Thoughts on level 60 scholar ability?

[Tashim]

The reason I compared Energy Drain to Pet cost, is because both are based on a percentage of your base mana pool.

Dissipation isn't a good mana recovery tool, but if you're completely empty, it does let you sacrifice a fairy for around 2.5k mana. Thats not an effective way to use it, but it could come in handy.

For the most part, I view it as a way to "buy" more aetherflow at the expense of future mana. There are times, where a quick aetherflow-based heal can make a big difference. Both dissipation and aetherflow-consuming abilities are off-gcd, so its an option.

At the start of a fight, you essentially have (or should have) access to 6 aetherflows (3 ready, plus aetherflow off cooldown). Every minute, you get 3 more, and its important to use them. Every 3 minutes, you can essentially get 3 more, but you do have to be careful when/how you use it.

I often like to sacrifice the fairy early in the fight, when things are still easy. This lets me dps more early on, with less concern for mana consumption, and if there is a problem, I have surplus aetherflow stacks to respond to it. If not, then I can stay full mana by throwing in energy drains as I use mana (to not waste it); off-gcd damage is always helpful.

I do try to line up three things when using dissipation: Fairy Cooldowns active, no Aetherflow stacks, and Aetherflow is past the halfway point for being back off cooldown (or mana is mostly full). If you are too full on mana to get the full benefit when using Aetherflow, resummon the pet first.