Resto Druid Guide for 4.2 (Part 1)

[ksekolo8reutis]

I have a lvl 26 nelf resto druid and I suck at pvp in bg's...shall I wait till I get at a higher level??If not,in pvp should I use forms to deal dmg or balance spells only?

[DivinePepsi]

you'r guide are very usefull, keep the Good job up ;)

[zevoni]

her voice makes me feel so warm and fuzzy inside  :)

[mackliem]

this was very helpful thank you..... resto druid 4 life

[matrix123120]

I quitted at the start of 4.1, wanna come back now... You helped me alot! (and probably saved me 1k in repairs)

TYSM

[WoWCreator1]

Is this raid or tank heals?

[caishakalianah]

@WoWCreator1 ...usually we raid heal, which is what I've discussed mainly.

[WoWCreator1]

@caishakalianah Ok thanks a lot! and Great video helped me out a lot!

[caishakalianah]

@virindi73 Haste points have not changed, the 5% is in reference to the haste buffs raids get from various classes like boomkin. Also haste caps are not just for rejuvenation ticks, but all hots.

[virindi73]

.... or I guess I'm missing whatever that 5% is referring to. I thought it was MotW, but I had that one when I tested the 915 / 1600 Rejuv... is that 5% mean something else?

[virindi73]

I think they changed the Rejuv haste extra tick. It seems to now (4.3) be 1600 Haste before you see a 5th Rejuv.

[100Lavender]

i pvp, and it seems like im just rejuv -> mend -> regrowth -> nourish spam and refreshing rejuv, only using lifebloom on myself when i have a melee targeting me. but idk, i guess druids are really pve healers.

[MrHardanheavy]

i love this guide she is so calm ^^

[caishakalianah]

@MrHardanheavy Thanks =)

[richard2mitchell]

@caishakalianah Somethen tells me that you dont look like your toon.

[JayMasquerade]

@MrHardanheavy Agree, she is realaxing like druid healing lol

[jxhunger]

@petyrit i think you mean priest? :p imo EVERY priest healer is a girl. almost anyway :p

[lHolyWaffle]

what is the healing addon that you use that makes spells run up and down the side of the screen? can anyone tell me?

[caishakalianah]

@lHolyWaffle Mik's Scrolling Battle Text. Found on curse or wowinterface. Blizzard also has one as a default, but I like my addons =)

[chqsen1]

awesome video you broke it down the best way i believe possible this is like the best guide in all of youtube!!!

[Akreao]

Thanks for the vid! Say high to Lore please :D

[omgweedman]

can you type as a response what do i need to type to the macros for nature swiftness-healing touch?

[caishakalianah]

@omgweedman You're probably over complicating it. Mine is just /cast Nature's Swiftness /cast Healing Touch

[omgweedman]

@caishakalianah it doesnt work for me

[ArugalSwe]

@caishakalianah can you do a resto druid pvp guide? or do you know any one that has done one or something?

[ndmagic9]

Why intel-haste-mastery ?

I think intel-haste-spirit is better

You dont use spirit for the mana regen in long fight?

[caishakalianah]

@ndmagic9 I have answered this question multiple times, its best to just read my previous responses on this video and the second part to get my opinion on that particular issue.

[TheHalledreng]

Whats the addon at 2:30 - I mean the way her character stats is shown, its look pretty cool :P

[caishakalianah]

@TheHalledreng I use a UI graphical compilation called ElvUI. It reskins most of the windows.

[petyrit]

why is every resto druid a girl.. not complaining just wondering :D

[guitarmasterme]

@petyrit i'm a man and so is my character

[arib3th]

@petyrit I'm a resto druid, and a guy.

[RS19021997]

@petyrit im also a resto druid and im a man xD

[robotcatfish]

@RS19021997 a girly man XD



[Dragkica]

What are the Add-ons you use? My screen is too full and your is so neat and simple.

[caishakalianah]

@Dragkica I have an addon video, but the bulk of my ui is ElvUI and Dominoes/Grid

[csstuberz]

Druids are not that awesome in 10mans.

Been raiding 10mans lately, had a Disc Priest & a Holy Paladin, and they outhealed me by far..However, I'm ALWAYS top healing & HPS at 25man.

[4umbt]

Happy birthday!

[caishakalianah]

@4umbt Thanks =D

[pludderpladder122]

@caishakalianah I must ask you as a good resto druid myself: Why haven't you specced Naturalist? the 0.5 sec less casting time on nourish and Healing Touch is epic and saves you a huge amount of casting time during a boss fight

[caishakalianah]

@pludderpladder122 It's huge if I ever cast nourish or healing touch, but that is pretty rare. As I've said before, a good raider changes specs based on the fight. Some fights I use a spec with that, but most fights I don't use those spells so there's no reason to have that talent.

[Wowchick89]

Oh heyyy my friends play on that realm..haha

[akapulka007]

and is it suiteble for pvp?

[akapulka007]

eeeemm is this pvp or pve? please reply :)

[caishakalianah]

@akapulka007 PvE...Raid-centered.

[eraldin12]

When did we get 100% crit heals? O.o Plz answer

[caishakalianah]

@eraldin12 We already have it, with 4.2

[eraldin12]

@caishakalianah Yeahyeah, but is it a spec or did blizzard just give it to us?

[caishakalianah]

@eraldin12 It was in the patch notes for 4.2, all healing spell crits will now receive 100% extra healing, up from 50%.

[bernardbulte]

why don't you have naturalist?

It could be usefull for nurish? plz answer :)

[caishakalianah]

@bernardbulte Just like any raider, my specs are tweaked on a per-fight basis. I don't carry naturalist in my standard spec simply because I never a) have time for nourish or b) have to bother with nourish, so its two talent points I can put to better use somewhere else.

I spec into it for fights like Bael'roc (for torment healing) and recently I used it on Heroic Beth'tilac, for healing cave peoples.

[bernardbulte]

hey, I see that you say that spirit is useless because druids are almost always casting but I mostly use lifebloom reju wild growth and swiftment which are all instant spells

plz reply :)

[caishakalianah]

@bernardbulte I've addressed the spirit issue in other comments, please see my replies on those =)

[bernardbulte]

@caishakalianah ok, but why don't you have naturalist?

It can be very usefull and sinds you say that druids cast a lot and naturalist reduces that cast time than it would be better to take that one to huh?

[caishakalianah]

@bernardbulte I just answered that question in a reply to YOU. I will say it again: I do not use nourish in most fights, as it is a waste of a cast time (both untalented and talented) unless you are tank healing, and most druids are not tank healers. So why would I get a talent that decreases cast time on two spells I hardly ever use? It makes no sense, and those two points are put to better use elsewhere.

I only have naturalist in specific fight specs.

[bernardbulte]

@caishakalianah ah k :) thx

[stevenB943]

Thanks for this. Just getting back into resto healing from Arena Feral :P Btw i see your wolpertinger. It's lovely xD

[caishakalianah]

@stevenB943 Wolpertinger is best pet.

[hateralligator]

Blizzard should name a piece of loot after you. Something like..."Caisha's Tattered Cinch of Awesomeness"...or maybe a trinket like, "Caisha's Empty pack of Hump Menthol Non-Filters"...

[Toffypops]

@caishakalianah

I was wrong. its not a talent. its fixed for resto druids to have 50% mana regen while in combat.wowpedia ->Meditation

It sais: Meditation is a passive Healing Specialization which allows mana regeneration from Spirit to continue while in combat.

Now the key here is Intellect AND spirit. The more spirit you have the more you regen. the more intellect you have the more you regen because Intellect boosts spirit regen.....also in combat.

wowpedia -> Mana_regeneration

[caishakalianah]

@Toffypops I'm done arguing with you, please refer to my previous comments to people who were also asking about spirit and you will find that I am correct in my stance. I forge extra spirit and haste and crit into mastery almost exclusively, but if there is a fight I have mana issues on (or progression) I will shift that slightly. I have explained all of this before, and I've been quite patient with you.

We're done now.

[1700tt]

omg your with Indie :P btw i like your voice only i don't feel like healing anymore on my druid since i already have a holy pally disc priest and resto shaman lol.

[caishakalianah]

@1700tt Awww, but resto druid healing is the best! I healed as a priest before Wrath, she's my first love.

[1700tt]

@caishakalianah my priest was my first ever high level and i just started playing wow then (wrath, I know I wanted it to be BC) it was a pain..none of the easy leveling people have now. hehe I'll try when she's 85 for now she's a kittycat.

[Toffypops]

no benefit from spirit when casting?....Havent you specced to let 50% of your mana regen?...Spirit is awesome for druids. you should as a base go for gear that has Stam, Int, SPIRIT and then either mastery or haste. If you have no other gear, you can use a stam, int, SPIRIT and then reforge crit to either master or haste. But you should always avoid gear having "Stam, Int, haste,mastery" type in stats unless these are Rings, relics or offhands.Int regen mana based on spirit at 1-1 ratio aprox

[caishakalianah]

@Toffypops No offense, but if you can show me where that talent has existed (it was taken out in at LEAST wrath, if I recall) then you would make us all very happy! Blizzard changed the way spirit worked ages ago.

But don't listen to me, just talk to Hamlet at the EJ forums, who theorycrafts all of this and states that spirit is the weakest of our stats: "Spirit generally gives around as much MP5 as Int, but gives no mana pool increase and no throughput gain at all."

What I said still stands.

[caishakalianah]

@caishakalianah Also, meditation is now innate/passive to all Resto druids.

Just fyi.

[Toffypops]

Did you say that rejuv was based off the global cooldown? .....with talent we lower it's global cooldown to 1sec...it still has a global cooldown.

Rejuv is also not our main spell, lifebloom should be. Rejuv is 2nd. :)

[caishakalianah]

@Toffypops Rejuv IS based off the gcd, I never said it HAD NO GCD. Listen to what I say please =) I simply mean that unlike Wild Growth, it has no true 'cooldown', so you can cast another immediately after.

Also, rejuv and wild growth ARE our top spells. Meaning they are the most wildly used and heal for the most. Lifebloom does not fall into this category, and while it is important and a very good spell, it still has its limits as far as healing throughput/meters go.

[fuelofmil0]

why is crit so bad for druids? please explain.

[caishakalianah]

@fuelofmil0 The only thing crit does for us is double our heals. You can maybe get 20% crit, which means 1 out of every 5 spells will be a crit roughly. So its a) very unreliable and you want a stat that can give you more than just one thing, b) since it is so unreliable, most of your crit heals willl (unless tank healing) be overhealing.

It just does you no good unless you can rely on it (which you can't) or if you're a tank healer (which you aren't primarily, ever.)

[balletto14]

you kinda sound like a sick Indie

[hobbesmarcus]

@balletto14 Wha? No she doesn't. I think she has a great voice, very calming. You need to fix your ears.

[balletto14]

@hobbesmarcus no as in Indie from the same guild as this lady is in. Indie's a TGN director and this ;ady kinda sounds like a sick version of her

[caishakalianah]

@balletto14 Lol, he knows who you're referring to. It's not matter, but I don't sound like her, sick or otherwise. :|

[caishakalianah]

@rencorify I have several kill videos up, healer guide videos are on the way!

[Eperjan]

Great video. Can you please tell me why arent we suppose to take spirit? Thanks!

[caishakalianah]

@Eperjan It's not so much you shouldn't take spirit (on gear or in reforging), just that it isn't the end of the world if you have a piece that doesn't have spirit (I have several myself). Some druids will instead of forging extra haste into spirit, they'll put it into mastery (thats what I do), but others will put it into spirit if they can. Just a matter of play style, you'll figure out whats right for you after awhile! =)

[jamal4731]

very nice guide. thanks

[noelito01]

yo thanks a lot, just got back to WOW and your video really help me out. Know I know what to focus on. Thank you very much =)

[1tontomato]

NVM.....just noticed your item level at 370. Now I know why you're leet heals :)

[caishakalianah]

@1tontomato Yes, my gear makes it much easier to hit the needed haste "caps". However, you can hit them in normal (T11) gear if you want to go all haste gems/enchants as well as get the alchemy trinket. This tier has a bit of haste gear, making it easier to get that for the casual raider.

But remember, if you can't get the gear for 2003, go for the one beneath it and put the rest into Mastery!

[1tontomato]

@caishakalianah Hey, thanks so much for your info. Love your professional manner unlike some of these bimbos who have to cuss to seem cool(more like idiots really.) Your voice is choice, very womanish :D not girly like. Currently I'm gemming Intle/haste combo gems and reforging into haste where I can. Gracias.

[1tontomato]

How did you get 2k haste? Gemming or enchants?

[fartmonkey200]

skip to 2:29 if you already know all the spells :P

ty for this wonderful guide, now i can get back into my druid with confidence!

COW PRIDE!

[ImWalkingInCircles]

Good video thanks for the information :D

[caishakalianah]

Sorry, but aside from crit, its the weakest stat imo. Thats why the vt neck was better, even though it had no spirit. Its a bit like mastery was pre 4.2, you don't avoid it, but if theres something better you don't worry about the loss. Especially now that our innervates are our own.

Also, while the change to crit heals is nice, you shouldn't drop the itemization we have now for it. Keep it balanced.

[TheSnuzzle]

Spirit is weak? I thought they got rid of the 5sr, so why would Spirit be weak "because druids are always casting"? Spirit was always a strong druid stat, even in WOTLK.

[wreckfulandomo]

tyvm for this guide

[caishakalianah]

This guide was made with 4.2 in mind, from my experience on the ptr, etc. it is still advisable to keep the soft haste cap of 915 or 2003, and forge the extra haste into mastery like I mentioned.

[dooza91]

Hey, thanks for the quick Guide, Stat's wise I am going to go with Intell>Haste>Mast>Spir, Would you say it's ideal to change the order to Intell>Mast>Hast>Spir? (retarded question I know just the new Mastery seems to look nice)

[RekunTV]

This really helped me setting up my resto druid! Thanks for the help. Hoping for more videos

[Aladorax]

Thanks you, this certainly helped me alot!

[weather54321]

This is so helpful, tyvm.

[caishakalianah]

@weather54321 Thanks! Appreciate it =)

[236andre]

@caishakalianah hey since crits are doubled from 100% healing now you think it could probly replace haste?

[MyCelar]

@236andre If you cant reach your next haste cap, deffenently, but mastery is still better still in most cases.

[236andre]

@MyCelar whats the haste cap?

[MyCelar]

@236andre Checkout the haste caps at elitistjerks. Cant send link im afraid.