It's quite good in certain applications. 24 DPS mana-free is nothing to sneeze at. You aren't going to be able to maintain that with normal nukes, even with C2. If you're the primary DPS in a duo/trio or solo farming things like like Ice Giants or Seafuries, you can get a lot of mileage out of it. When solo, that extra damage can often allow you to stretch a single pet out over a mob that might normally require an extra summon, which massively increases your efficiency over time.
Just think of it as the Mage equivalent of mashing Backstab or Flying Kick.
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