Tell me why not to play Restoration Shaman

[Totemtoez-aegwynn]

@Uda-uldum

During persistent high hitting rot you cycle CDs. But to top up a group from a 1 off BANG it takes less than 10 chain heals.

I just tested it.
It took me 8 chain heal cast to top me from 80k to 700k HP with me being the prime target. I had no crits and riptide up.
So yea if you have no procs for chain heal, you need a lot of chain heal casts.

@Uda-uldum

Also it depends when the group will take the next hit. Sometimes you don’t even need Chain Heal. Some riptides here and there and the DD leach will do the rest.

yes of course it depends on the bosses.
Just saying that rsham isn’t all that great it this department

[Uda-uldum]

@Totemtoez-aegwynn

I just tested it.
It took me 8 chain heal cast to top me from 80k to 700k HP with me being the prime target. I had no crits and riptide up.
So yea if you have no procs for chain heal, you need a lot of chain heal casts.

OK. I believe you. But spamming Chain Heal is not supposed to be your answer to healing up a group. Outside of CD windows. That is what I was going at.

If the group is being hit by damage, to get the group back up I use a combination of Chain heal, Healing Surge/Wave, and Riptide. With CB totem to pad up the last bit.

Also mastery. It plays a roll as well. I had 150k normal primary target hits depending on the life of the individual.

So its easy to heal people from 1% to 50% with 1 or 2 CH. Its much harder to do so from 50% to 100%. But since they are no longer in imminent danger, you can use more efficient spells/CB to finish it out.

In fact, its a whole art to keep people barely alive, but within healing to maximize mastery throughput. I did that a lot in HoI 3rd boss. By keeping people deliberately between 30 and 50%. Because then any chain heal becomes massive and tops the group up. And saves mana.