06-15-2004, 01:41 PM
TK = telekinesis. Energy shield gets a synergy from TK. You lose (32 - (base points in TK)) / 16 mana per point of damage ES absorbs.
Note that ES comes before resistance, so having it will severely drain your mana if you're hit, even if the damage would be harmless.
The guide is for 1.09 and shouldn't be trusted for 1.10. The part about % damage to mana and energy was wrong even in 1.09, though.
The % damage to mana is based on the damage you actually receive. So if you have slvl 1 ES (20%) and are hit by a 100 damage attack, you'll take 80 damage and lose 40 mana (assuming no TK synergy at all). So you'd need 50% damage to mana in order to maintain your mana.
With slvl 2 ES (25%), you'd need 67%. With slvl 3 ES (30%), you'd need 86%. With slvl 4 ES (35%), you'd need 93%. With slvl 5 ES (40%), you'd need 133%. And so on. The higher your ES, the more % damage to mana gear you'd need to break even in terms of mana. And it does only work on physical damage.
(If you have points in TK for synergy, the percentages would be lower, of course). With maxed synergy, slvl 5 ES (40%) would really just need 50% damage to mana to maintain the mana.)
Note that ES comes before resistance, so having it will severely drain your mana if you're hit, even if the damage would be harmless.
The guide is for 1.09 and shouldn't be trusted for 1.10. The part about % damage to mana and energy was wrong even in 1.09, though.
The % damage to mana is based on the damage you actually receive. So if you have slvl 1 ES (20%) and are hit by a 100 damage attack, you'll take 80 damage and lose 40 mana (assuming no TK synergy at all). So you'd need 50% damage to mana in order to maintain your mana.
With slvl 2 ES (25%), you'd need 67%. With slvl 3 ES (30%), you'd need 86%. With slvl 4 ES (35%), you'd need 93%. With slvl 5 ES (40%), you'd need 133%. And so on. The higher your ES, the more % damage to mana gear you'd need to break even in terms of mana. And it does only work on physical damage.
(If you have points in TK for synergy, the percentages would be lower, of course). With maxed synergy, slvl 5 ES (40%) would really just need 50% damage to mana to maintain the mana.)