Leap Slam + Arctic Armour Mechanics

How do they interact?

I've read that supposedly AA still drains your mana as if you're moving when using Leap Slam, but from my own tests it definitely does not do it any faster than just walking.

Is it possibly because Leap Slam "stops" for a bit before starting the next jump (giving me time to regen mana), or that AA simply doesn't count it as "movement"? If somebody can provide some info on this that'd be great.

Thanks.

This is easy to test.

- Get your mana regen to less than what AA drains while moving (as low as possible to ensure that you see a difference).
- use Lightning Warp.
- use Leap Slam for the same distance.

You should notice that Leap Slam will drain away mana while Lightning Warp will not.

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Zealflare wrote:

You should notice that Leap Slam will drain away mana while Lightning Warp will not.

And I'm ok with that...I guess the question is more of "why is AA + Leap Slam draining less mana than walking", instead of "does Leap Slam cause AA's movement drain".

I'll be doing some of my own testing with a higher level AA tonight.

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bullgaria wrote:

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Zealflare wrote:

You should notice that Leap Slam will drain away mana while Lightning Warp will not.

And I'm ok with that...I guess the question is more of "why is AA + Leap Slam draining less mana than walking", instead of "does Leap Slam cause AA's movement drain".

I'll be doing some of my own testing with a higher level AA tonight.

Ah, so that's what you mean. Yes, the reason why it seems like AA is "draining less" is because you are not in constant movement when using skills like Leap Slam or Whirling Blades.

Compared to simply moving around, where the movement is constant.

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Zealflare wrote:

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bullgaria wrote:

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Zealflare wrote:

You should notice that Leap Slam will drain away mana while Lightning Warp will not.

And I'm ok with that...I guess the question is more of "why is AA + Leap Slam draining less mana than walking", instead of "does Leap Slam cause AA's movement drain".

I'll be doing some of my own testing with a higher level AA tonight.

Ah, so that's what you mean. Yes, the reason why it seems like AA is "draining less" is because you are not in constant movement when using skills like Leap Slam or Whirling Blades.

Compared to simply moving around, where the movement is constant.

To be more correct, Leap Slam will move you faster so you end up spending less time moving. Simply walking will end up with more mana drained since you move for a longer period of time.

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Natharias wrote:

To be more correct, Leap Slam will move you faster so you end up spending less time moving. Simply walking will end up with more mana drained since you move for a longer period of time.

That would be true if I was comparing mana drained based on distance, but the comparison is done based on time spent walking/jumping.

As already pointed out though, not 100% of Leap Slam's movement is, well...movement...the brief periods in between jumps is likely the reason why I can sustain AA. What I'd really like to know (for the sake of making accurate calculations) is exactly how long is spent in place. If that doesn't get answered, I'll record myself leap slamming tonight and see what the exact times are for different attack speeds are, to figure out what the base is (and if it changes).

This is an extremely late bump on this topic but it came up elsewhere so I figured I'd post my findings here...

The results (after extensive testing) are: 35.5% of Leap Slam is considered "movement"

This number IS affected by attack speed, but not by much. (~0.5% per 25% AS)