resto druid helpFollow

spirit is nice. for pve healing, int/spr is the way to go, with some mana/5 too, but spr is the real way to go (since it enhances your aura AND makes your innervate super-awesome when used on yourself). for pvp its less of an issue, as if you go oom you can just die (in BG's) so stacking int/stam is the way to go usually, with a bit of spr tossed in. but in arena, its nice having spr over mana/5, because spr regen functions in shifted forms while mana/5 only functions if you have mana.

so basically, int, spr, +healing or +dmg (enchanted with +healing) for pvp, and int/spr/+healing with some mana/5 for pvp (enchanted with +healing of course).

"Of the Prophet"

int/spi/healing
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I quite enjoy Resto Druids healing style. Quick question, in heroics the mobs hit the tanks freakin' hard as we all know. So hard that is tree form not an option because of no healing touch?

Or are our three hots + swiftmend enough to keep a tank up in your average heroic fight?

The answer depends a great deal on the preparedness of both the tank and the healer. It's tough to tell whether it's that I gathered the gear to get +1300 heal, or the tanks upped their defense and armor. I am now able to heal most tanks using a pattern of
Rejuv
Lifebloom, x3
Swiftmend as needed

I use re-growth for a quick recovery when I've had to switch to healing someone else, usually paired with a Nature's Swiftness. The exception to this are the double pulls I've found each of the few heroics I've been in. The opening pulls in Setthak, the defenders in Underbog and of course the bog lords in Steamvaults. For these pulls, my pattern is
As soon as the creature is pulled, start casting my highest HT (Is this 13?), nature's swiftness, HT-13 again if needed, then chain cast HT-9 until one of them is down, go to regualr tree form healing for the 2nd.

Also, I *strongly* recommend the "no threat tranquility" talent for heroic healing. The toughest part I've had in heroics is keeping up with everyone taking extensive damage from AoE's. Tranq is castable in treeform, and with the no-threat, is a godsend.





Not only is possible, it is *expected* that a raiding druid just using HoT's will not run out of mana. Their innervate is reserved for a priest. I openly admit, I'm not this good. I use mana potions to supplment myself. I do main heal as a tree though, and my Innervate has to be reserved for a priest.


The rough numbers a treeform resto druid shoots for are
+1000 heal
8k mana
90 mp/5

(Dreamstate healers have different numbers)

You really cannot achieve these numbers without a good balance of gear, and you'll need enchants.



I went Aldor because I like space-goats. No, I should be honest. I went Aldor because I really detest Blood Elves. Really, go with the one that offers the production recipes you want. The basic reputation rewards are pretty much the same.



I would say were depending on our +heal to get the most bang for the mana, and our mp/5 to recover from the relatively low cost HoT's. Lifebloom costs 176 mana in treeform and lasts 6 seconds, I recover 100/5 buffed. If you add in my gem that returns 300 mana on proc, and a trinket that increase mp/5 by 15%, I should be able to cast indefinately. I admitted I couldn't. I hit my Swiftmend panic button more than I should, I let my lifebloom bloom because I get nervous and heal other people who probably don't need it.



F'real? I fidget in my chair and start pleading at my monitor, "c'mon, c'mon, just a little more, WOO, LIFEBLOOM!" I still have Omen of Clarity for soloing, but I would *never* run up and try to get it to proc in a heroic or in Kara. The AoE is just too devestating, not to mention the aggro issues most druids are subject too. Mostly, I just stand there feeling like an idiot, reviewing where I wasted mana to get myself into this mess. :P

Edited, Sep 17th 2007 10:16am by Manza

Edited, Sep 17th 2007 10:16am by Manza