how to deal with my mana issue?

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AnimeKitty wrote:

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Quo210 wrote:

>Can't use spells due to mana problems
>Pick a mana node
>Problem is solved
>wow

The game has mana nodes for a reason. Really. They exist for a reason.
They are all over the tree too

They are also a waste if mana issues can be solved other ways

Awesome. Look for advice, criticize an answer (albeit a sarcastic one).

Mana leech/mana on hit nodes - then spec out of them later in your build when you have better mana-mana-gement.

Also, don't go 6 linking a skill in a Tabula at a low level and expect to be able to sustain mana for that. This is the reason I don't like the Tabula: you can't maintain mana at low level and at higher level you need stats/def in your chest.

Let's try and remember that mana sustain for spells is a giant irritation, since spells don't get any sort of reliable leech or on-hit outside of Warlord's Mark and taking thirty mana nodes in the tree is a waste, however catty some folks here are about the subject.

Kitty: resign yourself to using a mana flask for most of your leveling, and possibly even some of your mapping. Also consider Mind Over Matter for a while - with the new mana nodes behind it, the MOM cluster can almost double a lot of players' effective mana pools, and since you take damage on your mana as well a mana flask is less of a waste. It's actually quite a help with leveling spell characters, and if it doesn't fit later you can spec out of it. Get Quick Recovery below that and a couple of other mana regen nodes that're otherwise on your way, and you should have enough mana to be getting on with.

Unfortunately there's no good way to fix mana problems without changing something about a build. That said, there's also no shame in just using a mana flask until you don't need one anymore.