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Improved Spirit Tap
Your Mind Blast and Shadow Word: Death critical strikes have a 100% chance and your Mind Flay critical strikes have a 50% chance to increase your total Spirit by X%. For the duration, your mana will regenerate at a Y% rate while casting. Lasts 8 sec.
Usable by
Class	Priest
Properties
Location	Shadow, Tier 1
Affects	Spirit Tap, Mind Blast, Shadow Word: Death
Ranks	2
Requirements
Points required	3
Spec specific	Yes
Talent required	Spirit Tap
Related buff
Magic Improved Spirit Tap Spirit increased X% and allows Y% mana regeneration while casting. Duration: 8 seconds

• Your Mind Blast and Shadow Word: Death critical strikes have a 100% chance and your Mind Flay critical strikes have a 50% chance to increase your total Spirit by X%. For the duration, your mana will regenerate at a Y% rate while casting. Lasts 8 sec.

Improved Spirit Tap is a talent in the Shadow tree, you will need to spend 5 points in Shadow to max it. It increases total spirit and mana regeneration on a Mind Blast/Shadow Word: Death critical strike.

Rank table

Patch changes

• Patch 3.2.2 (2009-09-22): Mind Flay periodic critical strikes now have a 50% chance to trigger this talent. 
  
• Patch 3.1.0 (14-Apr-2009): Now grants 17/33% of mana regeneration while casting. 
  
• / Patch 3.0.2 (14-Oct-2008): Added. 
  

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