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Healing and Vampirisim 2018
RedBranch
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Being a Vampire as a Healer - worth it in 2018?
Edited by RedBranch on April 6, 2018 6:15PM Healing and Vampirisim 2018 50 votes
Yes
34%
17 votes
No
14%
7 votes
Only for PVP
4%
2 votes
Doesn’t matter
48%
24 votes
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Seraphayel✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭NoI don't like being a Vampire that much. Every Magicka character I play does absolutely fine without it while at the same time 99% of the Magicka players I see (ab)use it.Edited by Seraphayel on April 6, 2018 6:31PMPS5EUAldmeri Dominion- Khajiit Arcanist -2 -
wayfarerx✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭Doesn’t matterI don't really see vampirism moving the needle for a healer, at least in PvE. Go for it if you want to I guess.@wayfarerx - PC / North America / Aldmeri Dominion1 -
Jhalin✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭YesDepends what you wanna do. Anywhere you're gonna end up having to Purge spam (vHoF, vAS, vMoL) you'll probably want the extra regen. But it's not gonna make or break you in most cases.0 -
Tryxus✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Doesn’t matterPersonally, I don't like the fire weakness. But Undeath and the extra regen are handy
It's entirely optional"Stand strong, stay true and shelter all."
Tryxus - Guardian of the Green - Warden - PC/EU0 -
GrumpyDuckling✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭I have a character named "Bloodmender" that is a vampire Nightblade healer (because the blood-theme works well).
Then I use blood-themed skills and sets that have blood-like effects and/or blood-like names:
Earthgore
Amber Plasm
Funnel Health
Sap Essence
Invigorating Drain
Blood Altar2 -
CaffeinatedMayhem✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭Doesn’t matterOT - anyone remember when healing a vamp would drain their health? That was fun in dungeons...1 -
phileunderx2✭✭✭✭✭
✭None of my healers are vamps but so far I haven't had any issues with sustain. But I don't do trials either so I don't know if that content is more demanding resource wise.0 -
jbjondeaueb17_ESO✭✭✭✭YesHonestly it's in between yes and doesn't matter.
Mist form is actually nice for Kiting in vAS and is also the only source of mobility for a Templar in PvP. In other trials if you stay on stage 2 the increased regeneration is nice and the fire damage not an issue.Pain-Healer - Argonian Templar Healer (EP) - Immortal Redeemer - Gryphon's Heart
Guild : Ghosts and Goblins Target Dummies
Players know me as Jeban0 -
Troneon✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭YesIf your CP is high enough is far better to have it. You do not even notice the fire damage but you will notice you are more squishy in pvp from certain skills.
If you are low CP, forget it, so many things will just one shot you if you do not know the pve content mechanics or in pvp.
Edited by Troneon on April 7, 2018 2:05PMPC EU ADMaster Crafter - Anything you need!!High Elf Magicka Templar Healer/DPS/TankTrials / Dungeons / PVP / Everything0 -
FakeFox✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭YesIt's not required but very strong and has no downsides in PvE apart from the look.EU/PC (GER) - Healermain since 2014 - 50305 Achievement Points - Youtube (PvE Healing Guides, Builds & Gameplay)0 -
Doctordarkspawn✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭NoVampirism is quite frankly never worth the hassle the downsides come with.
Firedamage out the wazzo, horrific looking char model, for...10% regen and some other stuff I get as a tank allready. No thanks.
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jssriot✭✭✭✭✭
✭Doesn’t matterI have 3 healers atm and only one is a vampire. Aside from not being able to use Mist in pvp, I genuinely don't see any disadvantage to being a non-vamp healer.
The vamp mag regen for healers isn't that essential of a bonus since you should already be managing your mag pool smartly with resto heavy attacks, a good rotation and regen from other bonuses, like racials or gear. If you're struggling as a healer to keep up your mag, being a vamp won't be enough to fix that--you need to rethink your build and rotation first.
Plus by being a non-vamp you can save those skill points for something else...PC-NA since 2015. Tired and unimpressed.0
