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Am I mistaken, or does the spell cast cost almost as much as the Mana you regain?
You are mistaken =)
It works in Arena. That's all I ever need it for.
yea in pvp only you take someone else's mp but its too slow in pve
It's not always a waste in PvE, too. THe Elementals with Hydromancer Ves-whatever in the Steamvaults can be fully drained in 10-11 seconds, and their melee is pathetic. A Warlock can take both of them out of the fight permanently (Banish) and without her adds, she'd noobsauce.
I find it pretty good on a Druid who keeps LoSing you in the Arena, too: for some reason, the channel doesn't break if you lose LoS. Keep your DoTs on him and both his HP and mana will be going down FAST.
I find it pretty good on a Druid who keeps LoSing you in the Arena, too: for some reason, the channel doesn't break if you lose LoS. Keep your DoTs on him and both his HP and mana will be going down FAST.
I've used it in 5 mans before to drain clothy trash mobs as well as name bosses.
Remember, though, to use custom unit frames to CHECK the total mana of a mob: many bosses won't go OOM without you draining them for 10 minutes!
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Having some time and curiousity, I did some math on Drain Mana. The numbers are below, but is is proportionally VERY consistent. Also, it is assumed that the spell runs and/or drains the full five seconds.
Rank Mana Cost Mana Drained Ratio of Increase
1 95 210 2.2
2 155 340 2.19
3 225 495 2.2
4 310 680 2.19
5 385 845 2.19
6 455 1000 2.19
The problem is that the spell is VERY consistently mediocre.
Apologies in advance......I don't know how to get the spacing right....but I think everyone can sort it out.
Edited, Oct 26th 2007 10:40am by Gilzak
Edited, Oct 26th 2007 10:44am by Gilzak
Rank Mana Cost Mana Drained Ratio of Increase
1 95 210 2.2
2 155 340 2.19
3 225 495 2.2
4 310 680 2.19
5 385 845 2.19
6 455 1000 2.19
The problem is that the spell is VERY consistently mediocre.
Apologies in advance......I don't know how to get the spacing right....but I think everyone can sort it out.
Edited, Oct 26th 2007 10:40am by Gilzak
Edited, Oct 26th 2007 10:44am by Gilzak
I usually don't cast it, but there are times you almost have to.
This is one of them. Mennu the Betrayer in Slave Pens is another. Without his mana, all he has is melee and totems. No more crazy-powerful lightning.
I can't remember many others.. Lots of bosses tend to have so much mana that you can't possibly OOM them even by the time they're dead. It's nice for caster mobs, since their melee is weak, but usually you can kill them fast enough that it's pointless to drain them.
If you have no health, almost no mana, your HS, pots and bandages are on CD, and your target is under control and has mana, the spell instantly becomes your best friend.. until you notice you have drain life and life tap.. :D
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THe Elementals with Hydromancer Ves-whatever in the Steamvaults can be fully drained in 10-11 seconds, and their melee is pathetic. A Warlock can take both of them out of the fight permanently (Banish) and without her adds, she'd noobsauce.
This is one of them. Mennu the Betrayer in Slave Pens is another. Without his mana, all he has is melee and totems. No more crazy-powerful lightning.
I can't remember many others.. Lots of bosses tend to have so much mana that you can't possibly OOM them even by the time they're dead. It's nice for caster mobs, since their melee is weak, but usually you can kill them fast enough that it's pointless to drain them.
If you have no health, almost no mana, your HS, pots and bandages are on CD, and your target is under control and has mana, the spell instantly becomes your best friend.. until you notice you have drain life and life tap.. :D
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