Base mana

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.:
* Furor feral druid talent (Increases mana by 5%/10%/15%)
* Arcane Brilliance mage buff (Increases mana by 2126)
* Beaming Earthsiege Diamond (+2% mana)
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 (priest talent) 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.http://orlangur-8eyed.livejournal.com/10931.html?thread=36019http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?topic=20507.0
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
==References==
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