You might have noticed that within this recent ~20 GB beta patch that Renew and Serenity gained some buffs. Chakra: Serenity healing increased by 70% Rapid Renewal (New): Your Renew heals for an additional 15%, instantly heals the target for 15% of the total periodic effect, and has a 0 second reduced global cooldown. But …
In patch 4.0.6, the mana cost of Renew has dropped drastically. Is it enough to warrant a return to the Renew spamming style of healing that was prominent during Tier 9 and Tier 10 raids? No, not exactly. But it looks like it’s heading in that direction.
Note: the tooltips in the quoted text boxes do not reflect the current changes to the abilities they describe. Since 4.0.1 changes were even announced, I was overwhelmed with anticipation to try a Holy spec. Now, I’ve been Discipline since before Wrath of the Lich King dropped, and I’ve loved the entire playstyle (minus that …
There is a discussion that has spawned on Plus Heal about the high use of Renew in T9 and T10 raids. Some players were asking about it and I felt it was enough to touch on and elaborate further about here. What is it? The Renew heavy spec: Take a look. It’s essentially a 14/57/0 …