Navigating Cataclysm has proven to be an intriguing journey thus far, albeit with its own set of challenges—particularly upon reaching the pinnacle and delving into the realm of gearing. A stark revelation emerged as I ventured into this realm: mana management, a facet seldom encountered in prior classic expansions, now emerges as a paramount concern.
Initially, I attributed my rapid depletion of mana to the inherent fragility pervading the current landscape, sans the bolstering effects of resilience. However, this presumption swiftly crumbled under scrutiny. Despite nearing the zenith of honor, the augmentation in my healing prowess appears negligible. Merely a modest uptick in mana reserves, coupled with scant improvements in overall efficacy, has left me pondering the true nature of this paradigm.
Should this predicament be by design, I shall gracefully retract my initial qualms, awaiting the dawn of the conquest season to ascertain a more definitive judgment. Yet, in the present moment, the experience of tending to the wounded amidst battleground skirmishes is marred by a profound sense of inadequacy. The notion of succumbing to mana exhaustion after a mere dozen incantations seems almost comically incongruous, a sentiment I suspect resonates deeply with fellow healers grappling with similar tribulations.
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It gets better as you gear up. By late expansion mana is almost unlimited. Its one of the reasons why 2v2 is so busted in 4.3 without some sort of dampening mechanic.
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Throw in rdf and get an aggressive tank.
Casters will need water breaks. I’ve seen healers so swamped I heal myself to almost oom as ret. I let them heal those who can’t heal themselves well to help them out.
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I play Resto Druid so I can’t relate.
I’m guessing this is a PVP post. Yeah should’ve rolled Resto Druid, as is as of therefore Resto Druid doth grace thine OP with the most prosperous of healing, visa vi, there is no other choice among thee.
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I never run out of mana as ele sham.
I’m always clear casting lol. I haven’t drank 1 water since I boosted to 80. I’m level 83 still not one water. Unlimited casting and it’s tons of fun 
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This is by design. Cataclysm made mana management a huge focus of its initial launch.
The version we have is a little toned down, but once you make it to 84-85 and don’t have any gear yet, mana is going to be a thing to pay attention to.
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Nobody gonna comment on OP writing his entire post in full RP, as a character named Lmaowut
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I’ve definitely put “Heal” back in the rotation. Flash Heal’s cost is insane. I remembered dungeons hitting harder than they did, but, I think I may have forgotten it was the adjustment to the cost of mana, where at the end of Wrath, I was over-healing because my mana Regen allowed it… I feel this post.
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I can’t solo old raid content/dungeons like I use to because I can’t clear certain encounters due to mana management. I had AQ20 on lockout, but then wiped at level 84 because I couldn’t damage Burrower’s eggs and her without going OOM and peetering out.
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You have a bunch of different mana regen abilites now and youhsbe to learn the proper rotation to manage it for longer periods now. I play a shadow priest and I have 3 different mana tools to rotate to not run out of mana in a fight.
what class are you on. Yes yes very flowery prose that means nothing
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Early Cata was designed that way, they tried to slow everything down by making HP pools a lot larger without increasing your healing output significantly.
It changes later on and is more fun later on.
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Can you put your nose down?
Good lord you have that thing so high in the air as you type.
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Can we please stop using AI to post?
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Hunters don’t use mana anymore lmao
Nice ChatGPT nonsense posting.
Unable to form your own sentences or did you think this garbage was going to make you sounds intelligent?
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I read the first two sentences and scrolled down to catch the replies lol
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I can’t tell if this post was written with chatgpt or if it’s just the most pretentious use of the english language ever seen on a wow forum
But to answer your question like a normal human, yeah mana is def an issue early on with low resil values. The spells you often reach for in a pvp setting tend to be inefficient so you oom pretty quick if your target (not you) isn’t well geared. You can try gemming and enchanting more spirit for better mp5 but it’s likely best to just change up how you’re playing. CC more and use your more efficient spells a bit more proactively
ChatGPT (or alternative) was used for sure.