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[[Image:Warp_Splinter.jpg|thumb|Ancient of Arcane]]
  
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|description=Destroy 10% of the target's mana (up to a maximum of 20% of your own maximum mana). For each mana destroyed in this way, the target takes 0.5 Shadow damage.
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|class=[[Priest]]
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|type=Offensive
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|school=[[Shadow]]
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|cost=14% of [[base mana]]
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|range=30 yd
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|improvement=[[Improved Mana Burn]]
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'''Mana Burn''' is a [[Shadow]]-based Priest spell. It drains mana from the enemy, causing Shadow damage.
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'''Ancients of Arcane'''<ref>{{Questlong|Neutral|70|Wanted: A Warp Splinter Clipping}}</ref> are large [[ancient]]s resembling [[Ancient of War|Ancients of War]], but with arcane crystals protruding from their bodies. Their origins are unknown but they seem to be quite intelligent.
  
   
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==Known Ancients of Arcane==
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== Rank table ==
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Only three are known to exist:
  
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*[[Arcosin]]
  
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! Rank !! Level !! Cast time !! Cost
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*[[Warp Splinter]]
  
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*[[Old Crystalbark]]
  
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|| 1 || 24 || 3 seconds || {{cost||50}}
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==Speculation==
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== Notes ==
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*Mana Burn will destroy 10% of the target's mana. If the actual amount is greater than 20% of your maximum mana, it will destroy only an amount equal to 20% of your maximum mana. This is necessary to prevent Mana Burn from destroying too much mana on enemies with a very large mana pool.
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{{Speculation}}
  
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*Mana Burn will instantly break Fear, Hex and Psychic Scream.
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Given the introduction of [[Old Crystalbark]] in the heavily concentrated arcane area of [[Coldarra]], its possible these ancients exist where magic is most present. Since the night elves had abandoned such things, seeing an Ancient of Arcane would have been an extremely rare occurrence in [[Darnassus]]. This however could change when the [[Shen'dralar]] are welcomed back.
  
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*Mana Burn has some strange behaviour in combination with the Shadow tree. It works with [[Shadow Weaving]], [[Shadowform]] and [[Vampiric Embrace]]. However, it does not benefit from [[Darkness]], [[Shadow Focus]] or [[Shadow Reach]]. [[Shadow Affinity]] probably does not affect it as well.
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*Its [[threat]] simply depends on its damage and follows normal rules; the mana drain does not cause any additional threat.
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[[File:Mana Burn TCG.jpg|thumb|In the [[World of Warcraft: Trading Card Game]].]]
   
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== Talent improvement ==
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The Warp Splinter seems to be a twisted creation by [[Kael'thas]]' blood elf researchers in [[The Botanica]]. Deriving from the blood elves research on the [[naaru]] technology present in [[Tempest Keep]] and its effect upon living beings, the Warp Splinter seems to consist of both naaru crystals and what would otherwise be an [[ancient]]. Apparently the power contained by the Warp Splinter was too much for both the elves and the Splinter itself to handle, causing the nearby experiments to run amok and overpower the researchers. The Splinter itself is clearly confused with whether to refrain from fighting or to defeat the players, possibly due to its mind being twisted as well.
  
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*[[Priest_Talents#Improved_Mana_Burn|Improved Mana Burn]] reduces the casting time of Mana Burn.
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*[[Priest_Talents#Force_of_Will|Force of Will]] increases spell damage and critical strike chance for all offensive spells.
   
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== Tips and tactics ==
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==References==
  
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* Mana Burn is useful both in PvE and PvP. It can be used against enemy spell casters in PvE to prevent them from casting their spells, especially healing spells. In PvP this spell is helpful against healing classes.
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* With [[Improved Mana Burn]], its effectiveness can be raised enormously. In addition, its susceptibility to interrupt effects can be reduced.
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* Combined with a shadow spec'd priest's Vampiric Embrace, Mana Burn can be an amusing and effective way to use the target's mana to heal your party (while damaging them in the process).
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*due to their low mana (no intellect stacking) this can quickly make a retribution or protection paladin run out of mana very quickly, if the priest can survive the innitial enslaught of damage, turning the dreaded paladin into a laughing stock for priests everywhere
   
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== Patch changes ==
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[[Category:Ancients]]
  
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* {{Patch 3.2.0|note=Fixed a bug where Mana Burn did not cause fear effects to break when the fear victim had an absorb shield on.}}
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* {{Patched|date=2009-04-30|link=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=16474158165&sid=1|bluenote=Mana Burn has been reduced to 10% mana burned (up to a maximum of 20% of the Priests mana), down from 13% (max 26%).<ref name="Bornakk">{{ref web
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|url=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=16474158165&sid=1
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|archiveurl=http://blue.mmo-champion.com/23/16474158165-recent-ingame-fixes--41609.html
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|archivedate=2009-04-17
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|accessdate=2009-05-30
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|date=2009-04-17
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|title=Recent In-Game Fixes - 4/16/09
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|author={{Blizz}} [[Bornakk]]}}</ref>}}
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* {{Patched|date=2009-04-30|link=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=16474158165&sid=1|bluenote=Mana Burn now causes [[Fear]], [[Hex]] and [[Psychic Scream]] to break early when used.<ref name="Bornakk"/>}}
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* {{Patch 3.0.8|note=Now burns a percentage of maximum mana, only one rank remains.}}
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Revision as of 12:27, 22 December 2010

Mana Burn
Spell shadow manaburn
  • Mana Burn
  • Priest ability
  • 30 yd range
  • 14% of base mana
  • 3 sec cast
  • Destroy 10% of the target's mana (up to a maximum of 20% of your own maximum mana). For each mana destroyed in this way, the target takes 0.5 Shadow damage.
Properties
Class Priest
School Shadow
Cooldown None/Global Cooldown
Improvements Spell shadow manaburn [Improved Mana Burn]

[[Category:priest abilities]][[Category:priest abilities]]

Mana Burn is a Shadow-based Priest spell. It drains mana from the enemy, causing Shadow damage.

Rank table

Rank Level Cast time Cost
1 24 3 seconds 50s

Notes

  • Mana Burn will destroy 10% of the target's mana. If the actual amount is greater than 20% of your maximum mana, it will destroy only an amount equal to 20% of your maximum mana. This is necessary to prevent Mana Burn from destroying too much mana on enemies with a very large mana pool.
  • Mana Burn will instantly break Fear, Hex and Psychic Scream.
  • Mana Burn has some strange behaviour in combination with the Shadow tree. It works with Spell shadow blackplague [Shadow Weaving], Spell shadow shadowform [Shadowform] and Spell shadow unsummonbuilding [Vampiric Embrace]. However, it does not benefit from Ability demonhunter darkness [Darkness], Rogue shadowfocus [Shadow Focus] or Spell shadow chilltouch [Shadow Reach]. Spell shadow shadowward [Shadow Affinity] probably does not affect it as well.
  • Its threat simply depends on its damage and follows normal rules; the mana drain does not cause any additional threat.
Mana Burn TCG

In the World of Warcraft: Trading Card Game.

Talent improvement

Tips and tactics

  • Mana Burn is useful both in PvE and PvP. It can be used against enemy spell casters in PvE to prevent them from casting their spells, especially healing spells. In PvP this spell is helpful against healing classes.
  • With Spell shadow manaburn [Improved Mana Burn], its effectiveness can be raised enormously. In addition, its susceptibility to interrupt effects can be reduced.
  • Combined with a shadow spec'd priest's Vampiric Embrace, Mana Burn can be an amusing and effective way to use the target's mana to heal your party (while damaging them in the process).
  • due to their low mana (no intellect stacking) this can quickly make a retribution or protection paladin run out of mana very quickly, if the priest can survive the innitial enslaught of damage, turning the dreaded paladin into a laughing stock for priests everywhere

Patch changes

  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): Fixed a bug where Mana Burn did not cause fear effects to break when the fear victim had an absorb shield on.
  • Template:Patched
  • Template:Patched
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20): Now burns a percentage of maximum mana, only one rank remains.

References

 

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