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I think "[...]Glacial Spike: the stored Icicle damage component no longer benefits from %-damage buffs on the caster.[...]" and "[...] That is, since the Icicles have already been buffed by things like Versatility or Incanter's Flow, that portion of Glacial Spike's damage should not benefit again.[....

Alright, i was not sure what to play. TV with slightly worse gear but way better dmg-uptime due to less cast time. Or GS with better gear, better dps, but harder to play due to possible interrupted GS casts.
But now i know what to play :/

I just saw a log from a chinese GS player who is one of the top logs and in the log itself it looked like he saved every BF procc for shattering GS even tho icicles where only on 1 or 2 stacks. I wonder if its worth doing? Is it possible to try simulate that? I dont know how to edit the simcraft ro...

Sweet thanks for the heads up. Mastery is simming super high for me for ages. Trying this out asap.

Yes, happens to me too. But i cant really help you other than confirming it :/

With the changes to IV/TV i feel like haste wont be as good of a stat as crit cap and vers. I have the impression that the meta is switching from "getting as many lances into the Icy Veins" to "let your lances hit as hard as possible". Meaning, that the bis relics are changing and that haste wont be...