Since there won’t be any new elemental magics added to the game (and that there is no way to rechoose magics aside from deletion), I think people will be more careful and final with their decisions in the magic they choose.
I don’t think that most people would follow a defined meta combo of magics due to the vast amount of choices for magics as well as the fact that a lot of them synergize with each other. Despite that, I believe that Plasma would be the most popular of new magics due to it being above average in most aspects. This poll shows how popular Plasma is for a first magic despite them not having tried it yet.
Now, let’s take a look at Plasma’s overview:
“Plasma Magic is a very well-rounded magic. It is similar to Fire, but unlike Fire, it is decent for clashing in general and has some stronger and weaker interactions. The most well-known interaction is with the Bleeding status effect, which Plasma gets even more out of compared to Fire or any other magic. It also can clear quite a few status effects to serve defensively. Like Fire, it has quick, effective DoT and great interactions with some other magics. It synergizes best with Fire, Acid, Magma, Explosion, and Ash. It also synergizes well with Poison and Wind. It is counterproductive to use with Ink, Ice or Water however.”
Basically, Plasma is very similar to Fire, with some more exaggerated interactions, faster speed, lower damage, and better clash rates. Plasma synergizes better damage-wise for some magics compared to other’s, and unlike Fire’s status effect, Plasma’s status effect can’t be cleared by Wind, which is a bonus in itself. Maybe the fact that Plasma is so “well-rounded” and looks pretty cool makes it an appealing choice of magic to players.
Which other new magic do you guys think will be most popular?
