So which is it then? This is what I have thought as well but most in this thread seem to think the regen bonuses have NO EFFECT in combat.

Just tested the regen. IT WORKS IN COMBAT JUST FINE. With 50% regen cloak, mana bar filled up in 60 seconds, without it in 90 seconds.

Edit : It's about 3x slower in combat than it is out of combat.

If you search, you can find threads where they provide the math that enchantment regen and alchemy regen do not work in combat. So by inference the perks probably do not work. You can look up those other posts but you probably wont get a better answer until the PC users get the mod tools to unpack all the files and can provide 100% proof.

Easy way to test it is to find someplace a mob can't reach you. Cast all your magic then time the regen time. Then go naked and do the exact same test.

Wait so that Destruction Robe that has "Magicka regenerates 100% faster" Does not do that in combat?

destruction really is not viable on master or expert to be frank

the real issue is if you are playing a spell slinger (casts constantly) mana regens stops entirely (everytime you cast or keep casting channel or chain spells, mana regen stops.
mana regen is worth it for casters that arent constantly casting (usually they are either hybrids with melee and casting build or they are using support builds with conjuration/illusion/restoration)





if you are not casting it works, in a deminished capacity

Ofc I am not casting all the time when I don't have any mana to cast with ... Usually fighting some enemy with suffix feels like running a marathon. The kicker is he can finish me off in 2 hits, I need 2 minutes of casting

tl;dr I am keeping the robes.

I gYour post saying this directly contradicts the post just prior to it saying it DOES regen faster. It seems like its impossible to get the right answer so I will just test it on my own.

You will get more bang for your buck enchanting gear with destruction spell cost reducing enchantments.

Mana does not regenrate when you are casting, it does regenerate when you are in combat. From what I have tested without any mana regen equip it's 90 seconds to regen full mana bar in combat regardless of its size.

That's the messed up part about it. Why give us mana regen but make it useless while in combat. I'm assuming that this is just a bug, or they must have thought people would actually care about their out of combat regen.

That sounds right based on what I just tested. In combat with armor giving me a 100% bonus it took mine 45 seconds, then without the armor I didn't even wait the full time because I could tell it was way slower. So based on that it seems like the regen bonuses DO WORK in combat. It's kind of annoying to go around reading people claiming those bonuses have no effect...