Hi, sorry for the slow reply. I will try to address the replay issue, definitely don't want to lose that baby, especially now that Bassdrop and Dredge are now playing for my old team ;-P.
Max damage combo would be Icy Veins --> Wintermute --> CoC Blizzard Frostbolt --> Frostbolt and use CoC and Blizzard off cooldown. At level 20 that will take a core's health down 50% in 5 seconds; this wins a lot of games. To put this in numbers, that's about 8,500 damage on a single target over 5 seconds.
Hope this helps, will try for another update soon.
I am loving this build, thanks for sharing. A few questions:
1) I can't seem to get the replay to work after the recent patch do you have another replay or videos posted elsewhere for viewing?
2) Can you share your max damage ability combo or any other combos of abilities you find to be optimal in various situations (Team fight vs mercs, vs solo kills)?
As a new player, I just want to say that I am both a fan of both the build and the guide itself. The build gives unparalleled boxing potential compared to others floating out there, and turns Jaina into a deceptively durable powerhouse. I cannot even tell you how many times I have baited enemies into completely underestimating how quickly I can turn a fight on them.
I especially like that you have taken the time to give your thoughts on each talent, and in what situations they are useful. Keep up the good work.
Ty for the guide. I'm still using it.
For the nemesis Illidan, just want to add up this: Illidan can reduce half of our dmg with his Evasion talent over 2s. And due to his AA, it's extremely low on cd -_-. Screwed :v
Hope Uther or Brightwind can show up in time and save the day. Or at least Furion ;_;
Okay, yeah can definitely add more for the Jaina match-up- which tends to revolve around reactive play (as you said), range, hounding the other Jaina with your elemental, and frostbolting her a couple times for the kill or the zone. Remember though, a lot of the sort of "threat levels" are arbitrary. 100+ Jaina games later and I'd probably now drop Illidan down to a 6 or 7 since I've personally gotten significantly better at killing him. That said, Illidan still is more difficult for Jaina to deal with than say Hammer, who I too would now also probably reduce as a threat. Again though, to newer Jainas Illidan and Hammer will be significantly harder for you to deal with than say... Sonya or Gazlowe. Thanks for the feedback though, definitely will try to get an update on the threats section; it sounds like you've got the right ideas for what you should generally be doing with her as well, keep the snowball rolling man!
I love the player comp at the beginning of your guide. I agree with most of them, but Jaina should have a better explanation. Yes, she is mirror, but still a threat l v 1. I tend to keep my distance until she uses blizzard and cone of cold, then i pounce. since blizzard can wreck an enemy Jaina, I try to slow/root her and cast my own blizzard so she can't do anything about it. it's a mind game at this point.
We also go for similar builds around Frostbolt. Frostbolt mixed with Ice Lance and Icy Veins is deadly; pumping out a Frostbolt every 1 sec for 5 sec. I also don't typically go for Numbing Blast for lvl 16 talent only because i tend to be a bit more aggressive and use Ice Barrier to its fullest. But it's still a great choice!
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Max damage combo would be Icy Veins --> Wintermute --> CoC Blizzard Frostbolt --> Frostbolt and use CoC and Blizzard off cooldown. At level 20 that will take a core's health down 50% in 5 seconds; this wins a lot of games. To put this in numbers, that's about 8,500 damage on a single target over 5 seconds.
Hope this helps, will try for another update soon.
1) I can't seem to get the replay to work after the recent patch do you have another replay or videos posted elsewhere for viewing?
2) Can you share your max damage ability combo or any other combos of abilities you find to be optimal in various situations (Team fight vs mercs, vs solo kills)?
I especially like that you have taken the time to give your thoughts on each talent, and in what situations they are useful. Keep up the good work.
For the nemesis Illidan, just want to add up this: Illidan can reduce half of our dmg with his Evasion talent over 2s. And due to his AA, it's extremely low on cd -_-. Screwed :v
Hope Uther or Brightwind can show up in time and save the day. Or at least Furion ;_;
We also go for similar builds around Frostbolt. Frostbolt mixed with Ice Lance and Icy Veins is deadly; pumping out a Frostbolt every 1 sec for 5 sec. I also don't typically go for Numbing Blast for lvl 16 talent only because i tend to be a bit more aggressive and use Ice Barrier to its fullest. But it's still a great choice!