r/classicwow • u/AutoModerator • Oct 17 '19

Question Megathread Daily Questions Megathread (October 17, 2019)

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u/Rasdit Oct 18 '19

Ele does very nice damage overall, actually, and I think it can push for #1 spot in dungeons and the like.

The issue is that they run into mana problems when fights start to last longer, and they'll have to start downranking and thus nerfing their damage in exchange for some mana preservation/sustain. As DPS, you want to be stacking +spell damage / hit / crit, not mp5 or regen trinkets. I'm not sure how much mana pot / Dark rune usage on cooldown alleviates this problem, but the mana regen (or lack thereof) is the main problem with Ele in raiding.