Yes, but you'll be missing out on either A) Blazar stacking up your firebird buff in ~3 seconds, or B ) Event Horizon absorbing projectiles. There are better passives than EE for firebird.
If you were lucky enough to get a maximus or Furnace/Sunkeeper with cold or lightning damage, your base Fire damage, and Force Weapon for arcane (im not sure it counts - i don't think so) you could get 15% without giving up anything other then a passive. Your merc could supply the last element for the full 20%. I dont know if elemental exposure increases the Firebird dot either, but im sure its WELL worth it, even 15%, in group play. If Wizard Dps is brought up to DH, it would make having a wizard very attractive in high level GRs.
Theres a whole bunch of if and and buts here though. Bottom line is, right now, wizard dps is much lower then DHs and we dont have the utility of a CC WD or a serenity pull monk.
Id like an answer here too.
Edit: also relevantly, hellfire amulets are very punishing to get a good one, ESPIECALLY for a wizard (and you have to give up the immunity of Julia's or Xephrian - which are pretty mandatory
Solo) a good Hellfire might be viable in group play, particularly if it has EE, UA, Blur or Conflagration attached.
Addendum: I've done some reading, and I'm pretty sure Force Weapon does not count as Arcane damage. It will really should, though. Electrify and Ignite work.
Anyway, you'd have to run Event Horizon in groups to get the Arcane bonus (if it's not on your weapon.) instead of Blazar, and although that's a pretty tough tradeoff, it's possible. Would take considerably longer to stack the Firebird DoT, but your group would do 10-15% more damage and you'd have some extra utility to Rez or "Dispel" a mob affix in the way.
Woot! I just recently completed my Firebird's set and have a few questions.
I'm running 5 piece FB, 2 piece Auglid's, and a Cindercoat with RoRG. Anyone recommend differently?
I have an arcane Serpent Sparker. If I drop Apoc/Hydra + Supermassive, are the enemies taking 15% more damage?
Thanks in advance!
Theres a whole bunch of if and and buts here though. Bottom line is, right now, wizard dps is much lower then DHs and we dont have the utility of a CC WD or a serenity pull monk.
Id like an answer here too.
Edit: also relevantly, hellfire amulets are very punishing to get a good one, ESPIECALLY for a wizard (and you have to give up the immunity of Julia's or Xephrian - which are pretty mandatory
Solo) a good Hellfire might be viable in group play, particularly if it has EE, UA, Blur or Conflagration attached.
Anyway, you'd have to run Event Horizon in groups to get the Arcane bonus (if it's not on your weapon.) instead of Blazar, and although that's a pretty tough tradeoff, it's possible. Would take considerably longer to stack the Firebird DoT, but your group would do 10-15% more damage and you'd have some extra utility to Rez or "Dispel" a mob affix in the way.
Also, I usually don't see crits from Apoc/Hydra. Does my Crit/CHD count into the white damage?