More Magika vs More Magika regen food

aLi3nZ

Can someone let me know why the meta is to have 40k max Magika with low regen rather than having 5k less Magika and actually enough regen to sustain in long battles?

Maybe some people pull off 1k or less regen but I don't see a good reason to sacrifice regen for 5k extra Magika.

notimetocare

Burst. Sustain isnt too hard with magicka mangement, what is harder to make up is the need for burst.

Magicka is just more damage, healing, and shielding.

N0TPLAYER2

Depends on what you're doing. For pvp I like drink on my night blade, but food on my healer Templar. But for dungeons you might want to swap. It just depends on what you're going for.

aLi3nZ

I guess I just don't want to run out of Magika in 1vsX situations or duels as that usually results in death. I frequently heavy attack weave and use tripots for pvp but such low regen doesn't work. I don't know how others manage with low regen in 1vs x situations.