I'm a newly dinged 64 druid and just ran my first instance healing with Lifebloom. Though I'm a feral spec, I enjoy healing and have kept my healing gear up to date. I probably have to drink after fights more frequently than dedicated healers, but my tank never dies before I do, so I think I do OK. But with when I used Lifebloom, I overhealed more than what is typical for me.
The method I've seen the most on the various boards I track is to keep 3LBs stacked on the tank, heal others as needed. My question though is when/if to allow the 3LBs to expire? For much of our run, I kept the stack working through the entire fight, even during the brief pauses as we waited for the banish to wear off since the tank was always near full health and I didn't want to waste the bloom. But then the battle ended, and the bloom hit the nearly healed tank for a big OH anyway. I started to experiment with stacking to three and then letting them bloom and reapply and I tried keeping the stack running until the boss was under 10-15% health then letting the bloom go.
I also threw LB's around on the rest of the party if they took damage beyond what rejuvination would heal. By the end of the run (successful, btw) I knew I'd found my new favorite heal, but also knew I still had no clue on how to use it effectively.
I'm wondering if someone can point me towards some "Lifebloom 101" guides? Or give me your tips and advice.
Thanks