On my Demon Hunter, I used to kite, turn around, and then spam Nether Tentacles. This did a ton of damage: all the monsters were now in a line so it would pass through them and do damage to all of them.
As of 1.0.3, this is now nerfed as nether tentacles will now only damage the same monster once per shot. Instead of Nether Tentacles, is there a better skill that I should be using for a kiting / class canon build.
Best Answer
The Nether Tentacles ability now only causes damage to each enemy once. This means, that they will still pass through each enemy, but now, rather than potentially hitting each enemy multiple times, they will only hit each enemy once.
Source - Skill Rune – Nether Tentacles : Tentacles will now only hit each target once
The fix to Nether Tentacles was aimed at its use against mobs with very large models like Belial, on whom it could tick for damage multiple times as it passed through, providing a very large amount of damage. Its impact on kiting large groups of small mobs should be minimal.
I personally am still using the Nether Tentacles rune on my Demon Hunter, as it is still extremely effective against groups of enemies.