How Good is Manna Robe for the Different Classes?

[commongood]

I know different items play a factor here (vp staff for necro, epic for wiz for instance) but which class benefits the most from having a manna robe?

Would it make any sense for an enc or mage to run around with one?

[Troxx]

Limited use given the cast time but you could manage a ghetto canni-dance of sorts. Chain casting would not be wise as you'd miss out on a med tick that's more or less as much mana as the robe would give at the cost of 60hp.

Situationally, it could be useful if you really need more mana in for critical short term purposes, but for general use seems like a wash. Assuming you don't have a pocket healer or a big external regen buff you're looking at 10 ticks sitting to regen back one click of the robe.

Necromancers who can self heal are still looking at a hp:mana ratio of 3:1 ... our best lifetap dot ratios are less than 3:1 so it's a wash unless you have an item click (vp staff or wiz epic for wizards).

Of all the classes that can wear it, enchanter is probably the class that benefits the most.

[Freakish]

When you're the only enchanter at raid you can ask for heals to get buffs done. In general group use I found it tedious to use.

[Caiu]

It's basically an extra c2 while chain casting at the expense of 120 hp a tick. Not very fun for any class.

[Doctor Jeff]

Originally Posted by Caiu [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It's basically an extra c2 while chain casting at the expense of 120 hp a tick. Not very fun for any class.

Once again, Caiu comes in and proves he knows absolutely nothing about Everquest.

You never chain cast this item.


Manna Robe is a mage item.

[Maner]

Originally Posted by Doctor Jeff [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Once again, Caiu comes in and proves he knows absolutely nothing about Everquest.

You never chain cast this item.


Manna Robe is a mage item.

As a necro i chain cast mine when im grouped with a bard during raids. its easy to VP staff back up when you get low after robbing back your mana

[nevilshute]

I suppose you shouldn't chain it, but rather always get the one tick sitting you can each time as both are = 20 mana at lvl 60. so world ticks while you sit, gain 20, stand click mana robe, lose 60hp, gain 20 mana sit down, wait for world to tick, repeat.

At that rate you are gaining an extra 20 mana per tick (C2 is 11) but at a pretty whopping 60 hp life loss per tick.

For a wizard with epic rune it seems like a no brainer that this would be useful if not exceedingly so. For a necro it seems good too especially with VP-stick (and Elder Beads to a lesser extent).

For a mage and a chanter I struggle a bit to see why it would be very useful. For a chanter if you are in a group setting and doing crowd control and start to run out of mana in a tight situation then sure, it's a quickfix way to gain mana, but it seems kind of narrow. I could just not be valuing the item correctly though.

[Nibblewitz]

Mages use them well with their phantom armor lines.

[nevilshute]

Originally Posted by Nibblewitz [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Mages use them well with their phantom armor lines.

3 HP regen per tick makes Manna Robe good? Or am I missing something?

[Nibblewitz]

Originally Posted by nevilshute [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

3 HP regen per tick makes Manna Robe good? Or am I missing something?

Most of the mage's throughput is achieved by their pet, which means a magician can tap into their health with far less risk. There are also items and buffs in game that offer additional hp regen.