Originally Posted by Xtoforas
Do you know by how much? I'm just getting aggravated by not seeing stacks being refreshed on every spell cast.
I know mako said that mana isn't an issue, and I know for the most part that is the case with swp gear however I'm still cautious as for fights like M'uru where I'm mass dispelling every darkness that I could run the risk of not chain chugging destro pots (we usually run with 2 resto shaman in my group and even while mass dispelling I don't have mana issues with a well timed shadowfiend, but I do end the fight with 1000ish mana). We're just learning KJ and I find that by the end of p2 I'm at about 30% mana, but I do have shadowfiend and my pot timer still up (not chain chugging on that fight yet). I just don't want to find myself gimped for mana in progression content.
We have M'uru and KJ attempts tonight, so I might give it a try (i.e. drop IF for 4/5 shadow weaving)
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With 3/5 Weaving as the only shadow priest, I found I lost the stack roughly once every 2 to 3 minutes even in a chain casting scenario. The loss rate is quite a bit higher if you spend more time casting things like mass dispel or switching targets. 3/5 is simply not sufficient unless you are bringing three shadow priests to the raid, and even then it's debatable.
Given that both M'uru and Kil'jaeden include a lot of time where you can't chain cast on the boss, going with anything under 4/5 is a mistake in my mind. And going with 5/5 is a luxury worth paying for if you can afford dropping those talent points from elsewhere.
Now all that said, Inner Focus is a terrible talent for everyone but Undead, so you should already drop it. Personally, I'm undead and I have neither focused mind nor inner focus and I only require the occasional potion or innervate if my shadow fiend gets ganked. I've been meaning to respec to get 1 or 2 points in focused mind now that I have more hit rating, however.