Healing Types

This is where we ask ourselves what is our healing strengths and weaknesses - what type of healer are we?

We all fit into one or more of these categories but here are some descriptions about the various types of healing styles.

[edit] Chain Healers

A cleric who is a "chain healer" is one who exhibits the following characteristics:

Is adept at watching the channel to see if the person above/below them is in synch and adjusting if necessary to compensate (might mean speeding up the cast for example of someone before them is lagging).
Is adept at counting to keep the chain going (whether using hard pause or manual count).

A cleric who is a spam healer has the following characteristics:

Ability to utilize remedy and light lines (as well as desperate renewal and promised renewal as applicable).
Is adept at watching the channel to see if there is overhealing or underhealing and helps pick up on the raid/say "heal please" messages.

A cleric who is a group healer has the following characteristics:

Uses word of replenishment, word of vivification and word of redemption appropriately.
Is adept at mana balancing by using a heal when it will hit for strong effectiveness as well as efficiency.
May use the health balancing abilities to make their group heals more effective.

A cleric who is an elixir healer has the following characteristics:

Is adept at pre-timing elixirs so it lands on rampage tanks, pullers, main tanks, etc. before engage (so as NOT to get on rampage).
Is adept at mentally counting so the elixir cast takes place as the elixir is about to wear off (not relying on the worn off message to tell them to recast.
Understands that there are other classes who can also elixir and working with them so mana wastage does not occur (one of shaman's pet peeves).
Knows when it's appropriate to elixir versus not elixir.

A cleric who is an assist healer has the following characteristics:

Understands that there are social and option keys that can be set for targeting NPC and PC.
Understands and utilizes an /assist (nothing else, just /assist) hotkey.
Utilizes cycle nearest target, cycle nearest PC, F8, tab key (for keeping secondary target in memory), tab key for targeting himself/herself, etc.
Consistently cycles through to see who needs heals.

A cleric who is an emergency healer has the following characteristics:

Remembers they have a DvA and Epic and when a group member (perhaps themselves) need a very fast heal, they reflexively turn to that instead of remedy.
Remembers they have Divine Aura, Divine Barrier, Divine Custody (if done TBS spell missions) and Bestow Divine Aura and uses them when needed to save themselves or someone else.
Uses tools (like the AA Rez and Rez Stick) and knowledge of the situation for battle rezzing to get dead raidmates back up and in the fight quickly and safely.

A cleric who is an MUD healer has the following characteristics: