Mana/Second versus Spirit

"Snowblade" <nospam DeleteThis @verizon.net> writes:
>I sometimes have a choice between Spirit and Mana/Second gear.
>So, what is the equivalent Spirit to 6-mana / 5 seconds?

For a mage, there's no such equivalent, because you will only get spirit
regen outside the 5 second rule. A mage will never be outside the 5 second
rule in combat. MP5 gear is always preferred over spirit, because it is
always ticking, no matter what's going on.

This is different for priests, who have a spirit-regen talent. Spirit might
also be significant for you when you do that swirly thing (evocation?),
dunno, never played a mage past level 19. *
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* PV something like badgers--something like lizards--and something
like corkscrews.
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"Babe Bridou" <babebridou.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Snowblade a écrit :

>> I sometimes have a choice between Spirit and Mana/Second gear.
>> So, what is the equivalent Spirit to 6-mana / 5 seconds?

>Assuming you're a priest:
>If you have meditation or 3 parts of tier2 priest gear:
>4 spirit gives 15mp100 inside the 5 seconds rule
>4 spirit gives 100mp100 outside the 5 seconds rule
>6mp5 gives 120mp100 at all time.

>So basically 6mp5 can be worth anything from 35 spirit (non-stop
>casting) to 5 spirit (never casting). You can't go much wrong if you
>consider 6mp5 = 20 spi.

>I'd say 15spi for PVE, 25 spi for PVP.

To add to this, if youre soloing as a shadow priest, theres a talent which
will effectively double your spirit based regen after a kill, but wont do
anything for mp5 regen.
For such a priest, spirit based gear is obviously the way to go.

In my situation a s araiding priest, I tend to go for mp5 gear, as I dont
have much time outside the 5 second rule while in a fight. In particular,
mp5 gear allows me to spam level 1 heals for 1k healing without ever running
our of mana. (I have about +700 healing)

I guess the best answer is its situational depending on the general level of
your gear, your build, and what you're doing.
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I may be wrong here, but spirit will definately help mages if you keep
up your Mage Armor (33% of mana regen while casting) and/or have the
arcane talent that allows 15% regen during casting (I have and use
both). Spirit also helps during evocation as despite seeming like an
"instant fill up", it's only multiplying your base regen rate.

Not that I really care about spirit gear , but it can help in certain
situations.

Mike

PV wrote:
> "Snowblade" <nospam.DeleteThis@verizon.net> writes:
> >I sometimes have a choice between Spirit and Mana/Second gear.
> >So, what is the equivalent Spirit to 6-mana / 5 seconds?
>
> For a mage, there's no such equivalent, because you will only get spirit
> regen outside the 5 second rule. A mage will never be outside the 5 second
> rule in combat. MP5 gear is always preferred over spirit, because it is
> always ticking, no matter what's going on.
>
> This is different for priests, who have a spirit-regen talent. Spirit might
> also be significant for you when you do that swirly thing (evocation?),
> dunno, never played a mage past level 19. *
> --
> * PV something like badgers--something like lizards--and something
> like corkscrews.
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