The Vezax fight is unique in that you cannot regen ANY mana during the fight (although you will get about 25% back from Lifebloom blooms). Pots, Innervate, MP5, spirit, none of it will help you get any mana back. On normal mode, you can stand in Saronite vapors to regen a little mana, but on the hard mode version, you can’t. So every little bit of mana counts, and once spent, you can’t get it back – so the more you spend, the harder it will be for you in the final moments of the fight.

Here’s an ultra-quick tip for those of you attempting hard mode. I use it each time and get a real kick out of it. You’ll need to practice the timing, but once you get into the groove, it’s easy.

  1. Just before the tank runs in, set him up with a full stack of Lifebloom, a Regrowth, and a Rejuv.

  2. As he runs in, refresh your Lifebloom, then Innervate yourself BEFORE you enter combat, to get back to full mana before the fight starts.
    You may need to coordinate this with your tank – if he pulls too quickly you won’t get your mana back before you go into combat (remember, Innervate will stop working as soon as you enter combat) and if he pulls too slowly, your HoTs will drop off.
  3. Quickly refresh your Rejuv also, while you have innervate. You should hit full mana before you enter combat.
  4. After the tank engages the boss, refresh your Lifebloom stack just before it expires.
  5. Refresh once more just before it expires – so that’s one initial stack, and two subsequent refreshes.
  6. Let your Lifebloom expire the next time. This will (hopefully) give you a heal on the tank, and will also return part of your mana back.


You’ve just given your tank a Regrowth, Rejuv, three cycles of full Lifebloom ticks, and possibly a Lifebloom bloom (if he took damage at the right time), and all for “free” – you should be back at full mana after you let your Lifebloom expire.


Most people will pre-HoT tanks before pulls anyway – but this way you can guarantee that you start combat with full mana, and keep those full-strength Lifeblooms rolling for a couple of cycles – all for “free”.


Oh, and don’t forget – if you need to battle rez someone (and you’re the absolute last resort – DPS druids should be doing it before you if possible) jump in the black puddle to do it, if you can – it will save you some precious mana.



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