04-10-2005, 03:34 PM
Ghostiger,Apr 10 2005, 06:59 AM Wrote:I dont expect to match a healing focused priest, but can a paly heal as well as a druid if you build for it?
If you focus on Holy talents and gear that will help you heal can a paly be a primary healer for 5 man groups?
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Paladins have two big problems as main healers:
Small mana pool
No HoT spell
With talents, their flash of light + blessing of light is not too bad as far as mana efficiency, but as Quark points out it is still only healing about half as much as a priest's flash of light. You do have blessing of sanctuary but that is not an option against the main tank. Interestingly, blessing of sacrifice might help buy someone time (share your health pool with them -- you'll NEVER draw aggro with a paladin heal).
A druid has no flash heal, but does have regrowth, which is instant + HoT, and the instant part is much bigger than the paladin's flash heal.
A paladin specc'd completely towards healing would probably be not quite as good as a druid without any restoration spec. I don't know as most druids are restoration (innervate anyone?).
My paladin is holy spec and at level 54 I am a decent enough healer during routine battles -- but who isn't in that situation?