the mp recovery from aetherflow isnt even enough for one adlo

[alimdia]

Energy Drain does give mana back. But it's almost universally better to use that aetherflow for one of your free heals. If you use it for energy drain then you have to drain that mana (and then some) on expensive heals because you're now playing catch-up, you're not only down net mana gain but also down on HPS.

Make use of your fairy skills, if aoe dmg went out but no more aoes are coming anytime soon use rouse + whispering dawn or fey illumination + whispering dawn instead of indomitability.


If we put the value of 1 aetherflow stack at 1200 MP (what ED restores), you're paying 1200 MP for 600 heal potency every time you lustrate, but two physicks are 800 heal potency for the same cost. In 8 man content let your cohealer's regen (if any) do their job instead of overhealing.

I'm oversimplifying the scenarios but the point is, play it smart with your AF stacks, most people I've met in DF waste their stacks panic-healing. If you check the top scholars in DPS rankings you will see a quite liberal usage of energy drain.

So I would say that no, it's not "almost universally better" to thoughtlessly burn your instant heals that cost 1200 MP in the same thread where people are complaining about lacks of way to recover MP. If you have to use them to keep people alive, do it, but if there's no emergency don't burn your AF stacks on nothing.