No

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The AMF backlash is being given a bonus every round you cast. Your spells only get the bonus once. It's unlikely a measly 30% bonus to AS will compensate for taking all that extra backlash.

I suppose if you were specifically targeting DM teams you could pull it off.

What would be the point in putting it on your mage? He doesn't have an ED or EO trained and if you did train something on him you would have to increase its level which would decrease specialization <---(couldn't think of the word).

The AoF increases all spells cast ON the minion wearing it, not by the minion wearing it (although spells cast by the minion on the minion itself would also have the bonus)

Currently 30% of AS bonus is roughly 160,000 more HP. I guess that wouldn't really outweight 30% more AMF reducing damage dealt and increasing damage taken :(.

Thanks novice!

Oh, right.

I see many junctioned familiars with AoF though :(

That's because familiars also get a bonus to their magic level from the AoF, so AMF effect (in percents) stays the same.

That "also" from the post above is an "instead" i believe.

From the help:

# When junctioned, AoF boosts familiar DD level as opposed to skill.

or is the help wrong here?

Familiars either have a skill or they have a DD, not both :)
So both "also" and "instead" are pretty much interchangeable in this particular situation.

well, also note that the AMF effect doesn't really stay the same if there is a large difference between the size of the AMF and the size of the DD.

But none the less, the backlash damage is definitely increased no matter what, and that's what one has to be cautious of. If you think you have enough HP on the familiar go for it, though it is unlikely early game.

"well, also note that the AMF effect doesn't really stay the same if there is a large difference between the size of the AMF and the size of the DD."

Yes it does... AMF percentage is calculated based on AMF/DD level, and both are boosted by the same percentage with an AoF on a familiar, so the ratio stays the same... and hence the AMF cast percentage too.

But yeah, the amount of the backlash is larger - yet you also deal more damage to the enemies.