30spp / 22intel? Mage

[rivalwild]

I've been weighing up spending my first round of gold on one of these enchants for my mage's staff.

Which do you think? I sit on 1750 mana and never run out, my crit is about 12% so far. I guess I don't need 30 more spp but maybe it would be more practical than getting a whole lot more mana with bit more crit/ spp



What do people think?

 

[Startled]

30 Spell power for sure if you're arcane, probaly 22 int if you're frost.

 

[Stabbedurazz]

would you rather 22 int or 8sp...

 

[Mnkey]

22int no matter what spec. 220mana>8sp.

 

[Chanka]

220 mana and a little over 1% crit>8 SP as frost. That 8 SP is nicer as arcane though, since you don't really run out of mana anyway and don't benefit as much from the crit as frost does (http://www.wowhead.com/spell=12982)

 

[tamer]

no. honestly...8sp isnt worth it compared to 220 mana.

 

[Chanka]

As a mage you shouldn't be OOM, and if for some reason you get on some massive killing streak where you run out of mana, you have evocate. So yea, 8 SP is better. I'm not speaking for other classes of course, but for mages this has been my experience.

 

[lipeckiz]

I have always used 22 intellect on my 19 mage, I'm fine with it.

 

[Yayo]

Okay but even if i didn't get mana with the int i would still take it 22sp and critchance > 8more sp imo

 

[Zatox]

To maximize damage, use spellpower.

 

[Oasis]

22int is 330 mana.

 

[ØhnØes]

Int all the way baby!

 

[Firetruckk]

I go 30 SP regardless if 22in is an extra 330 mana and crit. You don't ever oom on a mage and should it happen, evocate is there and will be ready the next time you drop below a certain amount. That's just IMO. But I'd agree with people here, in saying that 30SP on arcane, and 22int for frost mages.

 

[Grunge]

330 mana, 1% crit, slightly better mana regen and 22 sp vs 30 sp?



What a difficult choice.

 

[pilgrim]

You would think Int was better, but I run spellpower on my mage and ive never ever needed to drink. Evocation is on such a low cooldown that it is never a problem. The small amount of crit is really good, but I prefer more base SP.

 

[AkAPatriot]

You can't always just pop evocation when you want, the times you go oom is mostly the times you have 2-3 people chasing you, not a good idea to take a chillbreak with evocation now is it?



That's the time where you'd love that extra mana.



And the times you'd love that extra SP is when you get someone down to 10 health with your frostbolt-arcanebarrage-fireblast combo and they run away.



Oh yeah SP helps all the time ofc, mana doesn't.

 

[rivalwild]

Ok, such a diverse range of answers. Thankyou all. What I'm thinking is 22 would be best, then I can add more + stam to my gear instead of the intel I already have.



in conclusion

+30spp = Slightly more damage

+22intl = Much better balance overall



Btw I totally disagree with the needing to crit more on a frost mage. Arcane is all about burst. Crit = perfect for burst.

 

[Firetruckk]

Btw I totally disagree with the needing to crit more on a frost mage. Arcane is all about burst. Crit = perfect for burst.

This is true, but the only reason every is siding with crit on frost mages is purely for shatter.