Are you ready to heal Icecrown?
April 1st, 2010 -- Posted in Raid | Comments OffI’ve been able to heal Icecrown on both my priest and my shaman. I dare not set foot inside the area yet with my paladin (even though they are clearly superior healers*). Let me give you an idea of where my characters stand so far. My Priest has a little over 3000 spellpower. My shaman is sitting at around 2700. My poor paladin, the best healer class she may be, is holding up the rear with about 2300.
So how did they each do?
The priest
As expected, the priest passed with flying colors. I alternated specs a few times on different fights to see there was any struggle. Other than Deathbring Saurfang, it didn’t feel like I had a hard time healing as either spec. Discipline felt a touch more powerful to me due to the inevitable high raid damage that would come in at the tail end of the fight from the Blood Power build up. Power Word: Shield was put to great use.
The shaman
My totem dropping counterpart blasted through Lord Marrowgar, Lady Deathwhisper and the Gunship battle with a bit of discomfort. I definitely had to work a bit here to keep the raid and the tanks alive. Obviously, I’m not as fluent with healing on my shaman as I am on my priest. In some cases, I have to think about who to heal and what spell to use instead of simply reacting. But that’s just a case of familiarity with the class. Sadly, I got stoned at Deathbringer Saurfang. continue reading »