Best Ascendancy for Mana

1. 1

   Lich

   Witch · 4 notables

   6nodes
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     Blackened Heart

     4% increased Magnitude of Unholy Might Buffs you grant per 100 maximum Mana
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     Crystalline Phylactery

     50% more Mana Cost of Skills if you have no Energy Shield
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     Necromantic Conduit

     While you are not on Low Mana, you and Allies in your Presence have Unholy Might

     Lose 5% of maximum Mana per Second
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     Soulless Form

     No inherent Mana Regeneration

     Regenerate Mana equal to 6% of maximum Life per second
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     Mana

     3% increased maximum Mana
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     Mana

     3% increased maximum Mana
2. 2

   Pathfinder

   Ranger · 0 notables

   6nodes
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     Acidic ConcoctionGrants skill Acidic ConcoctionConsume charges from your Mana Flask to throw a flask that explodes, dealing Physical Attack damage in an area. The thrown flask Consumes Poison on Hit to cause an acidic burst. This damage is not based on your unarmed damage, so this is not considered an Unarmed Attack.Grants skill Acidic ConcoctionConsume charges from your Mana Flask to throw a flask that explodes, dealing Physical Attack damage in an area. The thrown flask Consumes Poison on Hit to cause an acidic burst. This damage is not based on your unarmed damage, so this is not considered an Unarmed Attack.
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     Bleeding ConcoctionGrants skill Bleeding ConcoctionConsume charges from your Mana Flask to throw a flask that explodes, dealing Physical Attack damage in an area and Aggravating Bleeding on Enemies hit. This damage is not based on your unarmed damage, so this is not considered an Unarmed Attack.Grants skill Bleeding ConcoctionConsume charges from your Mana Flask to throw a flask that explodes, dealing Physical Attack damage in an area and Aggravating Bleeding on Enemies hit. This damage is not based on your unarmed damage, so this is not considered an Unarmed Attack.
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     Explosive ConcoctionGrants skill Explosive ConcoctionConsume charges from your Mana Flask to throw a flask that explodes, dealing Fire Attack damage in an area. Additional smaller flasks are thrown at nearby Ignited Enemies. This damage is not based on your unarmed damage, so this is not considered an Unarmed Attack.Grants skill Explosive ConcoctionConsume charges from your Mana Flask to throw a flask that explodes, dealing Fire Attack damage in an area. Additional smaller flasks are thrown at nearby Ignited Enemies. This damage is not based on your unarmed damage, so this is not considered an Unarmed Attack.
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     Fulminating ConcoctionGrants skill Fulminating ConcoctionConsume charges from your Mana Flask to throw a flask that explodes, dealing Lightning Attack damage in an area with high chance to Shock. This damage is not based on your unarmed damage, so this is not considered an Unarmed Attack.Grants skill Fulminating ConcoctionConsume charges from your Mana Flask to throw a flask that explodes, dealing Lightning Attack damage in an area with high chance to Shock. This damage is not based on your unarmed damage, so this is not considered an Unarmed Attack.
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     Mana Flask Charges

     20% increased Mana Flask Charges gained
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     Shattering ConcoctionGrants skill Shattering ConcoctionConsume charges from your Mana Flask to throw a flask that explodes, dealing Cold Attack damage in an area and inflicting Exposure. This damage is not based on your unarmed damage, so this is not considered an Unarmed Attack.Grants skill Shattering ConcoctionConsume charges from your Mana Flask to throw a flask that explodes, dealing Cold Attack damage in an area and inflicting Exposure. This damage is not based on your unarmed damage, so this is not considered an Unarmed Attack.
3. 3

   Infernalist

   Witch · 2 notables

   4nodes
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     Beidat's Gaze

     +1 to Maximum Mana per 6 Maximum Life
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     Pyromantic Pact

     Maximum Mana is replaced by twice as much Maximum Infernal Flame

     Gain Infernal Flame instead of spending Mana for Skill costs
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     Mana

     3% increased maximum Mana
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     Mana

     3% increased maximum Mana
4. 4

   Stormweaver

   Sorceress · 1 notable

   3nodes
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     Force of Will

     20% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life

     20% increased Effect of Arcane Surge on you per ten percent missing Mana
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     Mana Regeneration

     12% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
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     Mana Regeneration

     12% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
5. 5

   Amazon

   Huntress · 1 notable

   2nodes
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     Azmeri Brew

     Life Flasks also recover Mana

     Mana Flasks also recover Life
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     Flask Recovery

     15% increased Life and Mana Recovery from Flasks
6. 6

   Disciple of Varashta

   Sorceress · 1 notable

   2nodes
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     Varashta's Intuition

     100% of Elemental Damage is taken from Mana before Life
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     Mana

     3% increased maximum Mana
7. 7

   Oracle

   Druid · 1 notable

   2nodes
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     Harmony Within

     Hit damage is taken from Mana before Life if your current Mana is higher than your current Life

     15% less maximum Mana
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     Life and Mana Regeneration Rate

     8% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
8. 8

   Ritualist

   Huntress · 1 notable

   2nodes
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     Mind Phylacteries

     Can instead consume 25% of maximum Mana to trigger Charms with insufficient charges
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     Reduced Mana

     30% reduced maximum Mana
9. 9

   Shaman

   Druid · 1 notable

   2nodes
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     Furious Wellspring

     Increases and Reductions to Mana Regeneration Rate also apply to Rage Regeneration Rate
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     Flask Recovery

     12% increased Life and Mana Recovery from Flasks
10. 10

    Blood Mage

    Witch · 1 notable

    1nodes
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      Sanguimancy

      Skills gain a Base Life Cost equal to Base Mana Cost
11. 11

    Chronomancer

    Sorceress · 1 notable

    1nodes
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      Footprints in the SandGrants skill Temporal RiftWhile active, passively leaves afterimages of your recent past. Cast the Spell to return to the oldest afterimage, teleporting to that location and resetting your Life, Mana and Energy Shield to the values they had at the time. Removes any upcoming damage delayed by Phased Form on use.Grants skill Temporal RiftWhile active, passively leaves afterimages of your recent past. Cast the Spell to return to the oldest afterimage, teleporting to that location and resetting your Life, Mana and Energy Shield to the values they had at the time. Removes any upcoming damage delayed by Phased Form on use.
12. 12

    Acolyte of Chayula

    Monk · 0 notables

    1nodes
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      Leech

      11% increased amount of Mana Leeched

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How it is counted: a node counts when one of its lines (or the description of the skill it grants) matches the theme's words, read from the game's passive tree and stat files. Compare two ascendancies to see all their nodes.