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Healer Toon

Post by SideSwipePrime

Hey guys,

I am looking to start a toon but I want to be a healer. Anyone got any advice? Such as which class and race are best to go? What build etc....

Thanks in advance

Nick

Post by Nathanyal

Answers will vary because different people like different play styles. You will have to play them so you know which you like.

I personally played all but a resto Druid. I'm just not found of their HoT style of healing. My main healer was a resto shaman, which I loved playing as. They were like the middle of the road, did good at AoE healing as well as direct heals.

Things might have changed since cata, but ultimately you will have to play them and find what's suites you best.

Post by SideSwipePrime

I'd enjoy more AoE healing i think. Is the shaman the best class for AoE or is there a better option?

Post by towa1

Shaman have been good in the past for aoe healing, not sure about now. I can tell you that I have been playing a holy priest since vanilla but have been disappointed with it this expansion and i'm currently discipline spec.

Post by SideSwipePrime

Post by galliao

I'd say that the Shaman is the easiest to understand followed closely by the Paladin. Either of these work great especially if you are the more direct type of healer. And easy to understand doesn't mean boring or underpowered. They're strong healers with their own niche style. I personally prefer the Shaman.

Druid relies on Heals over time, which can get annoying to juggle. Very powerful in the right hands, but it can lead to various mistakes that are hard to recover from.

Priests are more of a hodgepodge. They can do it all, but the downside is that you'll need to change your raid frames in group frames. Unless they changed that, .. I actually haven't used my Priest since Cataclysm. I never felt like I was doing a huge amount of healing, but the meters said otherwise. Very strange. On the plus side, you do get that Leap of Faith ability =D (pulling a group member toward you).

As for Race, I really wouldn't worry too much about it. Pick whatever you like.

And builds can vary for encounters. But with the talent system so... simplified, it's pretty easy to see what works well and when.

Post by Tush

There is only one true healer and its Human Holy Priest.

Post by Twizelbang

There is only one true healer and its Human Holy Priest.

Shocking Gnomes & Goblins gets my vote.. for a healer race.

Edit.. ops i left another race out. I tested out on MoP beta a undead priest... she looked imba
Priest was rather good fun... I like the style of Druid healing over Priest i think.

Post by Tush

The Human Spirit makes Humans best end game raid healers. Well it was much better before it got nerfed to 3% spirit. Other one would be Gnome Priest Expansive Mind which got big nerf from 5% int to 5% bigger mana pool. Its nice that Blizz nerfs every Alliance race and no Horde races (expect Tauren). Also Draeneis Gift of the Naaru is a good extra heal.
There isnt so many good healing racials on Horde (only Trolls Berserking is good but not as good as Alliance ones) which makes Allinaces the best healers (in theory).

Post by Twizelbang

I agree, with Tush

The Human Spirit makes Humans best end game raid healers. Well it was much better before it got nerfed to 3% spirit. Other one would be Gnome Priest Expansive Mind which got big nerf from 5% int to 5% bigger mana pool. Its nice that Blizz nerfs every Alliance race and no Horde races (expect Tauren). Also Draeneis Gift of the Naaru is a good extra heal.
There isnt so many good healing racials on Horde (only Trolls Berserking is good but not as good as Alliance ones) which makes Allinaces the best healers (in theory).

My post was light-hearted fun about the class i prefer the look of.. hence:

Gnomes - Goblins - Undead

My take on the subject.. about racial abilities:

I never play a race because of racial ability, i choose to play a race because i prefer the look of over another.

If you happen to be doing End game raiding, then your skills will be enough to make the difference over a couple of stats / racial ability. Raid content is designed so every class & race can be used. But sometimes they can give a edge over another... 10man content more so then 25man, since you have less players to get a balance between what you need to defeat the encounter. Every raid encounter will differ on the mechanics... some racial abilities work better then others.

Human.... The Human Spirit Only in pvp (Arena) you truly notice the difference.. since every extra stat will make or break if skill level is equal on both sides. Depending on team setups.
Also, same can be said about Will to Survive.. "sigh" Gives more flexibility, between what trinkets you would prefer to use, also has 2minute cooldown. . Most OP racial ever. So in essence you're correct... about Humans.

Healer Toon

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