jcbronco wrote:
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but priests who use cancel-casting Greater Heal to cover single-target damage spikes get more use from Spirit.
That makes no sense. When using the "cancel-casting greater heal method" you are still consistantly casting a spell with very little down time.
The FSR applies from the completion of a spell cast until the next spell is completed. If you cast a spell, then Cast/Cancel a Greater Heal the FSR won't reset... and you'll start getting the full Spirit mana regeneration. It won't start again until you _complete_ another spell.
Full-on Spirit works pretty well, actually. 2 Mp5 costs the same as 5 Spirit in terms of item budget. Spirit benefits from BoKings as well as granting bonus +DMG/HEAL with either Imp. DS or Spiritual Guidance (or both), but at the moment I'm just going to assume you have BoKings, 3/3 Meditation and Imp. DS.
40 Mp5:
480 Mana/Minute
100 Spirit -> 110 Spirit (BoKings):
11 +DMG
Under FSR:
247.5 Mana/Minute
Outside FSR:
825 Mana/Minute
75% Under FSR:
391.86 Mana/Minute
50% Under FSR:
536.25 Mana/Minute
Depending upon your healing strategy, you can be outside FSR either a large amount of the time (Greater Heal, cancel-cast Greater Heal, Greater Heal) or not at all (tab-Renew or Flash Heals). A lot of the "top" Priests do make quite a bit of use out of Spirit but it comes down to personal preference and your healing style more than anything else.