So I picked up a new set of pants today. They had a nice chunk of Haste instead of Mastery and a Red instead of Yellow socket, so I took them, gemmed them, and added a spell thread.
Old pants [http://www.wowhead.com/item=63464]
New pants [http://www.wowhead.com/item=58107]
The 3 core stats are a wash, so the ONLY differences are the Gems, socket bonuses, and combat ratings.
New gems = 60 intellect, 20 spirit
Old gems = 40 intellect, 20 spirit, 20 haste.
Ratings (discounting reforging) is a swap from Mastery to Haste.
So can someone explain why I lose 2,235 mana when equipping the new pants? There must be something obvious to explain this...
SS or it didn't happen:
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