How to heal 101

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How to heal 101

I've been healing for quite some time and I truly enjoy it more than DPS or tanking. Why? because after doing 100 attempts on the same boss as a dps I would get so bored doing the same rotation all the time while he healing would change a little everytime. I like the unpredictable nature of healing and having to react to situations rather than just following cooldowns and procs.

I was asked by a few of my subs to make a guide on how to heal for begginers and this will be that video. It'll be very basic, so dont expect to much if you've already healed before and your watching this for tips.

First off, change your mindset.its not your job to kill stuff but to keep people alive. There is no rotation, there are only different heals you use in different situations and with practice you'll find out which ones they are. That being said you also dont pop cooldowns just because they're availbe like you do as a dps and thats probably the hardest things for new healers to learn. Since they dont use their cooldowns off cooldown like they have been they tend to just forget they exist and never use them. With practice you'll change that mindset so dont worry.

Your going to have to learn how to manage your mana. Mana is something dpsers largley do not have to worry about anymore, but is still a very big concer for healers. All healers have moves that heal for a lot quickly at the cost of high mana costs. Usually you only use those flash heals in emergencies because if you use them regularly you'll go oom. Also you can't just spam your cheap heals all the time because they do not heal for a lot. You have to find a balance.

Learn what your instant cast heals are. All healers need someone to heal while moving because you dont have the luxuray to just stand still all the time.

Know the difference between your aoe heals and single target spells and how to use them. All healers have aoe spells and they all work a little differently. If everyone is spread out and moving all the time, then your healing rain might not be the most useful since its just stays at one fixed point. If however you get to stack up and still still for a long time then you should try and keep it up as long as possible.

Don't forget to keep yourself alive. While tanks are the most important person in the group, they rely on you to keep them alive. One issues a lot of new healing players have is that they forgot to monitor their own health.

Positioning. Know where all your dps and tanks are at all times. If your an avid pvper than your probably already a pro at this. Its your job now to make sure you have everyone in range of you to heal at all times, unless they absolutly have to be out of range for whatever reason.