Talk:Arcane Aegis/@comment-26421977-20151125121437/@comment-26421977-20160313204303

The point of Quick Thinking in the video is not to pretend Arcane Aegis + Arcane Barrier combo keeps me alive, but to show how much effective or not the shield regeneration at 2 HP contributes to the efficiency of Quick Thinking.

When you don't have Arcane Aegis, every hit you take will ALWAYS drain energy.

When you have Arcane Aegis, hits you take are partially absorbed by the shield being regenerated while you are at 2 HP, and partially by the energy pool, which causes the energy loss to be slightly lower than normal. In addition Quick Thinking has an annoying interaction in which if the player takes too many damage in a short period, the player staggers as if they took an impact proc. The video may or may not demonstrate if this interaction is mitigated or not.

If you want to watch a video of how the Arcane Aegis + Arcane Barrier is effective WITHOUT Quick Thinking, it's simple: Watch the same video as above, but when you see I have 2 HP, close your eyes and imagine I'm dead.