The Method guild gives all healers in World of Warcraft 5 useful tips to improve their performance in the toughest “Mythic+” dungeons.
Especially with a well-equipped group that is also on the ball and skillfully avoids the various mechanics, the healer’s life in WoW can sometimes be quite boring. However, even a good group can still fail to meet the tough time constraints of the dungeon.
What healers can do to still put out decent performance even beyond “Mythic+10” is revealed by the Method guild in collaboration with wowhead.
Tip 1: Skip trash thanks to mass res
In many dungeons, it is easy to reach 100% of the necessary killed trash mobs long before the boss fight. To save time and avoid particularly annoying trash groups, controlled deaths are advisable.
While one player attracts the attention of the enemies, the healer (outside of combat) walks past the groups and waits at a safe distance. Once all team members have died, the healer uses the mass resurrection – as it has a range of 100 meters and does not even require line of sight.
This is particularly effective for druids who can stealth. Alternatively, invisibility potions can also be used.
Tip 2: Do damage when it makes sense
Although the healer plays an important role in every group, there are small or large windows of time where healing is not as critical. Sometimes mechanics can be completely avoided, resulting in minimal group damage. In such moments, it is worth it for healers to also pull out damage spells and help defeat enemies. This saves time, and the quicker defeated enemies mean less healing needed.
However, you should never lose sight of this: Healing is ultimately more important than damage.
Tip 3: Mini battle frenzy thanks to Sephuz’ Secret
Two legendary items are essential for challenging “Mythic+” dungeons – the Ring of Sephuz’ Secret and the Necklace of Prydaz, Xavaric’s Magnum Opus.
- Prydaz ensures that all players survive many boss mechanics that would otherwise be deadly. For example, in Mythic+15, Hyrja can often send players directly to their graves, but Prydaz’s additional shield can counter this.
- Sephuz’ Secret, on the other hand, can provide a mini battle frenzy for 10 seconds and can occur every 30 seconds. However, you must successfully apply a control effect – such as a stun, a fear effect, or similar. Learn which enemies you can use this on. Because having a small battle frenzy of 25% more speed every 30 seconds means you effectively deliver more performance.
Tip 4: Healing is different from in a raid
A good healer knows not only their own healing output but also that of their teammates. They know which classes can heal themselves strongly. While in raids you are mainly concerned with the tank’s healing, it can be quite the opposite in Mythic dungeons – often it is the DPS that are close to death and can easily go down in just two seconds of negligence.
Pay special attention to these players, as they often fall much faster than the tank and should take priority in case of doubt.
Tip 5: Get rid of the annoying stuff
In almost all dungeons, there are mechanics or tasks that do not directly relate to tanking, healing, or dealing damage. Sometimes you have to carry a light from Elune to reveal special enemies, and sometimes you have to activate a switch at the right moment.
Even if you might not like to hear it: This is the perfect task for healers. Tanks often need to stand in fixed positions, and DPS should always be able to deliver full performance to meet the dungeon’s time limit. As healers have occasional downtime – because there is no damage coming in – they are perfect for these tasks.
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What do you think of these tips for healers? Was there anything useful for you in there? Or was it all “basic knowledge” that every healer in WoW should have?
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