Will of Arlokk

[Bolty]

There seem to be some hot debates whether the ZG healer staff "Will of Arlokk" is primarily a Druid or Priest staff. What's your slant on the subject, and why?

For one thing, reading Thottbot can be an exercise in total pain. No matter what epic item you look up, it will be followed by 30 posts debating why such-and-such a class should win it. I can't wait to see a "thread" there on the legendary staff. :)

Here's the answer: it's great for both classes. Druids resent seeing Priests win it because raiding Priests have access to Benediction/Anathema, a staff so incredible that there's nothing that can really compare to it until you're whacking Nefarian. Priests still have quite a solid use for it, though: as a regen staff. You use Benediction until you get low/out of mana, then switch to Will of Arlokk and use its massive spirit bonus to regen back up.

Will of Arlokk is such a rare drop though (it's never dropped for Stormrage's Avarice Alliance, for example) that our Priests would likely get shot if they outrolled a Druid on it, especially one dedicated to healing. I know I'd feel dirty taking it from a resto Druid while I'm sitting on my Benny.

And a second question out of curiosity: I've won said staff yesterday with my Healer Druid, but can't decide which enchant I should choose. Which enchant would you take, and why: +20 Spirit, +22 Intellect or +55 Healing?

First off: congrats!

Secondly, for Priests, it's cut-and-dry: the spirit enchant would get slapped on there to maximize its role as a regen staff. For Druids, it's a bit tougher, since you don't get as much regen power from spirit than Priests do. Much of it may depend on your current gear. If you have epic set bonuses to boost your regen while casting, spirit may be the way to go. Otherwise, you want +heal.

Int? No. Int does you good only at the outset of a fight. Once that extra mana is used, it's gone. Meanwhile, +heal saves lives, boosts your healing power, works on every heal spell you cast, and allows you to downrank your heal spells some to make your regen even more effective. Big regen > big mana pools. Having a 10,000 point mana pool won't do you a lick of good when you run out of it in 2.5 minutes of a raid encounter and there's still 8 minutes to go.

Anyhow, hopefully some other Druids can chime in here with their experiences. I'm Priest-oriented.

-Bolty