[VincentVolaju]

Originally Posted by aresprophet [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Thing is, micromanaging your manastoning in a non-solo situation is difficult. You're not often going to be able to cycle up to 100% in a group. Squeezing in one cycle now and then when the puller is out of mobs is quite feasible but requires communication and timing. It also makes maximizing your cycle's mana regen all the more important.

The more HP you have the more efficient one cycle is and, equally important, the fewer cycles it takes to get to FM. The difference between 150 wis and 200 wis at 50 is only 500 mana, which is a mere 25%-30% of your total pool anyway. If you can convert that to 360hp you've got 120 more mana per cycle, which is huge. On a 30 second cycle that's an extra 20 mana per tick on top of the 240 or you you can already pull in. 60 mana per tick while standing? Eat your hearts out, necros (err, not literally. I know you're into that kind of thing).

The exact math on this depends heavily on BIS options for both mana (and wis) or hp (and stamina) in each slot at 50. In the case of a boots slot, the 9 wis from GEBs vastly outweighs 15 hp from Kobold Hide boots. But for the ear slot, 35 hp is worth a lot more than 3 wis (although you'll obviously want an Ivandyr's Hoop if your race can wear it, making Dark Elves ideal clerics). The face slot is also clearly a wis item, while the 80 hp on a Djarn's is going to outweigh a 6 wis ring. So on and so forth. Items like Paw of Opolla that double dip HP and mana are great, as is black sapphire jewelry and a Platinum Tiara.

More hp = more efficient manastoning in the short term. In the long term it's almost a wash because you're looking to get to FM and having a smaller mana pool isn't exactly desirable. But in a group situation where you're never going to sit at FM anyway, HP is king for clerics with a manastone.

It's a totally different game for druids.

Do that again, but with a Druid this time. <3 lol