Hand of Balthazar - possible elite?

Holy

Holy

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

Closest Dumpster.

Liars, Cheats and Thieves [Liar]

Mo/

here is my idea of this skill

Smiting Prayers


Hand of Balthazar

5 energy
1 second cast
15 seconds recharge

Target touched foe is knocked down and takes 40...76[84]
and you lose 10...4[2] energy.

tell me wat u think thx

Mandy Memory

Mandy Memory

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

USA

Xen of Sigils [XoO]

W/

I think this is rather powerful...and abusable by every class.

Mercury Angel

Mercury Angel

Avatar of Gwen

Join Date: Apr 2005

Wandering my own road.

It brings to mind-
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Shove

However, not quite as many drawbacks. Knockdowns are a powerful form of control, and most knockdowns are either conditional (Stoning/Heavy Blow/Weaken Knees/Shield of Judgment), or come with heavy drawbacks (all adrenaline loss [Hammer Bash/Heavy Blow]), exhaustion ([Shock/Gale/Meteor]), long recharge ([Signet of Judgment]), etc. or a combination of both [Heavy Blow].

This has neither of those characteristics.
It's a cheap, unconditional knockdown with a decent recharge and no drawbacks. I'd suggest working some into it, or else it won't really come into line with existing skills.
Edit: Bah, forgot the energy loss - It's so meager I didn't really count it. Even with it in mind, I say the same thing.

LifeInfusion

LifeInfusion

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

in the midline

E/Mo

It is also 5 energy at least, and 15 energy at most. I could see an E/Mo with earth magic being a viable way to spam this.