25-man Healing Musings
Fear teh Bunneh!
(EDIT: This was a post I was originally gonna write over at PP, but since I’ve moved here, gonna put it here instead XD)
Something I’ve noticed: I did my Karazhan healing posts as a fresh blogger and with a thought that, “Hey, this is new to me, it’ll be new to someone else, lemme give that poor priesty a heads up…” and in general I’ve gotten some awesome feedback over them. Lots of people enjoyed them and I thank you all for you’re good critique and advice/feedback.
I’ve been finding myself stuck at trying to give the now battle hardened Kara priesty their first look into the much anticipated 25 mans, like Gruul’s Lair, Magtheridon’s, Serpentshrine Cavern and Tempest Keep: The Eye. Why? Because the groove is very, very different from Karazhan.
For one thing, it’s no longer you and another healer taking care of 8 other people (or 7 other if you happen to roll Kara with 3 healers instead of 2.) It’s all about your healing team and the fights, whether they be trash or bosses, to come. And yes, you heard right: Healing Team. As a casual raider, we’ve had to get used to different healing make ups and depending on the fights, an off balanced or greenie team can make or break things at time.
So, a few things to keep you sane: know your limits. As a priest we’re really versatile healers. We have a Heal over Time (HoT) in Renew, the Frisbee, an AoE heal (Prayer of Healing), and AoE Instant cast (LoLcircle) and one mother of a heal (Greater Heal.) Learn to use these to your advantage. Even if you’re not running the Healing Team, at least know what your other fellows will be doing: Paladins excel at single target healing and usually get MT/OT heals, Druids are also awesome tank healers, helping to keep the spikes down because their HoT’s are always ticking and they can maintain HoTs on multiple targets and not break a sweat. Shamans have slower heals, but they will keep a group of people alive forever with that Chain Heal of theirs.