# Is "Starting Mana" Supposed to Stack?
**URL:** https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/is-starting-mana-supposed-to-stack/84990
**Category:** Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile)
**Created:** [August 23, 2024, 4:40am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/is-starting-mana-supposed-to-stack/84990 "2024-08-23T04:40:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Bizkit](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Bizkit)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2024, 4:40am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/is-starting-mana-supposed-to-stack/84990/1 "2024-08-23T04:40:35Z")
A couple of weeks ago a got a Medal of Anu (20% starting mana) from a shop pack. That works just fine. Now, more recently, I got my Warlord class to level 70 and selected the Inspiration talent (15% starting mana). I figured the starting mana would stack and be 35%, but it’s still 20%. Is this a bug or is it working as intended?
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### Author:  [@Dust\_Angel](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Dust_Angel)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2024, 4:48am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/is-starting-mana-supposed-to-stack/84990/2 "2024-08-23T04:48:51Z")
Intended.
If there are multiple options for starting mana available the one that gives you the most gets activated (medal of Anu, in this particular case) and others are ignored.
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### Author:  [@Bizkit](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Bizkit)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2024, 5:13am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/is-starting-mana-supposed-to-stack/84990/3 "2024-08-23T05:13:35Z")
Ah, OK. Just figured I’d check. 👍
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### Author:  [@Stratelier](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Stratelier)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2024, 5:24am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/is-starting-mana-supposed-to-stack/84990/4 "2024-08-23T05:24:09Z")
If starting Mana traits stacked, then basically any Troop with “Fast” (50% starting Mana) might would be paired with a Legendary trait _also_ providing 50% starting Mana, resulting in that Troop being able to cast on turn 1 (normally only available via “Empowered” trait). Hypothetical examples:
> **Not alleging these would suddenly become OP or anything, just observing that they would exist**
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> - Captain Macaw (Rogue) + Wayfinder, etc
> - Essencia (Dragon) + Dragonian Monk, etc
> - Geomancer (class) (Construct) + Stone Viper, etc
> - Holy St. Astra (Human) + Sacrificial Priest, etc
> - King Avelorn (Elf) + Archer (class), etc
> - King Minos / Shaman (class) (Tauros) + Gorgon, etc
> - King Oberon (Fey) + Freya, etc
> - King Silenus (Wildfolk) + Bunni’Nog, etc
> - Mechanist (class) (Mech) + Mechamare, etc
> - Sir Quentin Hadley (Knight) + Rakshanin, etc
> - The Ghost Queen (Undead) + Negasus, etc
> - Triton (Merfolk) + Mershark, etc
> - Urskula (Urska) + Crimson Arrow, etc
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### Author:  [@Zuul-Emo](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Zuul-Emo)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2024, 1:47pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/is-starting-mana-supposed-to-stack/84990/5 "2024-08-23T13:47:46Z")
> [@Bizkit](#):
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> A couple of weeks ago a got a Medal of Anu (20% starting mana) from a shop pack.
These also don’t stack, unlike the other medals. So, if you get 2 or 3 medals, you’d expect to have 40% or 60% starting mana, but you don’t, you still just get 20%.
Just in case you were wondering about them.