Comments on: The Importance of Intellect http://www.bananashoulders.com/2008/11/01/the-importance-of-intellect/ Sat, 01 Oct 2011 11:13:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: khassad http://www.bananashoulders.com/2008/11/01/the-importance-of-intellect/comment-page-1/#comment-5003 khassad Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:49:14 +0000 http://www.bananashoulders.com/?p=349#comment-5003 In my opionion Intellect was a very important stat also before patch 3.0.2. In fact I always used (and still use) Pendant of Violet Eye (+40 int) on my HolyPally. Optimizing for intellect means optimizing two-fold for illumination: directly through crits, indirectly through manapool (bigger manapool = you can cast more spells = you can crit more). Moreover the active mana-regen given by Illumination scales with haste, because haste allows you to cast faster and so crit more often (in chain-casting situation). In my opionion Intellect was a very important stat also before patch 3.0.2. In fact I always used (and still use) Pendant of Violet Eye (+40 int) on my HolyPally.

Optimizing for intellect means optimizing two-fold for illumination: directly through crits, indirectly through manapool (bigger manapool = you can cast more spells = you can crit more).

Moreover the active mana-regen given by Illumination scales with haste, because haste allows you to cast faster and so crit more often (in chain-casting situation).

]]> By: Ursuron http://www.bananashoulders.com/2008/11/01/the-importance-of-intellect/comment-page-1/#comment-4986 Ursuron Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:56:54 +0000 http://www.bananashoulders.com/?p=349#comment-4986 Good thing we've got 10 levels to re-itemise :) Good thing we’ve got 10 levels to re-itemise :)

]]> By: Andris http://www.bananashoulders.com/2008/11/01/the-importance-of-intellect/comment-page-1/#comment-4980 Andris Sun, 02 Nov 2008 15:27:16 +0000 http://www.bananashoulders.com/?p=349#comment-4980 You actually missed a few things that make intellect even better.... If you have 500 intellect on gear, you'll actually get 575 intellect through Divine Intellect -- that will be an extra 0.5% crit, and 1125 mana. Additionally, you'll gain about 115 spell power via Holy Guidance, which will up your throughput a bit, or allow you to get by with 2 FoL instead of a HL. You actually missed a few things that make intellect even better….

If you have 500 intellect on gear, you’ll actually get 575 intellect through Divine Intellect — that will be an extra 0.5% crit, and 1125 mana.

Additionally, you’ll gain about 115 spell power via Holy Guidance, which will up your throughput a bit, or allow you to get by with 2 FoL instead of a HL.

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