On that same note, does anyone here actually use the wand?
My build (shadow) includes Martyrdom which enables me to cast a full Mind Flay or two when the mob crits me, but my rotation is usually:
Vampiric Touch
-backtrack- Shadow Word: Pain
Starshards
Mind Flay
-mob reaches me- Psychic Scream (rank 1, of course)
Mind Flay
Mind Flay or wait for the DoTs and then Shadow Word: Death when the mob is at around 800 health.
Since Psychic Scream makes the mob not hit me for a while, Martyrdom seldom procs and it honestly seems like a bit of waste of talent points.
And don't think I've used my wand since I entered Outland, to be honest. Sometimes I even spam Mind Blast just because I want to see my mana pool move. I have two mana cost reducing abilities, both on a 3-minute cooldown. One is Inner Focus and the other is
Auslese's Light Channeler from Blood Furnace. Using them when the other one is halfway through the cooldown makes for very mana efficient grinding.
Not to mention, I also have the
Vengeance of the Illidari trinket. When I pop it, I don't have to do the last Mind Flay or Shadow Word: Death, saving me 150-250 mana. I'm honestly never in mana need when in a controlled situation. I've taken on two or three mobs at a time to speed things up and if I time the Spirit Taps right, I'll regen more than enough mana.
Wanding seems pointless at the moment. Is it needed later on?
Edit:
Build, by the way. I'm only level 64 as you probably noticed from the amount of talent points spent.
Edited, Apr 30th 2008 9:30pm by Mazra