Five Misconceptions About Healers

Sometimes there is nothing more frustrating in a raid than watching your raid wipe. I feel that the only thing more frustrating than the wipe itself, is watching the healers get blamed right away. As a raid officer and healing lead seldom do I let things really truly get under my skin. But when I …

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Highlight Posts of 2009

You didn’t think I was going to finish out the year without the traditional “Best of 2009” post, did you? Here’s the top posts of 2009 based on your views, comments, and tweets. On healing 5 Archetypes of the Healer – First time guest poster Lodur takes a look at the different healing archetypes and …

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Healing Icecrown From a Druid’s Perspective – Part 1

  This is a guest post by Epiphanize, a Resto Druid, and co-host of Raid Warning. So you’ve just shaken the frost off of your branches and are staring down the entrance to Icecrown Citadel, the final raid of the Wrath of the Lich King expansion.  You and nine of your closest guildies (or 9 …

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I Will Not Carry You

My good buddy Matt just wrote an article likening himself to “Samwise the Brave”.  The noble friend, no matter the circumstances, who is willing to swallow his pride to bring up the team.  It’s admirable.  It’s considerate.  It’s exactly what I would do… …for certain people. A friend, alt or no alt, who needs some …

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Dragon Slaying from a Healer’s Perspective: Onyxia

Every week I watch different players doing things in Onyxia encounters that could make healers spit flame. Not only that, I find myself reacting to and making the same mistakes every week. So what are these recurring things, and how can everyone make sure that healers don’t turn into fire breathing dragons? Traditionally us healers …

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