Raid Rx: Healing changes and Firelands thoughts

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5-13-2011 @ 5:19PM

Matthew said...

This really sucks for PvP shamans who don't take that water shield talent. (most don't)

Our crits won't help mana (without the talent), and our totem is nerfed.

5-14-2011 @ 2:00PM

Nopunin10did said...

Crits do help shaman mana regen already, but you're right in that bigger crits won't help it more.

However, crit is the best heals-per-mana secondary stat, and increasing the output to 200% will only increase its potency. Thus, it won't help mana regen directly, but it will make that mana worth more.

Everyone does their stat priorities a little different, but the following resto shaman setup can get really good mana mileage with competitive overall healing performance in raids:

Intellect > Haste (to 916) > Spirit >= Crit > Mastery > Haste (over 916)

Moreover, with a crit rating high enough, the old complaint about being reliant on the RNG kinda becomes moot.

It's not what a lot of the heroic raiders are doing at this moment (I seem to be one of the few that vouches for this), but I have a feeling you're going to see the popularity of Crit rise for Resto Shaman after 4.2.

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