Dark Blast Complete Guide: The Ultimate DPS Spell

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Dark Blast

Base Damage 120
Cast Time 0.8s
Cooldown 2.5s
Mana Cost 40

Why Dark Blast is S-Tier:

  • ✅ Highest DPS potential with upgrades (280+ damage)
  • ✅ Pierces through enemies (hits multiple targets)
  • ✅ Applies "Shadow Mark" debuff (15% vulnerability)
  • ✅ Scales with spell power better than any other spell
  • ✅ Can be animation-cancelled for faster combos

🔓 Prerequisites

Already unlocked Dark Blast? Great! If not, unlock it first.

This guide focuses on mastering Dark Blast - advanced techniques, builds, and strategies.

⚡ Dark Blast Build Calculator

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Your Dark Blast Stats:

Damage per hit: 120
DPS (with rotation): 48
Burst combo damage: 360

🎮 Advanced Combos & Techniques

The Classic Burst (Beginner)

Dark Blast → Fireball → Dark Blast

Total Damage: 380

Easy to execute, reliable damage. Shadow Mark amplifies Fireball damage.

Shadow Dance (Advanced)

Dark Blast [Cancel] → Dodge → Dark Blast [Cancel] → Thunder Strike

Total Damage: 520

Requires animation canceling. Input next spell at 0.6s mark.

The One-Shot (Expert)

Poison Cloud → Dark Blast [Crit] → Time Warp → Dark Blast [Crit] → Excalibur

Total Damage: 1,200+

Requires perfect timing and 60%+ crit chance. Instant kill most players.

🎯 Animation Canceling Tutorial

  1. Cast Dark Blast
  2. At exactly 0.6 seconds (when projectile spawns)
  3. Input dodge roll or next spell
  4. This saves 0.2s per cast = 25% faster combos

Pro Tip: Turn on damage numbers to see exact projectile spawn timing

🛡️ Best Dark Blast Builds

Glass Cannon (PvP Meta)

Stats Priority:

  1. Spell Power (500+)
  2. Critical Chance (70%+)
  3. Cast Speed (25%+)
  4. Mana Regen (150/s)

Core Items:

  • Shadow Crown (+150 spell power)
  • Void Crystal (+40% crit)
  • Speed Boots (+movement)
  • Mana Potion x99

Runes:

Darkness Power Haste

Sustain Tank (Raid/PvE)

Stats Priority:

  1. Health (3000+)
  2. Spell Power (300+)
  3. Life Steal (20%)
  4. Cooldown Reduction (40%)

Core Items:

  • Vampire Cloak (+15% lifesteal)
  • Tank Shield (+1000 HP)
  • CDR Gloves (-25% cooldowns)
  • Soup of Shadows

Runes:

Vampirism Fortitude Wisdom

Speedrun Build

Stats Priority:

  1. Movement Speed (180%)
  2. Cast Speed (50%)
  3. Spell Power (250+)
  4. Mana Cost (-40%)

Route Items:

  • Speedrunner Boots
  • Haste Potion stack
  • Mana Efficiency Ring
  • Skip: All defensive items

World record: 12:34 using this build

⚔️ PvP Strategies & Counters

Offensive Dark Blast Tactics

  • Bait and Punish: Fake cast to bait dodge, then hit during recovery
  • Corner Pressure: Dark Blast pierces = no escape in corners
  • Shadow Mark Stack: 3 hits = 45% damage amp, follow with burst
  • Mix-up Timing: Vary between instant and charged casts
  • Zone Control: Use piercing to control lanes and choke points

🏃 Speedrun Tech & Routes

Dark Blast Any% Route

0:00 Start → Rush to Catacombs (skip all fights)
2:30 Unlock Dark Blast (wall clip saves 20s)
3:00 Boss rush starts - Dark Blast only
12:34 Final boss dead (WR by DarkMaster99)

Essential Tricks:

  • Wall Clip at 2:10 - Saves 20 seconds
  • Boss Quick Kill - Stack 3 marks → burst
  • Movement Tech - Cancel into dodge repeatedly
  • Mana Route - Only pick up 3 specific potions

🌟 Community Highlights

Clip of the Week

"1v4 Dark Blast Clutch" by ShadowKing

52K views

Build of the Month

"200% Cast Speed Meme Build" by FastBoi

Guide Update

"Post-patch Dark Blast still OP" by ProAnalyst

2 days ago

📊 Patch History & Future

Recent Changes:

  • v1.3.2: Shadow Mark duration 5s → 4s (minor nerf)
  • v1.3.0: Fixed animation cancel bug (now intentional feature)
  • v1.2.8: Damage 100 → 120 (buffed)

Developer Note: "Dark Blast performing as intended. High skill ceiling is the goal."