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rava · 07/18/08, 1:39 PM

Originally Posted by Instant

At what point should a Restoration Shaman start replacing gems with haste? Whats a good +heal and mp5 to have?

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There isn't an easy answer for that. It's really dependent on raid composition, playstyle, and to a lesser extent, professions.

Are you going to have a shadow priest? If so, regen is less important when considering haste.
Do you dislike using potions/dark runes? You will probably hate haste because it destroys your mana.
Are you an Alchemist? Alchemist stone is pretty serious business, extra mana on demand vs flat mp/5 is solid.
Are you a Leatherworker? Depending on your group sometimes drums of restoration are the best option and give you a little extra regen.

As an example, I'm at like 27% haste/2400 healing/200mp5 excluding memento/alch stone and I have to chain pot and rune just to maintain rank 1 chain and keep es rolling on a tank. My guild is awesome and raids with 1 shadow priest so having that extra regen would give you some freedom, but you really need to get a feel for what works best for you and your limitations.