Brista,Apr 18 2005, 08:57 AM Wrote:I'm about to get Innervate on my druid which is, for those who don't know, a big mana regen boost with a 6 minute cooldown. Increases mana regeneration by 400% and allows 100% of regeneration while casting, duration 20 seconds
Now when I'm in instances at what point is it better to boost the priest than myself. Most pre-60 priests are Shadow spec, including all of the ones I regularly play with. This probably means that as a Restoration spec druid I probably out-heal a similarly levelled priest which suggests I should Innervate myself when we need healing power in a tough instance
Is this correct?
This depends on a number of things. You need a big chunk of spirit to make Innervate worthwhile, so if your Shadow priest doesn't have a reasonable amount of spirit, Innervating that priest is not going to do much.
My feeling is that priests and druids of similar level are close enough in capability that player skill is a large factor. I'd use the Innervate on whoever is doing most of the healing. The only cases I can think of that the priest comes out ahead is in burst healing with Flash Heal and AoE healing, so if the tactical situation needs that, Innervate the priest, otherwise, a druid specced to the healing side would be more efficient.
Quote:I imagine it will rarely be worth using it on anyone except a druid or priest as it seems the sort of skill where if you use it to bump up the mage's dps you'll regret it and wipe 2 minutes later while it's still cooling down
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I agree. Unless your mage is a wonderfully generous, effective, and all around excellent oddball named Mitzy with a high-spirit build, Innervating the mage is not very cost-effective, and it gets rid of your fallback healing buffer.
Edit: Improved specificity.