Shard of the Scale Mana Trinket
The Onyxia trinket is a passive mana source for healers. It saves them mana potions in the 40-player Onyxia's Lair. The same savings apply in two other World of Warcraft Forever raids during long clears of Hyjal Summit and Barrow Deeps. You won't have to spend much gold on mana potions. The Classic version of this trinket has five main properties:
- Drops from Onyxia
- Mana regeneration for healers
- Level 60 requirement
- Binds when picked up
- Epic quality
The 16 mp5 effect grants the healer 192 mana per minute. This regeneration works even while casting in Classic. The five-second rule pauses Spirit-based regeneration after each spell. This rule does not apply to mp5 from items like this trinket. That allows the healer to heal without unnecessary pauses to regenerate mana.
Onyxia Drops for Healers
Sapphiron Drape and Ancient Cornerstone Grimoire complemented the trinket in Onyxia's classic loot for healers. The cloak in the back slot gives +17 Intellect and +14 to healing and spell damage. Resistance to Frost and Arcane magic comes as a bonus. The grimoire in the off-hand slot offers a different set of +15 Intellect and +11 Spirit. A healer can collect a trinket, a cloak, and an off-hand item from a single boss this way.
The trinket had an 8% drop rate in Classic versus 25% for the cloak and the grimoire. That's why we sell the trinket on a per-attempt basis with no drop guarantee. This format suits players who want to buy Shard of the Scale without a raid guild of their own.
Your character will join our team in the 40-player Onyxia's Lair on every weekly reset in your order for attempts. It receives loot priority for this trinket ahead of our boosters. You won't have to compete with other healers for it.
Priest BiS and Healer Trinket Choice
This trinket appears in classic PvP BiS lists for Holy Priests and Restoration Druids. We consider the Priest to be the main contender for it in a 40-player raid. The Priest heals nonstop there and doesn't have time to regenerate mana through Spirit. That's why the trinket helps them maintain their mana pool longer. The Restoration Druid also receives benefits from the mp5 during the long 13-boss clear of Hyjal Summit.
Holy Paladins and Restoration Shamans are on the same Classic BiS lists. Shamans spend more mana on healing than Paladins. That's why we recommend this trinket for Shamans in any raid. Paladins will receive benefits from it in long fights and in PvP, where mana tends to run out.
