[Pyro]

As it stands, certain class combos have it too easy busting down everything in their path. Namely, martial classes with a subclass in hexer. Don't like a mage? Black bubble. Tank? Wretched oils. It's free. It's easy. It's simple. It's build a counter with no investment.

And sure, you could argue that they should build SAN. But who can reasonably build SAN in the modern day that isn't a Bard or a gimmick build? Who can build faith on their normal mage character?

I think that casting spells without a casting tool should cut the inflict rate in half. The average no WIL martial/caster will have somewhere around 120-130 status inflict (very situationally dependent), meaning that the rate suddenly becomes 60-65. You still have a chance, but it's no longer weighted completely in your favor. People should be made to invest in the relevant stats and use relevant weapons.

Or just use arcane, I guess. It reduces your damage which is an okay enough balance.