I agree with a lot of this. using WG when it isn't needed is pointless. when it is needed use it close to cd (varies with healing setup and talents esp SoTF)
SM is great and i use it close to cd always but not just because it is off cd i must use it now. It needs to be used smartly and if you know someone will take spike damage in the next few seconds then wait for that and use it then.
rejuev blanketing days are long gone esp preemtively
nonetheless if you have a ton of mana left at the end of every hc progression kill then you are doing something wrong. You should have reforged some spirit into a throughput stat for a start
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