06-13-2003, 09:52 PM
as ive heard, you need to have 200% damage taken to mana to break even with energy shield, that eats 2 mana per point of damage absorbed
nightsmoke 50%
najs light plate 45% socket with ith for 60%
howltusk 35% socket with ith for 50%
lance guard shield 15% socket with ith for 30%
angelic amulet 20%, or any rare ammy with 10% and other mods.
And you have reached the 200% breakpoint. And your energy shield would never eat any mana, as its replenished instantly.
But i am wondering about in what order things are calculated. for im speculating on if 200% damage taken to mana is really needed, because the energy shield does not absorb 100% damage like mana shield in diablo1.
if you have lvl 22 energy shield, you might be able to get away with 130% damage taken to mana, because...i am speculating that the mana loss is ONLY related to the damage absorbed. Lets say you take 100 damage, lvl 22 energy shield absorbs 65 damage, but eats 130 mana in doing so. You have 130% damage taken to mana. You took 100 damage, and gains 130 mana. No loss of mana here to energy shield.
and it works teoretically. Take 250 damage, 65% is absorbed, which is 162.5 damage. Which becomes 325 damage to mana. Having 130% damage goes to mana which becomes 325, resulting in no mana loss.
nightsmoke 50%
najs light plate 45% socket with ith for 60%
howltusk 35% socket with ith for 50%
lance guard shield 15% socket with ith for 30%
angelic amulet 20%, or any rare ammy with 10% and other mods.
And you have reached the 200% breakpoint. And your energy shield would never eat any mana, as its replenished instantly.
But i am wondering about in what order things are calculated. for im speculating on if 200% damage taken to mana is really needed, because the energy shield does not absorb 100% damage like mana shield in diablo1.
if you have lvl 22 energy shield, you might be able to get away with 130% damage taken to mana, because...i am speculating that the mana loss is ONLY related to the damage absorbed. Lets say you take 100 damage, lvl 22 energy shield absorbs 65 damage, but eats 130 mana in doing so. You have 130% damage taken to mana. You took 100 damage, and gains 130 mana. No loss of mana here to energy shield.
and it works teoretically. Take 250 damage, 65% is absorbed, which is 162.5 damage. Which becomes 325 damage to mana. Having 130% damage goes to mana which becomes 325, resulting in no mana loss.