As of the latest beta build the spirit regeneration while in combat is provided by Meditation. Aside from our static regen abilities (Shadowfiend, Hymn, Mindbender, and Mana Potions) we will have spirit based regeneration. It really will become a finite resource and the way we look at our pool will be the same regardless of gear level…. Well, it means we have to look at mana a bit differently. Since these are now essentially fixed amounts of restoration, you can think of them similar to a Mana Potion: a flat amount of mana you will get back that does not scale. The same logic applies to Hymn of Hope, Innervate, and all the other “percent of mana” restorative abilities. That is 9,000 mana as a fresh level 90 in quest greens, or in full Tier gear. Well… in Mists, it will still be 3% per swing, however since our mana pool will not increase that 3% per swing at Level 90 is 9,000 mana per swing. Well, in Cata this 3% scaled as your mana pool got bigger, increasing the value of Shadowfiend’s regen as you geared up. Take Shadowfiend for example: Shadowfiend restores 3% mana per swing. This also impacts how we look at our regen as well, and means that mana regen abilities that used to scale with our gear will not do the same in Mists of Pandaria. Well, in Mists of Pandaria that cost is going to feel the same at just hitting 90 and being geared to the teeth in full T14 gear. Look at yourself now in Cata, probably walking around in Dragon Soul gear… one greater heal is a fraction of your mana pool. Remember hitting 85 and realizing that the one greater heal you just cast seemed to cost 20% of your mana pool? Well, thats because they needed to balance mana costs so the cost scaled with gearing. This addresses and interesting issue that Blizzard has always struggled with: mana cost scaling as people gear up through tiers. This is means if Greater Heal costs you 6.6% mana (or 19,800 mana at level 90), it will always cost the same amount regarless of gear level. Spells will now cost a fixed percentage of total mana (changed from Cata’s “% of base mana”). One more time to be clear: regardless of the amount of intellect you have, you will always have the same size mana pool, it will not increase.Īt 90, all Priests will have a total mana pool of 300,000 regardless of intellect. In case you missed the details: Intellect will have zero affect on our total mana pool, and primarily will be used in our Spell Power calculation and Critical Strike calculation. One of the biggest changes that all healers need to adjust to in Mists is the change to our mana pools, and the impact that will have on our regen.
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