Greater Spell Echo Support

Greater Spell Echo is a support granted by Pledge of Hands.

Mechanics

Greater Spell Echo causes supported spells to repeat twice after the initial cast with 35% more damage per Repeat and 50% increased Area of Effect per Repeat. Unlike Spell Echo Support, it has no cast speed modifier.

When combined with Spell Echo Support, it adds a 3rd repeat with a total of 105% more Damage. The effective DPS multiplier (including the more cast speed) of a 20/0 Spell Echo Support is 1.53, Greater Spell Echo Support effective DPS multiplier is 1.35, and of both together is 2.33. The spell damage multiplier of a 20/0 Spell Echo Support is .9, of Greater Spell Echo Support is 1.35, and of both together is 1.525

This support doesn't seem to affect certain skills that don't hit on cast, such as Blade Vortex.

Interactions

Ice Nova & Frostbolt: When cast this way, causes all repeats to expand from Frostbolt along its trajectory. Additional repeats from other sources increase Ice Nova activation rate. Casting Ice Nova this way causes "additional expansions" instead of "repeats", and therefore do not gain more damage or increased area of effect per repeat, likewise no benefit is gained from Awakened Spell Echo Support's chance to deal double damage on final repeat. Casting Ice Nova this way also skips the animation chain from additional repeats.

Ice Nova is the only spell that gets a pseudo cast speed boost solely from Pledge of Hands.

Drop restrictions

Currently, a skill can only be supported by Greater Spell Echo if it is socketed into Pledge of Hands.