So why healing ward?

Drakilian

I've been seriously considering switching from healing ward to ward ally on my sorcerer because I hate how terribly unreliable healing ward is. Besides, in a pitched fight that shield never actually lasts long enough for me to get the heal so I figure "meh, why not". Only reason I went with healing ward to begin with was because it was basically THE choice for that skill that everyone always takes. I'm wondering if I was wrong to do so? Why healing ward over ward ally everyone?

Dread_Guy

I personally use Ward Ally over healing ward because I use Honor the Dead on my Templar. I'm not guaranteed the heal so i need a quick "Oh Crap" option. Healing ward on a sorc is really strong because they cast Hardening Ward over it so they have to eat through your hardening ward before touching your healing ward, but you can just recast HW. This is shield stacking

PhatGrimReaper

It's true that you often miss out on the final heal, but the times that you do get it are worth it.

That being said, that moment when you cast it to save yourself and it gets leeched by some pug leading to your untimely death.... then the pug who got your ward stealths off without even ressing you...... GRRRRRRRRR!!!!

Drakilian

PhatGrimReaper wrote: »

It's true that you often miss out on the final heal, but the times that you do get it are worth it.

That being said, that moment when you cast it to save yourself and it gets leeched by some pug leading to your untimely death.... then the pug who got your ward stealths off without even ressing you...... GRRRRRRRRR!!!!

Yep, I've taken to just not using that skill when in a group or a siege because it always gets used up by the genius who thought he could solo the porch and the 20 enemy players waiting there with siege and oils and *** while I'm trying to stay alive because the focused-aim spammers on the top walls see my 20k< health and just start squealing with joy.

remilafo

Ward ally is pretty terrible if you ask me.... everyone in pve and pvp that i know use healing ward as it is far superior.

If you are going to run ward ally you absolutely need a strong hot running at all times so the ward doesn't go on the same person over and over again.

Drakilian

remilafo wrote: »

Ward ally is pretty terrible if you ask me.... everyone in pve and pvp that i know use healing ward as it is far superior.

If you are going to run ward ally you absolutely need a strong hot running at all times so the ward doesn't go on the same person over and over again.

Ward ally automatically applies to you and one ally (who you don't really care about anyway). It's healing ward but it works ever time and doesn't directly heal you. How would it always apply to the same person?

Johngo0036

if you are popping healing ward to heal and protect you, it should be followed by a hardened ward and/or harness magicka,

This way your healing ward should last the full duration..

Jura23

Ward ally + Trinimac set is something I would try out if I were you.

Dread_Knight_N7 wrote: »

I personally use Ward Ally over healing ward because I use Honor the Dead on my Templar. I'm not guaranteed the heal so i need a quick "Oh Crap" option. Healing ward on a sorc is really strong because they cast Hardening Ward over it so they have to eat through your hardening ward before touching your healing ward, but you can just recast HW. This is shield stacking

Sounds like a good combo!

remilafo

Drakilian wrote: »

remilafo wrote: »

Ward ally is pretty terrible if you ask me.... everyone in pve and pvp that i know use healing ward as it is far superior.

If you are going to run ward ally you absolutely need a strong hot running at all times so the ward doesn't go on the same person over and over again.

Ward ally automatically applies to you and one ally (who you don't really care about anyway). It's healing ward but it works ever time and doesn't directly heal you. How would it always apply to the same person?

Healing ward and ward ally apply via the "smart" targetting to the person with the LOWEST % of hp.. FACT!

healing ward provides a small heal when applied, so if you spam iintentionally or accidentally it will likely apply to more than one person.

ward ally on the other hand provides ZERO healing which means the ward will go on the player with the lowest % HP even if they ALREADY have a ward on them. Not so smart....

ZOS should change the smart targetting for ward to APPLY WARD to target with lowest % Hp AND does not have existing Ward.

Peace..

remilafo

Oh one more thing..

Ward ally would be far more worthwhile in the current Meta if it just dropped Two wards on Any applicable target.

Rather than Always You and a ally.

Tzadik

Try to move little bit on side and apply healing ward. I don't really have too much problem with healing ward applying on me, mostly because i play in small groups and because I spam it like crazy until it pops on me. Other morph sounds like trash to me...

cschwingeb14_ESO

In the current charge spam physical damage environment, I find magicka harness to be less worthwhile on my sorc, so I run mutagen, ward ally and Hardened ward when with a small group.

Just get used to alternating mutagen with ward ally and you will have no issue with 1 guy getting all the wards. Surge+mutagen keeps my health up under the wards