I’ve read the threads about how +Spell or spell type on gear affects different spells in different ways, such as Arcane Explosion being instant and getting I think 0.11 benefit versus a 3.5 second cast getting as much benefit as possible. I know that stuff, or at least I think I remember it lol
tl;dr I just upgraded from a +13 Healing Spells stat glove to the Truefaith Gloves on my Priest, which read that on Equip: they boost healing spells by up to 15.
I’ve tested them both with a static value heal and they seem to be identical. It’s a lot harder for me to judge it with something like my main slow heals since variation is super high on those, so I’ve just been using my Renew. Both gloves give the exact same benefit as one another. I was at least mostly under the impression that “equip effect” was stronger than the +Spell stat. Is this just a coincidence or should they in fact be giving the same value?
Some people with more time (and brains) then me did the math for ya.
https://classic.wowhead.com/guides/formulas-spell-coefficients-classic-wow
I had checked this before it linked back to a generic guide page, but:
This didn’t answer the question exactly (I came to look up the same thing). The original post is about the difference between gear listing a spell stat, and gear listing an equip effect, if there is a difference at all. The guide in the link only explained the math for each spell, which is a different subject.
+15 healing power is the same as boost healing effects up to 15
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My guess is that it adds the +13/15 to your renew’s total heal, then divides that amongst all the ticks. Since the difference between the two is so small you won’t see a difference. One tick might be a single point less with the +13.
Blizzard seems to work similarly. I can add 20 frost damage and my blizz might go from 101 a tick up to 102/103.
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The different wording on spell damage, elemental damage, damage and healing, etc means nothing and they all apply to spells (assuming it’s the corresponding type etc) identically before being multiplied by the spell coefficient.
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