I need a spell with Area Target but not a channel ability

[RobertMKD]

What's the best base ability I can use. 'Cloud' adds a buff at the start and is a channel ability which screws the spell animation... 'Force of Nature' only works on trees...
Any recommendations?

 

[Rufus]

Depends on what you want.
Inferno might work?
Or Blizzard without any channel time?
Or Channel?

 

[KILLCIDE]

If I may ask, why do you not want to use Channel?

 

[teozamait]

If I may ask, why do you not want to use Channel?

I don't think that he doesn't want to use Channel - he doesn't want to use channeling spells (Blizzard, Big Bad Voodoo, Volcano etc). It's easy to confuse between the two.

 

[KILLCIDE]

If that's the case, Channel is the best base ability for anything (excluding uninteruptable orders).

 

[RobertMKD]

You don't get the Area Target Circle when increasing Area of Effect radius in the 'Channel' ability. That's why I want to use other ability as a base.
I don't want it to be a channeling ability because the animation is interrupted when the duration of the spell hits 0.
So, if you want your ability to start it's effect instantly, there will be no animation.. I tried to make the unit animate through triggers, but it's too complicated and the animation can be interrupted by ordering the unit to do something..

 

[KILLCIDE]

You don't get the Area Target Circle when increasing Area of Effect radius in the 'Channel' ability. That's why I want to use other ability as a base.

Yes you do. Theres an option in one of the datafields. Im not by the computer, but its in the same field that lets you make the icon visible in the command card. I think it's called "Target Indicator."

 

[RobertMKD]

Oh cool!

Didn't know about that, thx +rep