Talent Builds and Glyphs

Example

Healing Tide Totem is great for burst healing (think Tranquility). For glyphs, Healing Stream Totem is the only one of note. It basically gives elemental damage resistance when it ticks.

Stats

1. Intellect - Top stat for throughput. When you're comfortable with your mana regen, intellect will be your strongest stat.

2. Mastery - Increases healing done depending on how low the target's health is. Since you will be healing targets with low health anyway, this is a good stat. Try to strike a good balance with mastery and haste. Exceeding 50% mastery is a bit of a waste.

3. Haste - Strike a balance with mastery and crit. Try for 3764 haste in tier 14 content, since this provides extra tickes of Riptide, Earthliving, and Healing totems.

4. Crit - Good but not great, since it takes a large amount to see any returns. Provides a small amount of mana regen through Resurgence. After you reach about 50% mastery and haste breakpoints, try for crit.

- Spirit - Only you can judge the correct amount of spirit for yourself depending on your playstyle. Do some fights and see how your mana holds up. 12000+ in-combat mana regen is a good number to reach for during tier 14 content.

Healing Tips

• Cast Riptide on cooldown. Use this or Chain Heal to proc Tidal Waves for two very quick Greater Healing Waves.

• Fill in downtime with Healing Waves (nearly free to cast) or Lightning Bolts (if you have Telluric Currents). DO NOT under any circumstances cast Healing Surge.

• Keep Earth Shield up at all times on a target that takes consistent hits (in most cases, a tank).

• Cast Healing Stream Totem on cooldown. I chose the Call of the Elements talent to give me a few extra Healing Streams during each fight.

• DO NOT spam Healing Rain on cooldown. It is a heavy mana drain. Use it only when you will get good returns from it. This is where your situational awareness comes into play.

• Don't forget about Unleashed Elements. You can use it for a super-strong Greater Healing Wave on a tank.

Cooldowns

• Healing Tide Totem: Your strongest cooldown. Use during burst damage phases or to catch up on healing.

• Ascendance: Doubles and redistributes wealth, I mean healing, for 15 seconds. Use during burst damage phases when Healing Tide is on cooldown.

• Spirit Link Totem: Use when people and grouped up and some people are taking more damage than others.

• Mana Tide Totem: Use on cooldown. Free mana for everyone in the raid.

• Nature's Swiftness. Use every 1.5 minutes for an instant Greater Healing Wave, Chain Heal, or Healing Rain.

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