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Base mana

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Base mana refers to how much mana a character has before it is modified by talents, enchants, and other item effects. As of patch 3.0.2, all spell costs are a percentage of base mana. Prior to that, most spells cost a fixed amount of mana, rather than a percentage of base mana, with a few exceptions.

The value is in most cases dependent on class only, not on race. A character being both a mana-using class and a gnome does however have a slight advantage compared to another race being the same class due to [Expansive Mind].

Significant Base Mana Values

These are the correct values as of patch 2.4.3 for level 70, patch 3.0.8 for level 80, and patch 4.0.3 for level 85.

Class Level 1 Level 70 Level 80 Level 85
Druid 50 2370 3496 18635
Mage 100 2241 3268 17413
Paladin 60 2953 4394 23422
Priest 110 2620 3863 20590
Shaman 55 2958 4396 23430
Warlock 90 2871 3856 20553

Calculation

As stated above, the base mana pool is only dependent on character class. Each race will have the exact same base mana. The calculation is quite simple. 

Base Mana = MaxMana - ManaFromIntellect
          = MaxMana - ( min(20, Int) + 15*(Int - min(20, Int) ) )
          = MaxMana - (20 + (15*(Int – 20)))       //for Intellect 20 or over
          = MaxMana - (Int)                        //for Intellect under 20


Mana From Intellect can be seen by hovering your mouse over the Intellect stat on your character screen. The part that says "Increase Mana by XXXX" is how much Intellect is boosting your max mana.

Note: Some talents and items boost max mana. e.g.:

Remove the effect of this talent before doing the computation. For example, if a character has 11000 mana and has a +10% mana effect, then divide 11000 by 1.1 first, to get 10000, then subtract the amount of mana it says is granted by Intellect. 

Example : Kalium, Level 70 Human Warlock. Total Mana: 8695. Intellect Increases Mana by 5824.

Base Mana = 8695 - ( Talents = 0 ) = 8695
          = 8695 - 5824 
          = 2871 Base Mana Pool

As a sanity check, it can be noted that most spells (as of Patch 3.0.2) cost a percentage of base mana. This can make it very easy to verify that the numbers are correct.

For example, Rank 7 of [Mind Flay] for a level 70 priest without Focused Mind nor [Shadow Focus] costs 9% of base mana. In game, this shows up as 235 mana. 9% of 2620 is 235.8 (the numbers all get rounded down).

Table of all values

You can use the following script to print your current Base Mana value, assuming you have no mana increasing effects (such as warlock's [Fel Vitality] or a  [Beaming Earthsiege Diamond]). The formula subtracts the amount of mana you gain though intelligence from your maximum mana. 

/script local mm = UnitManaMax("player"); local int = UnitStat("player", 4); local mfi = math.min(20,int)+15*(int-math.min(20,int)); DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("BaseMana: "..mm-mfi.." = "..mm.."-"..mfi);

The following tables are lists known Base Mana values for each class, by level.[1][2]

NOTE: As of Cataclysm Hunters no longer use mana

Cataclysm

Level Druid Mage Paladin Priest Shaman Warlock
85 18635 17413 23422 20590 23430 20553
84 - - 16760 14734 16766 -
83 - - 11993 10543 11997 -
82 - - 8582 7544 8585 -
81 - - 6141 5398 6143 -

Wrath of the Lich King

Level Druid Mage Paladin Priest Shaman Warlock
80 3496 3268 4394 3863 4396 3856
79 3383 - 4250 - 4252 -
78 3270 3063 4106 - 4108 -
77 3158 - 3962 - 3965 -
76 3045 - 3817 - 3821 -
75 2933 - 3673 3242 3677 -
74 2820 - 3529 - 3533 -
73 2708 - 3385 - 3389 -
72 2595 2625 3241 2868 3246 -
71 2482 2343 3097 - 3102 -

Burning Crusade

Level Druid Mage Paladin Priest Shaman Warlock
70 2370 2241 2953 2620 2958 2871
69 2257 - 2809 - 2814 -
68 2145 2035 2665 - 2670 -
67 2032 1932 2521 - 2527 -
66 1919 - 2377 - 2383 -
65 1807 - 2232 - 2239 -
64 1694 - 2088 - 2095 -
63 1582 1521 1944 - 1951 -
62 1469 - 1800 - 1808 -
61 1359 - 1656 - 1664 -

World of Warcraft

Level Druid Mage Paladin Priest Shaman Warlock
60 1244 1213 1512 - 1520 1522
59 1229 - 1485 - 1501 -
58 1214 - 1458 - 1467 -
57 1199 - 1446 - 1448 -
56 1169 - 1419 - 1414 -
55 1154 1138 1392 - 1395 -
54 1139 1117 1365 - 1376 -
53 1124 - 1338 - 1342 -
52 1109 1090 1311 - 1313 -
51 1079 - 1284 - 1289 -
50 1064 - 1257 - 1255 -
49 1049 - 1230 - 1236 -
48 1019 1021 1203 - 1202 -
47 1004 - 1176 - 1183 -
46 989 - 1164 - 1149 -
45 959 - 1137 - 1115 -
44 944 - 1110 - 1096 1022
43 914 916 1068 - 1062 -
42 899 - 1041 - 1028 965
41 869 - 1014 - 1009 -
Level Druid Mage Paladin Priest Shaman Warlock
40 854 853 987 911 975 -
39 824 - 960 - 941 -
38 809 811 933 - 922 -
37 779 - 906 - 888 -
36 749 - 879 - 854 -
35 734 733 852 - 820 -
34 704 712 825 - 786 -
33 689 - 798 - 767 -
32 659 - 756 - 733 -
31 629 634 729 - 699 -
30 614 613 702 - 665 -
29 584 592 675 - 631 -
28 554 556 648 - 598 -
27 524 - 621 - 566 -
26 509 515 579 530 535 -
25 479 - 552 - 505 -
24 449 - 525 480 476 -
23 420 431 499 - 448 -
22 392 415 459 - 421 -
21 380 385 435 - 395 -
Level Druid Mage Paladin Priest Shaman Warlock
20 354 371 412 - 370 -
19 329 343 390 - 346 -
18 305 331 354 - 323 -
17 282 305 334 - 301 -
16 260 295 315 - 280 -
15 239 271 282 - 260 -
14 219 263 265 - 241 -
13 200 - 249 - 223 -
12 182 - 219 - 206 -
11 165 215 205 - 190 -
10 149 196 192 - 175 -
9 134 - 165 - - -
8 120 - 154 - - -
7 - - 129 164 121 -
6 - - 120 - - -
5 - 121 112 - - -
4 - - 90 - - -
3 - - 84 - - -
2 - 110 64 119 - -
1 50 100 60 110 55 90

Base mana versus the level. Graph has 6 lines, each indicating a certain class.

References

 
  1. ^ http://orlangur-8eyed.livejournal.com/10931.html?thread=36019
  2. ^ http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?topic=20507.0
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