by Seignar Wed Aug 22, 2012 4:26 pm
Okay, so I did a bit more varied testing and actually discovered something fascinating. To answer your question, yes it WILL work, but it will be nerfed to 20 damage because the adjustment of the catalyst is weaker.
Which led to a realization, KJ deals magic damage, but in truth, the magic damage ISN'T strictly affected by TCC, EVERYTHING affects it! My past statement was wrong; HERE is what happens:
KJ is bugged! Upon cast, it only calculates RIGHT HAND adjustment and never left hand where most talismans are at. What happens here is that KJ is casted with a left-hand talisman, it attempts to calculate the adjustment of your RIGHT HAND, where, more times than not, the adjustment is standard. So it deals a static damage. Test it yourself: Use a weak talisman, preferably one you don't meet the requirements, then test KJ with a talisman you can use. The damage is always (or nearly) the same.
So what happens? Due to this bug, whatever adjustment is in your right hand is applied to KJ regardless of what it is (It WILL take in Pyromancy flame, an unusable/usable talisman/catalyst). This is why using a TCC that you don't meet the requirements for hurts it. Yet why a working TCC boosts it by a ton.
Your normal magic/adjustment is 100 and due to this bug, KJ will always work as 100 mag adjust. unless you have a magic/adjustment item in your right hand. Go on, try it. Use an unusable talisman to cast KJ in your left hand and an ascended flame in your right hand when it goes off. You should deal around 600 damage with no buffs.