Comments on: Flash Heal: An Azerothian State of Mind

By: Kanai

Kanai — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:33:52 +0000

Hmm…the Renew spec starts looking more appealing. I am at 4-4.3k mana regen in combat w/raid buffs. It may allow me to start using this spec more freely. I´ll check it out this week and see the outcome. Had Renew way down my list since Cata came out and hadnt looked at it again until I read this post. Maybe I will have to give up Body and Soul to get the talent points for the renew talents.

By: Koohwip

Koohwip — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 19:42:31 +0000

Not picking up spirit of redemption is quite stupid. There are plenty of fights in this tier where it simply just becomes a burn… you’re going to die regardless of how well you play. Example would be Heroic Chogall and Heroic Ascendant Council.. getting off those extra heals on the remaining dps to burn down the boss makes all the difference.

By: Bromide

Bromide — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:15:02 +0000

Great discussions as usual.

Just thought I’d chirp in about “Improved Death”. I have personally witnessed it saving a raid twice now (10-man). It’s great for those new boss attempts where 1% wipes are common. For 1 point – it’s earned it’s place in my spec already

By: Cydes

Cydes — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:53:28 +0000

Renew spamming is a lot more viable in 10man raids. In 25man raids you’ll lose throughput by blanketing renews, because you won’t have enough mana to maintain spamming and other raid healers will be overwriting your throughput.

Situationally its good to renew spam in 25mans on raid healing, I think specifically Council phase 2 and 3 come to mind and I’m sure theres multiple other bosses where you can take advantage of the buffed renews.

By: Nemockulous

Nemockulous — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 06:40:46 +0000

Completely agree. Triage isn’t gone, it’s just using a different spell.

A word on your binding heal though:
Be careful. It doesn’t heal for the same amount. Flash hits for ~17k, Binding for ~13k per target. Yes over two targets Binding Heal is better efficiency but if and only if both targets need health. I know about half the time I could benefit from a binding, but also about half those times I know the target needs the extra 4k more than I need it at that moment (i.e. self triage). This is evident in tank healing, specifically on Halfus 25Heroic. 4k can make the difference between a tank dying and surviving, where as me sitting at 50-60% health for an extra few seconds isn’t a priority.

Triage not only applies to who you heal, but what spells you choose. Keep that in mind before you take your flash heal binding off. Just sayin’

By: Derevka

Derevka — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:16:10 +0000

Oh I don’t think its gone, its just different in a way. More on ‘what spell is the best choice now?’ due to mana constraints.

As far as using Serenity to keep up renew… I think the cost benefit of a ‘free renew’ is more than outweighed by the AOE healing buff and COH CD reduction– wouldnt you agree?

By: Tomaj

Tomaj — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:14:14 +0000

While it rarely saves the raid, I still like to have it just to have it. I’m not overly fond of the other choices (though, Blessed Resilience is actually really tempting now that I’ve finally put a point in it for PvE). Still, buffs are protected during combat, so if you’re using an addon to display buffs, there’s a handy macro I’ve taken to using:

/cancelaura Spirit of Redemption

By: Tuckerbee

Tuckerbee — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:07:06 +0000

One other question/comment..
This whole business of triage healing.. is it gone? If I depended on “Heal” in raids people would be dead. I have shifted from “Flash Heal” to “Binding Heal” (might as well be sure I get healed for about the same mana cost) You mentioned keeping sanctuary going for most raids. Now that Flash and Binding heal renew the Renew, is it not a good strategy to keep “free” renews ticking on tanks/melee? Instead of have a pretty glowing (and usually empty) circle of glowing goodness on the floor. At least then I know the Chakra is actually doing some healing. Almost half the time I drop a Sanctuary, anyone in the circle needs to move cause of something bad that showed up after it. Pillar of Flame, Fabulous Flames… whatever.

Thanks again for a great site.

By: Tuckerbee

Tuckerbee — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:53:36 +0000

Another great idea. I will be re-speccing again tonight..

I am kinda torn on Spirit of Redemption. I have used it as a last ditch mana cooldown. Boss is nearly dead, but so is the group, I am oom, step into the fire. Instant full mana bar, at least for 15 seconds. This strategy has only really saved a couple of 5-mans, never a raid. On the other hand, It does make dying to something stupid all that much more embarassing. It kinda screams “Hey, Dead Priest Here!!” Would the one point be better spent somewhere else?

Also getting tired of being the last one back after a wipe. One of my addons wont allow me to right click off the SoR most of the time.

By: Serrath

Serrath — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:23:40 +0000

I think I used the word “spam” a little too liberally.

I don’t mean blanket your raid with renew like we used to do in ICC. Use it as your filler spell on people who are missing health.

As my personal background – I’m coming from a 10-Man raid environment where we tend to two heal most of the farm content. It leaves more room for the renew to do well and not take healing throughput aware from my healing partner.