Tasear wrote: »

For ultimate, I say depends on situation, I recently became found of light's champion after I learned it can effect up to six

i never knew this. thank you very much for sharing it here.

I have a sorcerer healer and a templar healer. They're both Bretons, they both wear Sanctuary and SPC, and they both have all of their passives and "required healer skills" (Orbs, Warhorn, etc.) fully leveled. Both of them are capable of healing any Vet dungeon in the game.

I refer to healing on the templar as "easy mode," ONLY because of Ritual. It's the one thing the sorc healer is really missing - a massive, ground-based HoT that ticks for a huge amount and lasts forever. And is ALSO a cleanse. If my sorcerer had that, I'd never look at the templar again, lol.

Healing with the sorcerer is a little harder, just because you need to be more aware of incoming damage, and ready to react in a split second. You don't have Ritual ticking for 3-4k per second all the time, so you need to be ready with a Healing Springs or Combat Prayer at any time.

(As for instant heals, yes, the Twilight heal is better than BoL - it hits harder, and it's non-directional. Having it on both bars isn't a big deal, since you always want to have an "emergency" heal on your destro bar anyways. But having to babysit the Twilight is a pain, and there's nothing worse than trying to throw that emergency instant heal out, only to discover that your stupid pet managed to get itself killed, so now you get to stand there and wave your arms around for three seconds, resummoning it, while your teammate dies. Yay pets.)

So that's the bad. But here's the good about sorcercer healing. As a sorcerer, you're WAY less squishy than a templar. Your pet gives you an 8% increase to your HP, your shields are better, you've got Power Surge healing you for up to 3k per second, and you have a class-based option for Major Resolve/Ward. It's a hugely noticeable difference - to the point where I recently picked up a Mighty Chudan set for my templar to use in high damage fights. As a sorc, you spend much less time worrying about yourself.

You do more damage. Your Blockade of Storms hits harder because of the sorc passives to elemental damage, and your stupid pet can actually pull 2k DPS on her own. Your Ultimates are cheaper, which means you have a higher Warhorn uptime.
You've got a class-based buff for Major Sorcery, which gives you a bunch of extra spell damage - not to mention, the option to run trash pots in easier dungeons. My sorc healer saves a fortune on corn flower and lady's smock.

But the best part about sorcerer healing, in my opinion, is the flexibility. You have a third skill bar, which means you can slot all of the "required" heals, and still have room for a bunch of "situational" skills. Is the fight really spread out, so your DPS is having trouble picking up the synergy from Shards? Put Orbs on your third bar. Need a group cleanse? Put Purge on there. Need some extra damage? Liquid Lightning, plus Curse and/or Fury - all class skills. Want to slot two shields on your main bar for some reason? Move Surge to your third bar, you only need to get back there every 30 seconds anyway. Trying for a speed run? Rapid Maneuvers. Etc, etc...

If you pug a lot like I do, it doesn't take long to realize that having a healer who can survive crappy tanking - while also putting out a ton of DPS - can literally make or break the group...