Spell Balance Suggestions

[BrahmsFrost]

Decided to provide more in depth suggestions for Occult. I think playing around the already existing Drain Life and Drain Soul spells and making the overall theme 'stealing' from the enemy and repurposing for your own benefit.

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Spell: Occult Flame

Suggestion: The armor buff is kind of pointless here. You can change the flat 30 power buff to something else, but I'd like to focus more on the special given by the aura. Add some small amount of lifesteal to all attacks (outside of Drain Life), maybe 5-10%, for a 10 second or so duration. 

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Spell: Corruption

Suggestion: Make the AoE follow the user for its duration. It still gives +10% AP, but also reduces enemies AP -10% if they're in range. 

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Spell: Dark Shield

Suggestion: Reflect a portion of damage dealt to you while the effect is active.

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Spell: Curse

Suggestion: While the enemy is cursed, their healing is still reduced, but all heal effects on yourself are enhanced. (Including your own Drain Life.)

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Spell: Drain Soul

Suggestion: Now increases your DR by the amount decreased from enemy, increases your speed by amount their move is slowed.

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Spell: Desecrated Land
 
Suggestion: Increase its duration, remove the damage aspect. Instead, while in Desecrated Land, you still get +10% AP and enemies get -10% AP, also, the effectiveness of all your Occult spells secondary effects used inside of it are doubled. (ie, Dark Shield reflects twice the damage it normally does, curse nerfs their healing 2x more and buffs yours 2x more. Corruption gives you 20% AP and reduces their AP by 20%. DR/Slow drain from Drain Soul is 2x. Actual damage of skills is -not- doubled)

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Drain Life and Shadow Ball are in a good spot, however Shadow Ball is sort of buggy. It doesn't hit multiple times if the enemy is directly in front of you when it's cast. Seems to hit more if used diagonally? Idk, as long as it multi hits like it should consistently, should be fine. I'd also like to see its cooldown lowered to 10 or so, to make it the Occultist's bread and butter attacking spell. Maybe lower damage accordingly to accommodate for this.

My suggestions are made to make the spells more flavorful and give them a theme, and also give the Occultist clear windows of opportunity to use their kit together and maximize their effectiveness. Use Curse and then Drain Life to get the most out of Drain Life's healing, or use it in a team fight alongside someone who can heal you when they're using their heal skills.

Drop Desecrated land to have the above combo be even more effective, or if you want to try and close out a fight with the increased power you'd get from your corruption. Punish enemies trying to kite you or play safe from ranged by using DL and popping your shield to reflect more of their damage back at them while they try to stay out of the land's aoe. Desecrated Land should really feel like the terrain is corrupted and it's the Occultist 'home field' while in effect imo.

Some stuff here might be overtuned, numbers may need to be changed, but I feel like it should be a -strong- tree. This magic is held up to such high scrutiny in regards to actually apping for it/obtaining it, so at the very least, it shouldn't be mediocre.

I haven't played Dark but these suggestions are way too high in terms of power. If you want to drain life your attacks should not be as oppressive as this suggested scheme. Also there is a reason Corrupted/Desecrated don't follow caster.

If you want corruption could add +10% extra chance to life steal instead. Curse adds another +10% chance while active. Stuff that plays with life stealing.