QUOTE(Void Domain @ Dec 31 2015, 18:35)

But ice redwood<willow
Isn't that a big deal?
Pre-0.82 it wasn't even a consideration as willows after the proficiency change were usually worse than redwood in every way and 90% were trash rolls.
Willow vs Redwood now:
Counter resist is better for imperil than for vastly increasing dmg. So its useful in grindfest. A great willow will only have like 2% better dmg overall compared to a good redwood.
Redwood has more support prof so the heal is a bit bigger.
Ice vs Electric
Electric has an extremely slight dmg advantage after the electric debuff, and Ice has a defensive debuf that is good or average depending on your gear.
in terms of damage a willow electro mag might have a slight advantage but at the cost defense. Wind has willow and a defensive debuff. The defensive debuffs make a big difference in clearing the last 200 rounds of grindfest.
The electric debuff was balanced all the way back before extra accuracy gave you counter evade...
This post has been edited by EsotericSatire: Jan 1 2016, 07:27