WOW Classic: Why Mana Isn't Regenerating

The Solo MMO Player is getting lots of folks asking him why their mana isn't regenerating in PvP.  This is due to the five second rule (often abbreviated 5SR).  This is the most concise explanation I've found.
http://wow.allakhazam.com/wiki/Five_Second_Rule_(WoW)

Basically, if you cast a spell (or things like hunter shots) that uses mana, you will lose the mana the spell cost and none will regenerate for five seconds.  If you cast two spells that use mana in a row, you will lose the mana for both and the timer that started to count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 after the first spell was cast will be reset to 1 again when you cast the second spell.  This delays the building back up of your mana.

You need to figure out how to space the mana-eating spells so that you don't delay the return of mana unnecessarily.  This article has some tips to help you.  Read the Comments for more help and clarification.  This article is from 2007 so it likely will be helpful for Classic WOW players.
https://www.wowhead.com/forums&topic=2081

If you are interested, there is an add-on to help you track mana. It is called Five Second Rule.  The Solo MMO Player does not use this so I don't know how well it works.
https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/fivesecondrule

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Today's Topic is Mana

WOW Insider has two new articles up about mana today.  The first is about PvP (5 mans) and the draining mana strategy that was popular in Vanilla WOW, not used much in Lich King since burst damage is king these days, and which is probably going to come back in fashion with Cataclysm.
http://www.wow.com/2010/08/16/blood-sport-become-a-5v5-master-2-dps-or-drain-teams/#continued

The second article explains mana from a healing priest's perspective:  how it is regenerated, what heals per second (HPS) are, which spells are boosted by glyphs, etc.
http://www.wow.com/2010/08/16/spiritual-guidance-lets-talk-about-mana-baby/#continued

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Hunter Blog (ICC Mana and Crowd Control)

Euripides at OutDPS just mentioned a new hunter blog that already has great information up.  It's called The Hunter's Arsenal.  Eurip likes the ICC regeneration guide,
http://thehuntersarsenal.blogspot.com/2010/08/mana-regen-guide-for-icc.html

while I preferred the article on why crowd control is a lost art in raiding.
http://thehuntersarsenal.blogspot.com/2010/08/dying-art-of-crowd-control.html

Whichever way you lean, thanks, Rip!

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Tips for Healers with Mana Issues

http://moarhps.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/oom-tips-for-healers-with-mana-problems/

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Priest Theorycrafting in Patch 3.3

BobTurkey has written a series of great articles about priests on his blog.  There are to be six articles full of important stats for all types of priests.  I'll update this with links to each entry as they are posted.

Introduction
http://bobturkey.wordpress.com/2009/12/14/priest-theorycrafting-for-3-3-introduction-part-1/

Mana Regeneration
http://bobturkey.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/priest-theorycrafting-for-3-3-mana-regeneration-part-2/

Mana Pool
http://bobturkey.wordpress.com/2009/12/18/priest-theorycrafting-for-3-3-mana-pool-part-3/

Haste Rating
http://bobturkey.wordpress.com/2009/12/20/priest-theorycrafting-for-3-3-haste-rating-part-4/

Critical Rating
http://bobturkey.wordpress.com/2009/12/22/priest-theorycrafting-for-3-3-critical-rating-part-5/

LootRank and PAWN Values
http://bobturkey.wordpress.com/2009/12/24/priest-theorycrafting-for-3-3-summary-part-6/

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Holy Paladin Mana Regen and Intellect

Codi talks holy pally mana regen and intellect.

http://moarhps.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/holy-paladin-mana-regen-mp5-vs-crit-vs-int/

http://moarhps.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/intellect-why-its-that-good-for-healadins/

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