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| − | <onlyinclude>{{Infobox ability |
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| + | The '''backpack''' is the initial 16-slot [[Bag|storage container]] for carrying [[item]]s that all [[Player]] characters get at the start of the game. It occupies the right-most [[bag]] [[slot]] on the [[Interface Bar|interface bar]]. |
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| − | |name=Mana Shield |
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| − | |image=Spell_Shadow_DetectLesserInvisibility.png <!--Icon Image--> |
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| − | |description=Absorbs X damage, draining mana instead. Drains 1.5 mana per damage absorbed. Lasts 60 sec. |
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| − | |class=[[Mage]] |
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| − | |type=Utility |
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| − | |school=[[Arcane]] |
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| − | |target="Self" |
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| − | |cost=7% of [[base mana]] |
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| − | |cast_time=Instant |
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| − | |cooldown=None |
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| − | |improvement=[[Arcane Shielding]] |
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| − | |ranks=7 |
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| − | |buff_type=magic |
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| − | |buff_desc=Absorbs damage, draining mana instead. |
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| − | |buff_dur=60 seconds |
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| − | }}</onlyinclude>__NOTOC__ |
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| − | {{AbilityFlavor|A mage can manipulate mana for defense as well as offense.|TCGTDP|52}} |
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| − | '''Mana Shield''' is a self-cast [[mage]] spell that shields the caster from all damage. It can be a mage's best friend or worst killer. When this shield up, physical and magical damage will be absorbed at the cost of 1.5 mana per point of damage. The shield collapses after absorbing a set amount or 1 minute passes, whichever comes first. |
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| + | The amount of [[money]] ([[File:Gold.png|link=Gold]], [[File:Silver.png|link=Silver]], or [[File:Copper.png|link=Copper]]) the character possesses is shown at the bottom right of the backpack window. |
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| − | {| class="darktable" style="text-align: center;" |
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| + | Three additional currencies, such as Honor, Area Points, or Battleground Tokens, can be set to be displayed at the currency window |
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| − | ! Rank !! Absorbs !! Level !! Cost |
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| − | |- |
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| − | || 1 || 120 || 20 || {{Cost|s=20}} |
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| − | |-class="alt" |
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| − | || 2 || 210 || 28 || {{Cost|s=70}} |
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| − | || 3 || 300 || 36 || {{Cost|g=1|s=30}} |
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| − | || 4 || 390 || 44 || {{Cost|g=2|s=30}} |
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| − | || 5 || 480 || 52 || {{Cost|g=3|s=50}} |
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| − | |-class="alt" |
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| − | || 6 || 570 || 60 || {{Cost|g=4|s=20}} |
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| − | || 7 || 715 || 68 || {{Cost|g=9|s=60}} |
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| − | || 8 || 1080 || 73 || {{Cost|g=9|s=60}} |
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| − | || 9 || 1330 || 79 || {{Cost|g=9|s=60}} |
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| − | |} |
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| + | Additional notes: |
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| − | ===Talent improvements=== |
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| − | The [[Arcane Shielding]] talent will reduce the amount of mana consumed per point of damage up to a 33% reduction at max rank. This makes the damage to mana ratio 1 to 1. |
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| + | * By default, you can press 'B' to open the and close your '''backpack'''. |
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| − | The [[Incanter's Absorption]] talent increases your spell power by 15% of of the damage absorbed. |
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| + | * You can also close all open bag windows, including the backpack, by clicking its icon. |
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| + | * You cannot move, delete, replace, or store your backpack. |
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| − | ==Tips and Tactics== |
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| − | After it absorbs the given damage (consuming 1.5 times that amount of mana) it will collapse, but no [[cooldown]] means you can recast immediately, or even while it's still partially up to "refresh" the absorption pool. |
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| − | Don't be fooled by the cheap casting cost. Mana Shield can drain your mana deceptively fast. Rank 3, for instance, will leave you (80 + (1.5 x 300)) 530 mana poorer in exchange for a measly 300 health. Use wisely. |
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| − | The [[Arcane Shielding]] talent can make stomaching this spell somewhat easier - with all ranks of the talent active the ratio on the Shield is reduced to a much more manageable 1:1 Mana to Health trade-off. |
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| − | The [[Incanter's Absorption]] talent however can make the mana used up worth the trade-off. 15% of the damage absorbed per hit will be added to your spell power. This effect lasts for 10 seconds but, it stacks on top of prior hits while refreshing the buff timer. This can make you keep the buff for the entire duration of the fight (as long as you get hit every 10 seconds) and the longer the fight goes, the more power you gain (up to 5% of your max health). A hit large enough to remove the Mana Shield in one hit (at level 80 with 1500 spell power) will increase [[Spell Power]] by 381 for 10 seconds. |
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| − | Level 80 Mage with 1500 spell power using Ice barrier with Mana Shield: |
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| − | {| class="darktable" style="text-align: center;" |
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| − | ! [[Mana]] Cost !! Base Absorption !! + Spell Power !! Total |
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| − | || 817 || 3300 || 1208 || = 4508 |
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| − | |-class="alt" |
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| − | || 229 || 1330 || 1208 || = 2538 |
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| − | |} |
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| − | Total Absorbed: 7046 |
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| − | Total Mana Used(to cast spells): 1046 |
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| − | Total Mana Used(by Mana Shield): 3807 (untalented) / 2538 (talented) |
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| − | Total Mana Used: 4853 (untalented) / 3584 (talented) |
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| − | ==Patch changes== |
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| − | {{Patch 2.0.6|note=Magical damage absorption was added. Previously, the shield only absorbed [[physical]] damage.}} |
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| − | {{Patch 2.4.0|note=This spell will now get a percentage of the Mage’s bonus to [[spell power]] as an additional effect. (Note : That's 50% of your spell damage)}} |
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| − | {{Patch 3.0.2|note=Mana Shield now drains 1.5 mana per damage absorbed. Its [[spell power coefficient|spell power bonus]] was also increased to around 80%.}} |
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| − | ==References== |
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| − | {{Reflist}} |
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| − | {{classfooter|Mage}} |
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| − | [[Category:Mage abilities]] |
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| − | [[Category:Arcane spells]] |
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Revision as of 20:20, 10 June 2011
The backpack is the initial 16-slot storage container for carrying items that all Player characters get at the start of the game. It occupies the right-most bag slot on the interface bar.
The amount of money (
, 
, or 
) the character possesses is shown at the bottom right of the backpack window.
Three additional currencies, such as Honor, Area Points, or Battleground Tokens, can be set to be displayed at the currency window
Additional notes:
- By default, you can press 'B' to open the and close your backpack.
- You can also close all open bag windows, including the backpack, by clicking its icon.
- You cannot move, delete, replace, or store your backpack.