Lord Warden

RedBranch

Are healers using the Lord Warden Monster Set? Thinking about it, but not sure how effective it’d be... people keep running from my Earthgore Cloud and it’s costing the group. Anyone else has that problem?

(1 items) Adds 2975 Spell Resistance

(1 items) Adds 2975 Physical Resistance

(2 items) When you take damage, you have a 50% chance to summon a shadow orb for 10 seconds that increases the Physical and Spell Resistance of you and your allies whitin 8 meters by 3870. This effect can occur once every 10 seconds.

Silver_Strider

Problem with Healers using Lord Warden is that, typically, you want to avoid being damaged as much as possible, meaning you're purposefully going against the requirements to proc Lord Warden. While unavoidable damage is inevitable, it's hard to keep Lord Warden procced enough on a Healer to make it worthwhile in the long term over something like Earthgore/Chokethorn/etc because they're much more consistent in proccing for a Healer. Not to mention people can still walk out of the Radius of Lord Warden just as easily as they do Earthgore.

It's not worth using on a Healer, IMO.

imredneckson

I've seen some Templars running it in PvP and doing pretty well with it. Personally I think Earthgore, Blood Spawn, and Troll King are better picks.

getemshauna

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Liofa

There are some places to use it. On my healer, I use three different Monster Sets.

1- Sentinel of Rkugamz: Insane stamina sustain. Your group will notice it immediately. Use in every 'easy' fight.

2- Lord Warden: One of the best defensive buffs in the game. If the Spider of Sentinel is dying to mechanics or can't be used for other reasons, swap to Lord Warden. It will make you a lot tankier as well as your group mates.

3- Earthgore: Best for saving lives. Possibly the best monster set to use in Asylum as front kiter.

You can definitely use it but there are better choices. Even Bogdan is pretty decent this patch ^^ Also keep in mind that tanks are usually using this set so it is pointless to have it on healer in stacked fights.

Maura_Neysa

Lord Warden is a bad option for a Healer.
- It procs when you take damage, you shouldn't be taking damage, therefor bad proc rate.
- It would encourage people to stand in it. It procs where you are meaning they will move back rather than staying in front of you where you can Springs and Combat Prayer them.

WillhelmBlack

Yeah Bogdan is really good but your choice really. I don't see how Earthgore can miss, it procs on the area of the person who needs it.

mocap

my offensive healer take damage a lot, but he is templar and for dungeons only. I can easily Sweep&Heal almost any damage. However, i don't use this set cuz most of the time all damage come to me and tank. So i heal my team "indirectly" by not allowing mobs to damage them ) New wierd way of healing, but definitely fun and action involved.

commdt

In my full magicka raid it is
1. Bogdan Nightflame + Trollking - Cloudrest
2. 2 x Bogdan the Nightflame everywhere else

If you have some stam DDs, then try Sentinel of Rkugamz

RedBranch

Thanks for all the insightful comments!