With the advent of the anahera scythe, I think SE might've achieved what they were intending with the y's scythe (but missed the mark). Has anyone gotten the scythe and played around nuking with it? Refresh gear is common enough that low tier nukes virtually cost nothing. Anahera has 155 magic damage and 188 magic acc skill, which makes it a contender with other staves that a nuking job might use. Additionally, occult acumen can be used to grain tp even while staying at a distance. at level 99, you get a 1tp return on every 8mp spent on a nuke before gear that enhances it or stp gear.
something I threw together, kinda curious what others would use
ItemSet 317297 edit: updated the set a little
oneiros rope and bale sollerets +2 are options to enhance occult acumen, both together would bring it up to 6mp = 1tp.
At 34mp, Thunder would return 4-6tp, not to mention yielding a healthy amount of damage for it's cost and half second cast time.