Resto Shammies in 3.1Follow

For some reason your link isn't showing up for your toon so hopefully this works.

Depending on what you're wanting to do with your toon, once you hit 80 will depend on where to put your talents. I'd probably go with a build like this. Some people would usually take Healing Focus over Imp reincarnate, but I prefer the reduce CD time for me to pop back up.

Once you get higher up in levels, I found that trying to drop totems during trash fights when you're continuously moving is a waste of mana. I mean, sometimes I'll drop them in instances such as Violet Hold where it's all confined, but if your group is killing things fast, there really isn't a point except on bosses. (Which is why I didn't take Totemic Focus).

Nature's Guardian may be good at lower levels, but I find it pretty useless. The same goes with Healing Way. As I used to take this talent, I find that I don't really throw Healing Waves very often so using up those points wouldn't have benefitted me.

Some may disagree with what build I posted but I found it works, and it works very well for me. Some items, as I mentioned such as Imp Reincarnate, is more of a preference to me. Perhaps others like Gaudion could post some builds as well, and then you can take into account what everyone says and determine your build choice.

Edited, Apr 27th 2009 8:48am by xNocturnalSunx

Healing Focus is a waste to me due to the fact that as a healer, we shouldn't be taking any damage in the first place. The only exception is AoE damage, and even then, the damage I receive hardly hinders my ability to heal when needed.

If you feel that cutting out 20 minutes in your reincarnate time is a waste, that's your opinion. Certain abilities in the resto tree can be debateable to many such as Healing Focus and Imp Rein. What works for you, may not be needed (or work) for others. Which is why I stated some prefer Healing Focus and others prefer Imp Rein.

If you shouldn't be tanking damage, you shouldn't die either so yes it is a waste. Granted I took the talent at some point while I was running 5-man out of convenience. In a raid, these 2 points could be put to better use.




Not an exception, it is the only reason to take it. Not sure what your experience is in Ulduar or Naxx but there's many fights where spell pushback can really hold you down.

Could you do without it? I guess

Is there a better place to put these points? Not really





True but it's the first time I see someone arguing the usefulness of imp.reincarnation over healing focus.




If you're taking straight melee hit from mobs, you most likely have tank problem and healing focus won't fix that. In PvE, you do take some AoE damage and that damage will pushback your already long cast making CH a 3+ sec cast which in itself can be game breaker.

Thanks for the input all.. it sounds like a re-spec is in order. One last question - how different are the specs for healing Heroics vs Raids? Is there any difference?

That's fine like I mentioned in my first post as long as you're aware that Elemental Weapons does NOT scale with gear.

With the changes to Ancestral Awakening, over-healing is not necessarily a bad thing but I understand your point.