Is conserve mp worth it on blu?

[lovehatehero]

AS title state i just got zephry mantle, so is it worth it to set conserve mp or just say screw it and set DD spells instead..66blu btw if that changes anything

[Tormentormike]

Maybe at 66 since you don't have more useful spells, but at 75 I don't set any of the 4 spells on most occasions to get conserve MP. Most BLU spells aren't that high of an MP cost either, so what you're saving MP on would be minimal anyways.

[Karshe]

I have Chaotic Eye + Zephyr Mantle equipped 99.9% of the time. It's only 4 points, and while I can't say I could even eyeball how often the Conserve MP proc's, it just makes sense to have it on for such a little cost. I'd much rather have that than, say, a spell that's equipped just for STR+1 or something.

[Tormentormike]

Maybe if I finished up my assimilation merits (1/5 :[) I could do it, but for limbus/assault/nyzul my setup is generally:

Head Butt
Frenetic Rip
Hysteric Barrage
Disseverment
Cannonball
Refueling
Magic Fruit
Plasma Charge
Actinic Burst
Healing Breeze
Cocoon
Sheep Song
Diamondhide

I think that's about it. Gets the job done with auto-regen/refresh/acc bonus (not sure of what else off the top of my head) and allows me to stoneskin my party, curaga2 my party, sleep mobs that may be resistant to dark based sleep, and make distortion/light skill chains. Works very nicely with my low man limbus group.

[Vail]

conserve MP is random ofcourse, but assuming you spend enough MP over time, it often compares to having auto-refresh over a long time, and can even save more MP then another 1mp a tick would give you over the long term.

alot of the BLUs I know tend to set it. and if I was a blu, I'd probably set it aswell.

[el_tio]

Why not just take Hysteric Barrage out Tormentor? I guess if you're in Limbus and need Blunt.

But Conserve MP is one of the best things us BLU can set. 7% more spells {Yes, Please}. Especially if you're exp'ing where you won't have as many breaks to rest MP as in events.

If I need more versatility then I'll maybe throw it under the bus, altho with pangs in my heart.

[Tormentormike]

With refresh, af2 body and auto-refresh, I always seem pretty good on MP. I liked having HB as another quick damage if needed, or on some mobs where I can't DoT them.

[Yugl]

Maybe if I finished up my assimilation merits (1/5 :[) I could do it, but for limbus/assault/nyzul my setup is generally:

Head Butt
Frenetic Rip
Hysteric Barrage
Disseverment
Cannonball
Refueling
Magic Fruit
Plasma Charge
Actinic Burst
Healing Breeze
Cocoon
Sheep Song
Diamondhide

I think that's about it. Gets the job done with auto-regen/refresh/acc bonus (not sure of what else off the top of my head) and allows me to stoneskin my party, curaga2 my party, sleep mobs that may be resistant to dark based sleep, and make distortion/light skill chains. Works very nicely with my low man limbus group.

Unless I need specific spells, I tend to set the following spells:

Bludgeon (Good to finish off mobs)
Cocoon (Cause it's nice to have incase)
Head Butt
Chaotic Eye (Silence + Conserve MP)
Refueling
Hysteric Barrage
Frenetic Rip
Disseverment
Plasma Charge
AB
Frost Breath (Magic DMG spell and Conserve MP)

After this I have a few points to modify as needed. For example, I might want Blank Gaze and Sheep Song for Nyzul Isle. Conserve MP > Auto-Regen imo.

[Tormentormike]

Yeah, no doubt conserve mp is more useful than auto regen, but I keep sheep song on as my light based sleep, and healing breeze to help out with healing/capping off members HP.

[el_tio]

With refresh, af2 body and auto-refresh, I always seem pretty good on MP. I liked having HB as another quick damage if needed, or on some mobs where I can't DoT them.

Sorry for the de-rail, but I'm just curious--in what order do you prefer the big 3? Like which do you use most? For me it'd probably go Diss>FR>>>HB. I don't know why but I've never been a huge fan of hysteric barrage. I'm sure part of it is that I hate my hands for it--Alky's are in my normal spellset. Also, my dissapointment in the spell compared to FR when I first tried it it out--pretty much as strong as FR.

[Tormentormike]

Dissverment first, then either or really. I get some random wtf damage from HB some of the time, then I try again and get disappointed :[

[LD]

Conserve MP isn't hard to set and the spells that set it the cheapest can be pretty useful.

Go for the trait, but I personally don't try to force it on gear.

[Ddboner]

Personally I set firespit and zephyr mantle 3 STR and conserve mp. I also have magnetic earring / suppa set for spell casting. I find i usually have 1 or 2 blu points left laying around when I use chaotic eye/zephyr anyhow.

[WraithLakshmi]

Yes, you should always set Conserve MP. As someone else mentioned, it comes out to averaging 7% less mp used for each cast, so if you have 600 mp, you effectively have 642. Most of us are going to equip Firespit anyway for the 3 str, so just ask yourself this: If there was a spell that cost 2 set points and gave you 42 mp and did nothing else, would you set it? Personally, I would, since that's such a nice upgrade for a cheap cost.