Warden is now the go-to build for cleric raid healing. It is a very bursty raid healer unlike the mage's steady raid healing. This build is able to handle periods of large spikes of raid damage in a way the a Chloro can't.
spec-
http://rift.magelo.com/en/soultree#qkGGyGEGGl4/pA90/nfBUFFS:
Heroic Resolve
Bosun's Blessing
Shared Excess (keep on yourself to control where the splash over-healing goes to)
Here are a few things you MUST know when using this build to raid heal:
- KNOW THE FIGHT BEFORE HAND! if you are able to predict when spike damage will come you can better react to it before, during and after it happens.
-Don't spam Healing Effusion only, this is will drain your mana so only use it in periods of large raid damage.
-Keep Healing Flood up on all raid members as much as possible
-use Healing Spray on lower HP raid members IF you have time.
-use Pool of Restoration before using Healing Effusion and on CD unless you know you need it before the CD would be up.
-use Damage abilities every 3-4 heals to increase the amount of healing you do
---Only do this if you have time, alot of fights have no room for this others do
-use Downpour, Wave of Renewal, Monsoon+ripple for periods of major damge where effusion would not be as effective
-Spam Geyser if there is little to no raid damage
-use Cascade on your self every CD
- pair Wave of Renewal and Tidal Surge in a macro as Wave is the best spell to benefit from tidal surge
-use your Orbs on raid members at the startof a fight and on CD if you have time.
-Spam Healing Cataract if you are standing still
- use Open Water as much as you can, even one or two ticks can prevent you from being OOM at any given time.
- use mana tonics once you hit 50% mana then every CD.
Wed Jan 22, 2014 8:23 pm by Epicure