>how much mana do you need to get more than 1 shard?
>will this help me with traning TM
When they nerfed the amount of TM EXP you get from each hit multi hits from FS became pretty useless for training purposes. So first bit of advice get Gar Zang GZ to train TM. Snap castable and more hits right from start so faster to learn and teach TM.
As for FS itself you need at least 15 mana to see more than one shard and hmm... if I recall correct 150+ PM around 20mana and 250+PM for 3 shards.