So I was asked to heal General Vezax in Ulduar 10 the other day, and man do I hate that fight as a healer. No mana, except what I can get from puddles of green vomit on the ground is not my idea of fun....
... so I decided to see if I could think of another way around it. This is what I came up with.
This build was made with the idea of healing ONE PERSON- the tank on the general Vezax encounter.
There are a lot of CRAP talents for healing in the ret tree, which is why nobody would ever spec this way except for select certain situations that required 'Out of the box' thinking.
http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?pala...&version=10048
Basically, here's what I'm thinking. Now, mind you, I'm main spec RET so I really don't think much in healing circles and such....but this is the idea I had.
First, by judging with this build, I get back 1100 mana every 8 seconds....minus the cost of the seal which is around 200, thats a net gain of 900 man every 8 seconds....about the time it takes to cast 3 flash of lights...which mana totals to be near 900 with seal of wisdom glyph. So, almost free flash of lights.
Second, with Sheath of Light, I gain a heal over time, which if I crit with a holy light, will tick for around 2600 in my current gear, and around 900 with a flash of light. Especially with the flash of light, which when the target has sacred shield on them increases my chance to crit with flash of light by 50%....that puts me at about 85% crit chance self buffed only.
Third, this build requires that the healer be within melee range of Vezax in order to use judgement. What this does is prevents the healer from ever getting hit with Shadow Crash or Mark of the Faceless except in the odd occasion where a puddle would be needed.
I tested the new Sacred Shield on the ptr with this build....and my flash of light would put up 2 different heal over times if my FoL crit....which is pretty good imo. Also, I had another pally hit me with flash of light while i had SS up....and his FOL put that double hot up on me, and it STACKS.
I'm posting this, aware I'm gonna get flamed, but if you read it all....its for ONE fight. My guild is not as far along as I'm sure yours is, you who are about to flame....I'm just trying to come up with a way to make a boss that has given us some problems a little bit easier. (Yes, we have downed him. But, he is still not easy from a healer point of view.)
Anyone ever think to try this?