OveliaLethon wrote:
Wands are more mana efficient (?) at lower levels
Once you get Vampiric Touch, wanding becomes efficient again.
Vampiric Touch, Shadow Word: Pain, Vampiric Embrace, Mind Blast, wand -> kill. By the time the mob dies I'll be at almost full mana and thanks to (Improved) Vampiric Embrace I'm at almost full health as well. Spirit Tap does the rest.
Because of Vampiric Touch's mana-returning capabilities, it's rather mana efficient when used together with Shadow Word: Pain. And since it also ticks in on Vampiric Embrace, it's even more over-time healing while wanding. I use the single Mind Blast just for fun and because I can. Plus, my wand sucks for my level so I need some help.
Haven't bought a drink in 30 levels and counting.
Ps. The DoT sequence might appear time consuming, but the mob dies before (Improved) Shadow Word: Pain runs its course. That's 24 seconds.
Edited, Jan 24th 2008 1:29am by Mazra