So you think that you can't level as Restoration?
You might want to reconsider this with the new changes from the release of Wrath. When I specced to Resto a while back, I fully expected things to go slower and that I would have to be a lot more cautious in how I went about completing my quests. Well this morning I learned something interesting. In 4 seperate engagements I had to fight more than one mob. In all of the fights I never died and one of those fight was against 5 mobs. Now one of the benefits of being Resto is that due to talents and such it is very difficult for a mob or another player to kill you. This is to your benefit in that it will allow you the time it will take for you to kill off the mobs.
The fight tends to go like this: Drop totems (Strenth of Earth, Searing Totem, Healing Totem and Windfury) then you'll probably rotate as needed among: Earth Shock, Flame Shock, Water Shield, and Lesser Healing Wave. As long as Water Shield is active (and given that you've talented for Improved Shields) you should not have mana problems even in the longer 4+ mob fights. Otherwise keep Flame shock active and Earth Shock the mob to death.
I did have to use my Flame Elemental totem during the 5 mob fight to help DPS the mobs down so that I didn't have to worry about taking each and every mob on at full health. And I followed the Elemental totem with Magma totem for the additional AoE dps numbers. This significantly affected how quickly and easily this fight went down. The key to these fights, like a lot of Shammy engagements is understanding and managing your totems and heals during the fight.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
Basic Numbers for Restoration
So what are the most sought after Stats for Resto Shaman?
That's debatable and being hammered out in many places. Personally I have 4 stats that are of importance to me at this point while leveling. Spellpower, INT, Crit Chance and MP5. So lets cover a little about them.
Spellpower - At least while I am leveling this is going to be my most important focus. The biggest reason is the return. Yes it definitely adds to your overall healing numbers but it also goes a long way in determining how hard your offensive abilities hit. This is important now that I am Resto and don't have the raw offensive power of Enhancement. While I will never hit as hard as an Elemental shammy, I still want to hit as hard as possible.
INT - This is also very valuable as it also adds to spellpower as well as your overall mana pool. The more mana, the longer you can cast. Simple as that. It also adds to your spell crit chances which is also highly beneficial.
Crit Chance - Given the wide number of Resto abilities that only get better when you crit leads me to want to have a high rating here as well. I list this in the number 3 spot because crit is not a constant, therefore I want to always be looking to increase this, it isn't as important as SP and INT.
MP5 - This stat is valuable as it determines how fast you regenerate your mana. Outside of the obvious, this is a stat that I believe is possibly more valuable than crit. Time will tell on this as I level higher and I am able to experiment and learn more about how all of these numbers interact and determine what's happening when. Absolutely the higher this value the better cause this can have a huge impact on the course of a longer fight and your ability to keep up with your responsibilities in it.
Currently my numbers are definitley not even close to where I want in them in this regard, but at level 71 it isn't something I am beginning to sweat yet. As I get closer to level 80 then I will begin to take a closer look at what numbers I should be looking at. I am hoping that by then a lot of the theorycrafting sites have been able to come up with reliable numbers as minimums for the varying difficutlies of Raids and Dungeons. Thus far, all the theorycrafting for Resto isn't willing to give anything definitive yet. As more info becomes available and I get more experience in this spec, I'll do my best to keep everyone informed.
Dhar
That's debatable and being hammered out in many places. Personally I have 4 stats that are of importance to me at this point while leveling. Spellpower, INT, Crit Chance and MP5. So lets cover a little about them.
Spellpower - At least while I am leveling this is going to be my most important focus. The biggest reason is the return. Yes it definitely adds to your overall healing numbers but it also goes a long way in determining how hard your offensive abilities hit. This is important now that I am Resto and don't have the raw offensive power of Enhancement. While I will never hit as hard as an Elemental shammy, I still want to hit as hard as possible.
INT - This is also very valuable as it also adds to spellpower as well as your overall mana pool. The more mana, the longer you can cast. Simple as that. It also adds to your spell crit chances which is also highly beneficial.
Crit Chance - Given the wide number of Resto abilities that only get better when you crit leads me to want to have a high rating here as well. I list this in the number 3 spot because crit is not a constant, therefore I want to always be looking to increase this, it isn't as important as SP and INT.
MP5 - This stat is valuable as it determines how fast you regenerate your mana. Outside of the obvious, this is a stat that I believe is possibly more valuable than crit. Time will tell on this as I level higher and I am able to experiment and learn more about how all of these numbers interact and determine what's happening when. Absolutely the higher this value the better cause this can have a huge impact on the course of a longer fight and your ability to keep up with your responsibilities in it.
Currently my numbers are definitley not even close to where I want in them in this regard, but at level 71 it isn't something I am beginning to sweat yet. As I get closer to level 80 then I will begin to take a closer look at what numbers I should be looking at. I am hoping that by then a lot of the theorycrafting sites have been able to come up with reliable numbers as minimums for the varying difficutlies of Raids and Dungeons. Thus far, all the theorycrafting for Resto isn't willing to give anything definitive yet. As more info becomes available and I get more experience in this spec, I'll do my best to keep everyone informed.
Dhar
Monday, December 1, 2008
It's Done
So, I've done it. I've gone full Restoration.
I can now say for the first time this isn't so bad so far. I've already almost cleared a full half level of XP in this spec and while questing is moving a little slower, it's not impossible. Far from it actually. It is taking a little getting used to and I am having to make sure I am always using my totems but that's no biggy really. I haven't done a dungeon yet but I soon will and then we'll so how the healing thing goes.
As I get more famaliar with things I will start posting more on all that is good for Resto shaman. Hopefully I can begin to contribute here more fully with a good measure of understanding.
I can now say for the first time this isn't so bad so far. I've already almost cleared a full half level of XP in this spec and while questing is moving a little slower, it's not impossible. Far from it actually. It is taking a little getting used to and I am having to make sure I am always using my totems but that's no biggy really. I haven't done a dungeon yet but I soon will and then we'll so how the healing thing goes.
As I get more famaliar with things I will start posting more on all that is good for Resto shaman. Hopefully I can begin to contribute here more fully with a good measure of understanding.
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