Question about Spell-chance mechanic

[Theb]

Hello, I couldn't find an answer for this online so I decided to post in here.  Hopefully somebody will know.

 

Are spell-chance triggers exclusive to weapon auto-attacks ? Or can they be triggered from spell hits/crits also? Does it make any difference if the spell is damaging or not?

 

I've been looking for cool wands and read about Curoc's Brand, which has 10% chance to cast Combusting Wounds on Hit or Crit, and I was wondering if it may trigger from spell hits. I'm using Aloth almost exclusively as a debuff wizard  and have been using Combusting Wounds often, given that my main char is a Barb. Having this trigger from debuffing (non damaging )spells could save me some resting time!

 

Thanks for reading

 

ot: Doing a 5-man PotD in preparation for Deadfire and suddenly all this game-mechanics stuff is important. About to start scaled White March pt.1 and I'm all jumpy about deadly Lagufaeths.

 

 

 

[Jaheiras Witness]

It’s a chance when using that item, which means you have to be attacking with it (in this case, only when using the wand, not casting spells)

[Boeroer]

Correct. But Blast hits (the area of effect explosion that Wizards can add to all implements) do count. So a Wizard with Blast can trigger on-hit or on-crit effects pretty often. Even more so if he uses Deleterious Alacrity of Motion before attacking.

Edited July 29, 2018 by Boeroer

[Theb]

Thank you for your responses, very helpful.