Anywhere you can go, I can get there faster

This post is dedicated to Falowin and his 310% mount.

Everyone knows Crusader Aura increases your speed by 20%, but what most don’t realize is the 20% boost is multiplicative rather than additive. That is, rather than taking the 20% boost and just slapping it on top of your mount speed, you multiply it in to the total movement speed number.

For example, a 280% mount makes you go 380% faster than normal run speed. Multiply the total movement speed by 1.20 (for the 20% bonus from Crusader) and you get the total movement speed with the aura up: 456%.

Contrawise, Falowin on his pretty pink 310% mount will only be going at 410% speed. If I was flying on said pretty pink mount (while wearing full t5, natch), I’d be moving at 492%.

Now imagine a pally with Aura Mastery on a 310% mount–they’d be going at 574% speed!

… I need to get me a Rusted Proto.

6 Comments to “Anywhere you can go, I can get there faster”

  1. Wrathy
    @AvengingWrathy
     22 October 2009 at 2:37 pm #

    I remember the first time I ever flew with an epic flyer and it was the most amazing experience. It was just as much of a shock going to the rusted protodrake. Now every time I fly at 280 on my hunter, it feels like a ground mount.

  2. Adgamorix 22 October 2009 at 3:19 pm #

    I always spec into Aura Mastery when I’m Holy – but that’s usually just for Arenas and leftover from FC night. It’s fun to pop in BGs as you’re racing to the flag.

    ZOOM ZOOM!

  3. Joe 22 October 2009 at 4:23 pm #

    Aura Mastery is nice and all, but it only lasts 10 seconds and requires you to cast then mount. With both cast times you get all of ~7 seconds of a speed boost.

  4. Vorian87 22 October 2009 at 5:03 pm #

    u can cast aura mastery while mounted last i checked.

  5. Meloree 22 October 2009 at 10:50 pm #

    What Wrathy said. My alt druid has a 310 mount, and even that feels like riding around in molasses after getting used flying around on Mel.

  6. Falowin 23 October 2009 at 9:09 am #

    This article is a pack of lies!!!!
    Oh Sure, if you believe in theoretical nonsense like math and logic, I could see where you would come up with this drivel. However, we all know that Blizzard doesn’t favor the Paladin; they don’t constantly adjust and buff them as if they were Blizz’s favorite toy. So there is no way that Blizzard would make the unfair and unbelieveable mistake of having a mount that I worked for for an entire year actually go slower than one easily obtaniable by a paladin with some cash.

    My 310 mount is faster.