Aspect of the Viper



Aspect of the Viper caused ranged attacks to regenerate mana but reduced total damage done by 50%. Mana gained was based on the speed of your ranged weapon. Only one Aspect could be active at one time. If wearing at least two pieces of Gronnstalker's Armor, this Aspect also provided a passive effect of 5% of your Intellect in addition to the active regeneration.

Uses

 * Enabled the Hunter to very quickly regenerate mana after running out, at the cost of half of their damage (both ranged and melee).
 * Stacked with equipment and items consisting of +mana every 5 seconds bonuses.
 * Could be used as a "throttling" mechanism in aggro-sensitive situations, such as when training a new, lower-leveled pet.

Limitations

 * Greatly reduced damage output.

Mana Regeneration Formula
Aspect of the Viper caused each ranged attack (including the initial application of Serpent Sting, all three charges of Explosive Shot, all three missiles of Multi-Shot, but not including the ticks of Serpent Sting or the damage of Volley) to generate a percentage of the Hunter's maximum mana.

This regeneration could be increased by 10% by applying the Glyph of Aspect of the Viper to one of the Hunter's Major Glyph slots.

After extensive testing it was found that the percentage of mana returned was always between 3.07 and 3.08 percent when Glyph of Aspect of the Viper is equipped. 3.075 percent is a good number to use for better accuracy in determining how long it would take to regenerate a player's mana pool.

To find the amount of mana each shot will return the following formula should be used:

Mana Return = Base Mana * 0.03075

For example; if your base mana was 10,000 then you would be regenerating 307.5 mana per shot, rounded up to 308 for some shots and rounded down to 307 for others.

307.5 = 10,000 * 0.03075

Determining the time it would take you regenerate your mana pool is important in deciding between leather armor with no intellect or mail armor with intellect. The less time you were using Aspect of the Viper the more DPS you would be doing.