Striker Build

..by casting in air you mean jump casting right...?
If yes, then YES you can cast shockwave in "air" but you need to have been on the ground first. You can't like, jump off a platform and cast it mid-fall.

No I mean jump into air and cast. Which shock wave can't, shark wave can.

Hmm, that's a good point, I neglected Critical and Sparks. I guess I'll do some damage calculations, though I don't know how to factor in Sparks. :f6:

Shark wave will win clearly. You can see it as you have twice the critical rate using shark wave than using shock wave. Plus being able to cast on air, longer range, less over kill, available all time, smexy, hawt, pwnage, unique, special, etc. Shark wave hands down.