Raven and Crows

[Laraven]

So I have been looking for patch note changes. Can't find any.

With Call of darkness up, Noc. Strike is missing more then hitting. This happened in every PVP match I have done for hours today. Anyone know whats up? Sucks considering my go to team is Crow (s/s), Raven (s/s), and Frosty...

[Kel]

I have not seen that issue. My Nocturnal Strikes have been landing every time with Darkness up. Are you sure there isn't something the opponent did that is affecting it?

[Luciandk]

Remember Elementals is unaffected by negative weather. So they are never considered blind.

[Kel]

Remember Elementals is unaffected by negative weather. So they are never considered blind.

That would not factor into Nocturnal Strike missing tho.

[Hermy]

Yes it will - hit chance on Nocturnal Strike is 50% if the target is not blinded.

[Luciandk]

Remember Elementals is unaffected by negative weather. So they are never considered blind.

That would not factor into Nocturnal Strike missing tho.

On the contrary. Read closely about [ability]Nocturnal Strike[/ability]

3 Round Cooldown

50% Hit Chance

Deals 788 Flying damage.

Base hit chance increased to 100% if the target is Blinded .



And [ability]Call Darkness[/ability]
5 Round Cooldown

100% Hit Chance

A shadow falls across the battlefield, dealing 591 Humanoid damage and turning the weather to Darkness for 5 rounds.

During Darkness, all pets are considered Blinded and all healing received is reduced by 50%.


Elemental benefit

Elemental
Passive:
Elementals ignore all negative weather effects.

[Vek]

Hit chance vs elemental would actually be 40% since the bird is blinded as well.

[Kpb321]

Yeah. Elementals are actually brutal against a blind team. It's one of the few times when the elemental racial is actually good.

[Kel]

Woops. I was thinking Nocturnal Strike said "hit chance raised to 100% if weather is Darkness".

Sorry.

[Laraven]

Seems to be ok today. Maybe they were all ele? Hmm.

[Kendrah]

I just wanted to second Laraven on this. It has to be a bug. I actually had this happened against me in my last PVP battle. It was a stoke of good luck for me, as it let me win, but I feel a bit guilty about it. I didn't have any elemental pets in my team and his Noc Strike still missed with darkness up. My active pet was blinded and I had no blocks up of any kind so it should've hit.

[Vek]

It can still miss since the bird is blinded. So while the attack gets a base 100% hit it will still be affected by the blind -10% to hit. Still 90% is a huge imrovement from 50%.

Just today I faced someone running Crow/Raven/Moth. Too bad I was trying out Ominous Flame and my opponent kept insisting on trying lady luck with 40% to hit. Still very unlucky missing 6 Nocturnal Strikes over two games.