# Multiple times I've seen wrong Mana # awarded **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [February 22, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/multiple-times-ive-seen-wrong-mana-awarded/20412 "2017-02-22T14:26:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 16
**Author:** ![Stan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/stan/32/29888_2.png) [@Stan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Stan)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2017, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/multiple-times-ive-seen-wrong-mana-awarded/20412/16 "2017-02-22T19:36:33Z")
Here’s the post from Sirrian explaining the formula: > [@How is this 31+ Mana?](http://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-is-this-31-mana/11250/3): > > I just ran some tests on PC/Mobile to test how it works. Complex patterns like this are obviously open to a bit of interpretation, so people may disagree with how we do this but here is OUR interpretation of that match. WITHOUT BANNER BONUSES You get a 5-match for the L-shaped piece, which gives a mana surge The other bit is counted as a 3-match (not a 4 match, it won’t use any already-used gem unless it HAS to) That’s a total of 8 Mana, doubled for the surge which gives 16 Mana (confirmed … --- _[View the full topic](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/multiple-times-ive-seen-wrong-mana-awarded/20412)._