So I went to read up on Holy today since I got confronted with the ugly truth of disc when we went into Tol Barad; Disc is not possible atm :(
I came to a couple of conclusions for myself, applying them to my healing style, and I figured I would throw them out here. I have to warn you that they might seem completely random and incoherent though...
- Spirit is better regen than Int
- Int is throughput, regen, and crit
- Attempt to never overheal
- It is fine to let people drop to 50% of their hitpoints, in fact Test of Faith will give you more heals per mana once people are below 50% health.
- Binding Heal has the highest HPCT (Heal per cast time)
- Renew has the highest HPM (Heal per mana)
- Lightwell is ridiculously good, drill your raid to use it
- Divine Hymn early, fights can be long enough to use it again towards the end
- Use Shadowfiend early in the fight, and use it on cooldown afterwards
- Stat Importance: Int/Spirit > Haste till 12,5% raid buffed > Mastery > Crit
- Keep PoM on cooldown
- Gemming: Every gem should have int, but do follow socket bonuses
- Reforging: Reforge to spirit if you need it > reforge according to stat importance backwards (duh)
- Gear: items should always have spirit if in any way possible > Avoid crit where possible
- Spirit of Redemption: good for learning, not good for raiding (you're not supposed to be dead)
Sigh, as a Disc Priest since 2004 I have to admit that with Cataclysm, Disc is no longer a main healer. The Charka ability to constantly keep renew on tanks and Circle of Healing is head over heals better than a 10k+ shield.
ReplyDeleteIts still possible to heal as a Disc but... not worth the bother IMO when mana is such an issue. Who has time to smite mobs to get a 5% mana boost in instances? Perhaps it will change in Raids or with better equipment.
BTW, have you tried soloing in Twlight Highlands and beyond? Good grief, 2-3 chain mobs will render me dead simply because I run out of mana.
ReplyDeleteNot very much fun having to drink after every 2-3 pools. But then again its back to the old school method. We're so spoilt by Wrath.