Originally Posted by
Aoroc
Great guide! Has really helped me a lot. I just main switched to monk from resto druid, and had been having some issues figuring out exactly what to use to gen chi and when. I'm still a little confused on Jab however.
I keep seeing "Jab Jab Uplift" referenced, and I know what that is due to watching Affiniti's stream throughout the expac so far, but I thought (and this is just what I heard from him before I even leveled the monk) that "Jab Jab Uplift" had been nerfed to the point of it no longer being viable? Is it still? Jab seems pretty expensive for just 1 chi.
I do 10 man, so I understand that Soothing will be used more often than in 25 man, but I just don't really see where Jab fits in over soothing unless you NEED the chi really badly. Sure, Soothing is unreliable, and that sucks, but I've had plenty of times where 1 soothing cast gens easily 4 chi if not more, for like 2% mana overall. Which is way better than 4% for 1.
Also, with Chi Brew, is it necessary to use it on CD? Is it not preferential to wait and use it for emergency situations?
Lastly, with SCK, it is extremely expensive, especially at my low gear level where I don't have much spirit. Is SCK something that I'll work more into healing at higher gear levels? Or does it remain a "only if you need to uplift but can still stack heal while genning the chi to do so" thing?
Lastly Lastly, with Chi Wave vs Chi Burst, is it ever preferential to take Chi Burst over Chi Wave in 10? I feel like there isn't a time where Burst > Uplift, even when stacked, yet there are times where Chi Wave could A) hit spread people, or B) hit 1 or 2 people for a pretty decent amount, making it a semi-single target heal. Not to mention the ridonkulous nerf to Chi Burst in 5.2 via the CD, is it better to learn to Chi Wave now?