Hiyaz everyone
I have been wondering, who makes the best endgame raid healers? Please rank these in the order from best to worst.
1) Shammies
2) Pallys
3) Droods
I used to be in one of the top raiding guilds on Everquest as a Cleric and now feel the time is right to start raiding again on WoW. I am ASSUMING that Priests are the best endgame healers but the thought of leveling a priest to lvl70 is not very appealing to me.
I am leaning towards healing as a Shammy but im concerned about their low mana pool.
Plz help
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Personaly if you are used to the EQ Cleric you will be used to wearing heavy armor. The Shaman gets Mail armor the second best in the game and is a great healer. The Paladin gets Plate armor which is the best in the game and if he has good equipment and the right spec he can out heal a Priest. The Drood gets Leather armor which is good but I've never played a Drood as a healer. So My recomendations are in this order as you are used to the EQ Cleric. Paladin 1, Shaman 2, Drood 3.
many look at all te healers in a different way in WoW.
Paladins are considered best single target healers, they are very mana efficient and have strong bubbles and buffs. can also cleanse many different debuffs.
Druids are the kings of HoTs, they have 2 instant hots one of which stacks three times, and if they spec as a tree can be very mana efficient, they lack bubbles but have Nature's swiftness and and Swift Mend, both strong ways to save a tank in need with bigger heals. As well as Innervate and Battle Rez which are strong tools in a raid environment.
Shamans lack hots and bubbles but bring strong AoE healing abilities to a raid group as well as strong buffs to increase any groups performance in the form of totems. Shaman can be Main Tank Healers, but truely shine in a 25 man raid spamming Chain Heal to top of there group. They also have nature's swiftness and earthen shield to help with healing on the main tank (or whoever may need it for the situation they are in) and also Mana tide to refill caster groups mana in need.
Priests are considered the jack of all healer, they have big heals (pallies and druids), they have bubbles (pallies), they have hots (druids), they have AoE heals (shaman), and they can regen there own mana (shaman and druids), and can cleanse pretty well (pallies). They are not as effecient as pallies or druids, but have a large pool of spells to get the job done. they also have fear ward which can be very helpful on certain encounters for tanks.
so basically it depends on what you want but here is the broken down version:
Paladin: Main Tank Healer Buffer
Druid: Raid Healer (hots) and utility
Shaman: Raid Healer (AoE heals) and buffer
Priest: Gap Filler Healer
So to answer your question in my oppinion each healer is great and each has a purpose in a raid.
Paladins are considered best single target healers, they are very mana efficient and have strong bubbles and buffs. can also cleanse many different debuffs.
Druids are the kings of HoTs, they have 2 instant hots one of which stacks three times, and if they spec as a tree can be very mana efficient, they lack bubbles but have Nature's swiftness and and Swift Mend, both strong ways to save a tank in need with bigger heals. As well as Innervate and Battle Rez which are strong tools in a raid environment.
Shamans lack hots and bubbles but bring strong AoE healing abilities to a raid group as well as strong buffs to increase any groups performance in the form of totems. Shaman can be Main Tank Healers, but truely shine in a 25 man raid spamming Chain Heal to top of there group. They also have nature's swiftness and earthen shield to help with healing on the main tank (or whoever may need it for the situation they are in) and also Mana tide to refill caster groups mana in need.
Priests are considered the jack of all healer, they have big heals (pallies and druids), they have bubbles (pallies), they have hots (druids), they have AoE heals (shaman), and they can regen there own mana (shaman and druids), and can cleanse pretty well (pallies). They are not as effecient as pallies or druids, but have a large pool of spells to get the job done. they also have fear ward which can be very helpful on certain encounters for tanks.
so basically it depends on what you want but here is the broken down version:
Paladin: Main Tank Healer Buffer
Druid: Raid Healer (hots) and utility
Shaman: Raid Healer (AoE heals) and buffer
Priest: Gap Filler Healer
So to answer your question in my oppinion each healer is great and each has a purpose in a raid.
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I have played a EQ Cleric and Shaman before coming to WoW.
I play a Shaman and Raid with a Pally and Priest in Kara as our 3 healer set with me and the Priest is our 2 healer set. All 3 are pretty equal gear wise and trade spots as top healer depending on the boss/situation.
Pally - Single target best healer because they spam 1 spell the entire fight. Works for most, alot get bored of it and respec/reroll. Great durability because 2k heals do not build alot of threat most times, he always dies last healer wise with our set up.
Priest - Can group and/or tank heal with another equal healer with little issues. Used to have more mana issues but was recently buffed for mana regen, can now almost hang with me. Has a group like HoT that jumps player to player randomly, not as good as chain heal. Squishy, one hittable and normally first to die from heal agro even with Pally like shields.
Shaman - Has 2 main heals, chain heal and healing wave. Has 2 basic roles in a raid, group heal or MT heal and does both as well as the other 2 classes. Mana regen isn't an issue when you use the totems and stack enough mp5. Earth Shield is his only HoT and is normally on the tank no matter which role you fill, it also credits the tank on the heal meters. I can chain heal and help spot heal the tank the entire fight and have the most mana when taking AE dmg or getting hit because of mana shield.
I rank Shaman, Priest then Pally from experience.
But Priest, Shaman then Pally if you choose to go DPS instead of healer, the priest is the only one with a CC and is a mana battery via DPS.
Pally and Priest are more common on my server and are pretty much automatic when it comes to groups. Shaman are most needed for Raid healers because of Chain Heal during 5 mans, your research will make the selection much easier though.
I play a Shaman and Raid with a Pally and Priest in Kara as our 3 healer set with me and the Priest is our 2 healer set. All 3 are pretty equal gear wise and trade spots as top healer depending on the boss/situation.
Pally - Single target best healer because they spam 1 spell the entire fight. Works for most, alot get bored of it and respec/reroll. Great durability because 2k heals do not build alot of threat most times, he always dies last healer wise with our set up.
Priest - Can group and/or tank heal with another equal healer with little issues. Used to have more mana issues but was recently buffed for mana regen, can now almost hang with me. Has a group like HoT that jumps player to player randomly, not as good as chain heal. Squishy, one hittable and normally first to die from heal agro even with Pally like shields.
Shaman - Has 2 main heals, chain heal and healing wave. Has 2 basic roles in a raid, group heal or MT heal and does both as well as the other 2 classes. Mana regen isn't an issue when you use the totems and stack enough mp5. Earth Shield is his only HoT and is normally on the tank no matter which role you fill, it also credits the tank on the heal meters. I can chain heal and help spot heal the tank the entire fight and have the most mana when taking AE dmg or getting hit because of mana shield.
I rank Shaman, Priest then Pally from experience.
But Priest, Shaman then Pally if you choose to go DPS instead of healer, the priest is the only one with a CC and is a mana battery via DPS.
Pally and Priest are more common on my server and are pretty much automatic when it comes to groups. Shaman are most needed for Raid healers because of Chain Heal during 5 mans, your research will make the selection much easier though.
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