![]() This is incorrect as the approximate mana cost is about 33-34% of base mana (25% * 33% = 8.25% + 25% = 33.25%). The tooltip is still displaying 25% of base mana, as is Wowhead. It should also be noted that currently the tooltip for Power Word: Shield is incorrect when displaying the mana cost. It had reached the point where Discipline Priests were primarily using Power Word: Shield without having to cast much of anything else. The reasoning for this, at least from Blizzard's perspective, was to prevent Discipline Priests from merely casting Power Word: Shield repeatedly, or "shield spamming". The second change, which took affect soon after the release of patch 4.0.6, increased the mana cost by an additional 33%. The mana cost of Power Word: Shield has been increased by approximately 31%, but its effect has been increased by 208%. This was all done at 4:00 to 5:00 in the morning: I have no life. Also, given the fact that it's an instant cast (+GCD), Power Word: Shield can help you get out of sticky situations quick.īut I can surely say that it is NOT worth buffing to full through your talent tree, in my opinion. However, if you worked out the m:k ratio of shield once it's buffed with healing, I'm more or less sure that it'd give a ratio worthy of keeping it up as much as possible. w/o buffs, 'cos I'm way too tired to work that out): So let's take a look at it's big brother Greater Heal, which can output ~=12k healing rightly buffed, for the approximate cost of 2.3 to 2.5* that of Flash Heal (factoring buffs) and 1.8 to 2.0* that of Flash Heal (natural skills).įactoring in mana costs, using spell base (i.e. ![]() So let's assume this figure and multiply it by a 3k SP Flash Heal (fully buffed) ~= 5.5k. I know it's not 2.00*amount_healed, but I know that an 80 with 1.6k Int + class constant for critical bonus ~= 176% damage (not including CR). Not sure of the formula for working out the crit of heals. Flash Heal crits though, are ahead, quite greatly, of the PW:S damage. Perhaps? I mean, it costs 13% base mana (which ~=502 mana), whereas Flash Heal costs ~= 13.8% base mana. To this, I say that PW:S is a great buff to have before battle, but that's really its only use. ![]() The damage retort is only 45% (which has approximately the same effect as, say, peeing on a HC dungeon boss's shoes) and has a chance of healing an amount that can be illustrated as less than a tenth of a rightly buffed (and geared) Flash Heal or Greater Heal (natural). Practically, a 10k heal and 5k damage in ONE INSTANT CAST that is not even expensive! If geared with some of the best items for healing, this "crap spell" absorbs around 9000 damage, heals for 1750 and may deal 5000 damage. ![]()
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