Supplies for the raid, 5,10,25 man runsFollow

This may be perceived as a "stupid" question, but I notice ppl talk about pots all the time.

My alt herb/alchemist is now high enough to mass produce pots for me, so my question is:

How much of each do you normally take with you when raiding, 5 mans, etc.

Health
Mana
Food (for you and pet)
Drinks
Bandages
Specialty potions (resistant, increase xyz stat, etc.)
Ammo (one bag or two)

When it's time to start raiding, I don't want to look like an idiot without supplies.

And while I'm thinking about it, does anyone use macros to utilize said supplies?

Thanks in advance.

Well whenever i raid i always have at least:
20 elixir's of major agility
40 grilled mudfish, or warp burgers
5 mana pots
5 health pots
2 stacks of food for my pet
10 haste potions
10 fel mana pots
20 elixir of draenic wisdom
20 mageblood elixirs
10 scroll of agility V
20 bandages
And full ammo, (i think 18 slots)

I usually come over prepared, and sometimes dont touch the haste pots or fel mana pots.

I use the mageblood, haste, scroll, and fel mana just for boss fights, and usually roll with the wisdom, agilty, and statfood for trash.

For heroics and 5 mans i dont use anything. Raiding can be expensive, but its nice to know that you have all the buffs you can for a big fight.

To answer your question, I guess it all depends on how far you've progressed. If its your guilds first time in kara, or gruuls, or anywhere really, bring enough goodies to be able to rebuff after numerous wipes. When we go to grull's, i still bring all of that stuff, but i only use maybe 2 of each. All of the pots share the same cool down, so you want to be sure during a fight that you are taking the one you need the most, for me its usually the fel mana, if its a short fight, ill open with the haste potion, then when the cd is up i can pop either a mana pot if the fight is almost over or a fel mana if its just underway.

I dont use macros for pots, its easy just to click them, and you dont really need to use a macro.

15-20 elixir of major agility
15-20 elixir of draenic wisdom
Mana Oil (5 charges per) - for boss fights
20 grilled mudfish
15-20 mana pots
5 health pots
2 stacks of food for my pet (fishing ftw)
20 bandages

That's what I keep in supply for Kara or a 25-man raid. I don't use all that in a single raid, but it's what I try to keep on hand and replenish as needed. If I have them, I'll use the Agility scrolls, but I don't go out of my way to get them.

I always have tons of food because I fish, so I never buy any food. I keep water on hand, but most times I raid I use mage water, so I didn't count that. And, I drink up after nearly every pull so I'm at full mana. Doesn't take long and usually the next pull isn't going to happen immediately anyway. I rarely use a health pot. They're on the same cooldown as the mana pot, which is much more important in a fight. Healers are there to keep me up, bandages and healthstone if necessary for spot healing, but I prefer to save the cooldown for a mana pot.

5-mans and heroics, I use the buff food (grilled mudfish) but otherwise don't use pots. Hardly any of the fights need it, nor do the usually last long enough to spend a mana pot on. I carry stuff around with me, but I don't use it in 5-mans.

Well, its all free, cause I make all my own stuff so really it only costs the price of the vials. Excessive? most definately! But like I said, I like to be prepared, and when your guild is starting new content, there is a lot of deaths (Morogrim is a *****):P Oh and I forgot the mana oil on my list hehe

Thanks for all the quick replies. You are all awesome.

Yeah, Montag's list isn't a big deal when you consider he's an alchemist. I'm only an herbalist and I have that on hand, plus the makings for tons more. With a guildie who will make you anything, being an herbalist saves the raider tons of cash (and you can sell the extras, too).

I usually take:

2 Flasks of Relentless Assault
10 Onslaught Elixirs (as backup)
15 Fel Mana potions
5 Super Healing potions
1 Superior Mana Oil (5 charges)
20 bandages
10 ravager dogs or warp burgers
20 worthless fish for the pet
5 Scroll of Agility V
18 slots of ammo
10 water (or Halloween Candy)

There are a few other items I could stand to bring, but some of those are not necessary when I use a flask.

First aid should always be chosen as a profession, because Heavy Netherweave bandage is basically 5100 hp at no cost ('cept cloth). Should you take an AoE hit, a cleave hit or whatever that causes you to take damage, using a bandage will save your healers mana.

Yes. Bandages save your healers mana they need to use healing other targets. If your potions and healthstones are on cooldown and you take damage, bandages can save your life. For example, when we do Void Reaver the only people who get heals are the tanks and one dedicated healer for the melee so they can stay in during poundings. If a ranged dps person is too slow moving and gets hit by an orb they are expected to bandage themselves up. It definitely helps.