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LiadansWhisper · **09-15-2014, 03:14 PM**

(09-15-2014, 10:52 AM)Kage Wrote: So... I finally got SCH to 50! last night. (which also means I have SMN but bleh idk)

Anyway. In my last few runs of DD and AV I feel like I had issues keeping the party alive without utterly draining my MP.

Halp?

I'm specifically thinking of the Morbol fights or the bosses who hit really hard or constantly. 2nd boss and 3rd boss in DD. I get less than half of my MP bar in there and I'm not sure, but I'm pretty sure as sch I shouldn't get hurt by that so much.

I try to keep galvanize up all the time on everyone. Is that bad?

I have physic+embrace tied and Eos and/or selene on obey so I hit Fey when I think magic attacks are incoming or whispering dawn when it looks like I need party-wide heals that succor won't be good for.

I'd throw sacred soil when gathered but a lot of these fights I had MP issues on people weren't gathered.

also. why can't tanks dodge coincounter? I don't remember having a hard time with him. :c

Let's discuss a few things, shall we?

Things you absolutely need to do your best as a Scholar:
- Protect (from Conjurer)
- Stoneskin (from Conjurer - and yes, I know people are gonna say, "Oh, but the Conjurer version is SO MUCH BETTER why even bother as a Scholar?" Â The answer to this is that 10% is better than 0%, and damage never taken is damage you don't have to heal. Â So get the Stoneskin and use it, padawan.)
- Swiftcast (from Thaumaturge - you already know why you need this!)

Things you should always be keeping in mind as a Scholar:
- Virus - You ever wanted the tank to stop taking so much damn damage ("OH MY GOD WHY ARE THEY SO SQUISHY") long enough for you to spam heal him up with Eos? Â This is the button you were looking for. Â It's cheap, effective (works even on magical attacks!) and really easy to use. Â MAKE FRIENDS WITH VIRUS TODAY AND TANKS ALL OVER WILL LOVE YOU.
- Eye for an Eye - "But, Liadan," you say, "It's only 10% and only if they actually proc it." Â Yes, yes. Â Refer to, "10% is better than 0 percent, and damage not taken is damage you don't have to heal." Â Also: It sits on the tank for 30 seconds. Unless the boss just isn't hitting the tank, it will always proc at some point (and is awesome for group pulls where everybody gets it!)
- Shadowflare - "But Liadan, that's a DPS spell!" Â Uh huh. Â Hey, you see that Slow debuff it put on the mobs? Â That slows the mobs' swing timer and makes it easier to interrupt casts (since they're slowed down, too). Â If the mob is hitting your tank less often, your tank is taking less damage. Â Isn't that amazing?
- Fey Covenant - "But Liadan, that's just a silly Eos thing." Â Yes! Â And it reduces the damage people take from incoming magical attacks. Â So stick Eos near the tank (usually on the mob's butt) and use it when you don't have another CD to use. Â It DOES work, and can be really effective on things like the Jura Aevis's Strident Scream. Â Wait, you're not micromanaging Eos? Â Start micromanaging Eos.
- Fey Illumination - Everything going to pot and people's healthbars aren't rising fast enough? Â Pop this. Â It's really nice for that, and is also nice if someone has a healing debuff you can't dispel. Â It isn't a humongous boost, but is useful nonetheless.
Â - Rouse + Whispering Dawn - Macro these together and use them when you have heavy incoming damage you know will pierce Succor. Â This combination is like, 3 Medicas from a White Mage all rolled into a Heal Over Time ball.
- Sacred Soil - Damage reduction + procced free Succor. Â It's pretty self-explanatory. Â The only thing is to remember that it will replace your Shadowflare, so you'll have to recast it after the Sacred Soil fades.
- Energy Drain - as others have said, use this when you don't think the tank will be taking any heavy incoming damage, your Aetherflow is off CD, you don't want to Bane anyone, you don't need a Sacred Soil anytime soon.
- Aetherflow - use this on CD unless you have Aetherflow stacks to spend or you're full on mana with Aetherflow stacks.

I'm missing a few, but generally speaking, order of priority as a healer is:
- Where am I standing? Â Is it in the goo? Â If in goo, move. Â If not, stay.
- What's my healthbar doing? Â Do I need healing or I'll die? Â Heal myself. Â Make Eos heal tank while healing myself (or, have Eos heal you and you heal the tank, whichever).
- What's the tank's healtbar doing? Â If he needs more than a bit of healing, heal him (use Adlo judiciously). Â If he needs just a lil healing, use Eos. Â If the tank's healthbar is spiking up and down, use a CD - Virus or Eye for an Eye, or even Fey Covenant or Fey Illumination, depending on the situation. If shit's gone crazy, drop Sacred Soil under his feet. Sure, it's just for him, but he still gets the damage reduction! (I do this all the time with Power Word: Barrier while raiding as Disc in WoW.)
- How are the DPS doing? Â If they need healing, heal them. Â If they're in the goo, tell them to move.
- If anyone else but you is in the goo, ask them to move. Â If they don't move, stop healing them.
- Is there some heavy incoming damage coming up? Â Prepare - Sacred Soil/Succor/Fey Covenant/Fey Illumination/prep a Rouse + Whispering Dawn (you need to get used to doing this ahead of time, as Eos doesn't always immediately respond) - whichever is appropriate.

You need to be rotating this in your head constantly. Â But the most important questions are, in order of importance: 1) How is MY health (you can't heal while dead), 2) How is my TANK'S health (you die if he dies), 3) How are the DPS's health (you need them to kill the boss), 4) Is Eos dead/almost dead (you actually DO need your fairy in high-damage fights. Â And you want her CDs!)

I'm going to differ at this point from other people

Do not macro Embrace to Adlo or anything else. Â Many times, you will want to heal someone else while also maintaining the tank. Â This is what Eos is for. Â So you hit your Adlo button, then hit your Embrace Macro for the other person. Â What I use is:

/micon "Embrace"
/pac "Embrace" <mo>

The "<mo>" is mouseover. Â In fact, I suggest that you get used to using mouseover macros, because they will make your life so much easier.

For Lustrate:
/micon "Lustrate"
/ac "Lustrate" <mo>

For Adlo:
/micon "Adloquium"
/ac "Adloquium" <mo>

For Physick:
/micon "Physick"
/ac "Physick" <mo>

For Leeches:
/micon "Leeches"
/ac "Leeches" <mo>

For Rouse + Whispering Dawn:
/micon "Whispering Dawn"
/ac "Rouse" <me>
/pac "Whispering Dawn" <me>

Eye for an Eye:
/micon "Eye for an Eye"
/ac "Eye for an Eye" <mo>

Control is extremely important for a healer, and controlling precisely where Eos is doing her healing is really important for a Scholar. Â I feel that Using Eos's abilities separately from my own makes Eos much more useful.

If you have trouble healing yourself with those mouseover macros when you're not in a party, then I suggest you go to Character Configuration --> Mouse -- > "Enable clicking on self."

If I think of anything else, I'll try to post it.

How to SCH?

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