The Utility of Utility

I consider myself to be an okay tank healer, but an excellent raid healer.  I love Circle of Healing, and when you catch me off-guard enough to admit it, I’ll say my favorite spells are the ones I can cast while pounding my spacebar and hopping around.  Yes, I am “that type” of raider.   I …

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Troubleshooting Gurtogg Bloodboil: A Healer’s Perspective

In my mind, Gurtogg Bloodboil is the toughest boss to heal in Black Temple. Many guilds stagnate at 4/9 in BT, and others continue to have difficulties with Bloodboil long after their first kill. From my own personal experience, nothing turns a happy tree into a miserable pile of mulch faster than an untimely Fel …

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SYTYCB: The Humble Checklist

This is Veleda’s SYTYCB week 2 entry. This post is about lists. Yes, don’t worry, Matt, there’ll be an actual list in here, too. But first, I want to sell you on the virtues of a particular type of list — the checklist. You’ve got a flying mount, right? In flight training, pilots have the …

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Primal Mooncloth – Do You Need to Upgrade?

 Have we been teaching wrong? Image courtesy of gozdeo There’s a gearing question I get asked more frequently than any other. I also see it all over the Priest-related interweb. It goes something like this: My Priest just started running Kara/Heroics, and I have the Primal Mooncloth Set. I’m dying a lot. When can I/ …

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