Holy and Disc Too Costly for Dual Spec

At least, those are the conclusions I’ve reached when I tried it. On Monday night, the Conquest raiding crew was getting hammered by Kologarn. We simply could not heal raid damage of that magnitude. Some assignments were changed around and I activated my dual spec to Holy to see if I could help alleviate some …

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Healing Ulduar: Razorscale

For other bosses in Ulduar, check the Ulduar Healing strategy page. Conquest was able to clear out Razorscale on day 2 of Ulduar. It’s a fun encounter and places a lot of emphasis on ad control. Quick notes 3 phase encounter Repeated waves of incoming trash Pre-boss preparation Suggested makeup 3 tanks 7 healers 15 …

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Raid Flexibility: A Healthy Obsession

“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.” – Antoine De Saint-Exupery The show must go on. It’s a common rallying cry among drama and theatre productions. It means …

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A Healer’s Most Important Skill

  It amazes me to no end how many healers still have trouble grasping this concept. It’s not so much about covering as many people as possible. Nor is it about conserving your mana and knowing when to regenerate. Moving around and avoiding fires is a good skill but not quite the most important skill. …

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Matt Answers Your Questions

As surprising as this may sound, I don’t often get a lot of email. Most of them can be easily answered with a few lines and a link. Some of them require much more detailed responses and get turned into posts. The emails that deserve more than a few lines and don’t require posts, I’ll …

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