# Sanctuary of Thought **Sanctuary of Thought** is a notable Ascendancy passive skill for the [[Hierophant]] that grants less [[mana]] cost to skills and mana reservation, and additional maximum [[energy shield]] equal to a percentage of the user's maximum mana. It also grants increased [[area of effect]] based on the amount of your maximum mana. ## Mechanics The extra energy shield granted by Sanctuary of Thought behaves like a conversion, and is therefore affected by both modifiers to mana and maximum energy shield. With no "more" modifiers, the total additional energy shield granted is given by - Additional Energy Shield = Base Mana * ( 0.20 ) * (1 + <span class="explicitMod">% increased maximum Mana</span> + <span class="explicitMod">% increased maximum Energy Shield</span> ) Modifiers like <span class="explicitMod">more maximum Energy Shield</span> and <span class="explicitMod">more maximum Mana</span> apply multiplicatively as usual.