Mana Shield
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| Mana Shield | |
|---|---|
| Usable By | |
| Class | Mage |
| Properties | |
| Type | Utility |
| School | Arcane |
| Cooldown | None |
| Talents | |
| Improvement Talents | Improved Mana Shield |
| Other Information | |
| Ranks | 7 |
| Related Buff | |
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"A Mage lives and dies by his magic, never forget that."
"Hey, they have to run out of mana sometime!"
Mana Shield is a self-cast mage spell that shields the caster from all damage. It can be a mage's best friend or worst killer. When this shield up, physical and magical damage will be absorbed at the cost of 2 mana per point of damage. The shield collapses after absorbing a set amount or 1 minute passes, whichever comes first.
| Rank | Mana Cost | Absorbs | Level | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | 120 | 20 | 20
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| 2 | 60 | 210 | 28 | 70
|
| 3 | 80 | 300 | 36 | 1 30
|
| 4 | 100 | 390 | 44 | 2 30
|
| 5 | 120 | 480 | 52 | 3 50
|
| 6 | 140 | 570 | 60 | 4 20
|
| 7 | 155 | 715 | 68 | 9 60
|
Talent improvements
The Improved Mana Shield talent will reduce the amount of mana consumed per point of damage up to a 20% reduction at max rank.
Tips and Tactics
After it absorbs the given damage (consuming twice that amount of mana) it will collapse, but no cooldown means you can recast immediately, or even while it's still partially up to "refresh" the absorption pool.
Don't be fooled by the cheap casting cost. Mana Shield can drain your mana deceptively fast. Rank 3, for instance, will leave you (80 + 2 x 300) 680 mana poorer in exchange for a measly 300 health. Use wisely.
The Improved Mana Shield talent can make stomaching this spell somewhat easier - with both ranks of the talent active the quoted figure of 680 mana for 300 health drops to 560 mana (80 initial cast + ( 600 - [600 / 5])), thus saving you 120 mana, which is at least enough for one Frost Nova at that level.
Past Changes
Patch 2.4.0 (3/25/08): This spell will now get a percentage of the Mage’s bonus to spell damage as an additional effect. (Note : That's 50% of your spell damage)
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