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Resto Shaman Reforging

Thread first seen on November 8, 2010
Saryah of Bloodhoof
I have yet to find a decent resto shaman reforge scheme (you've failed me elitist jerks). Anyone have any tips?
Brediir of Alterac Mountains
If gear has crit and spirit- reforge spirit to haste
If gear has haste and spirit- reforge spirit to crit

Mastery is not worth reforging yet.
Primacy of Zuluhed
Just posting to add a confirming voice to the above poster. He is correct.
Wolverìne of Shu'halo
really it depends on your healing style. if you still heal like you did before the patch then mastery will not help you. personally I do at more single target healing now and as I am haste soft caped I have reforged crit and spirit to mastery and I feel it has helped out my HPS but I only raid 10 mans so I do a lot more tank healing than you would in a 25 man raid in which case mastery would probably be almost useless.
Primacy of Zuluhed
Crit is still better than Mastery. Crit increases your healing output at all levels of target health, not just when the target is low, and it provides the bulk of your mana longevity.
Kiyomi of Frostwolf

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Crit is still better than Mastery. Crit increases your healing output at all levels of target health, not just when the target is low, and it provides the bulk of your mana longevity.


This +1. Mastery is useless atm.
Dalistar of Garona

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This +1. Mastery is useless atm.


Mastery is useless period for resto shaman. Only reason I had it on my gear was for elemental which it is amazing for.
Shmuck of Gorgonnash
Well for starters, let's not forget that in cata 10 man and 25 man loot will be Identical. Yeah, the same exact loot. So, if you're healing 10 man as a resto shaman you might need to be doing some tank healing. Also lets not forget that this thing will be amazing for pvp
Primacy of Zuluhed
For tank healing more than anything else you want high crit, not mastery, for Ancestral Healing (10% less physical damage taken after crit). Additionally, how do you plan on keeping your mana up with stacking mastery? Stacking spirit too? Now your mastery is lower because you picked an output stat that only handles output and doesn't do double work with longevity too.

Mastery may end up being useful, however. I need to watch more videos, but if the Chimaeron fight that I've seen is an indication of the design route having massive raid-wide aoe that brings everyone below 25% health extremely often, that is one example of a situation where mastery would do well. That's if, and only if, they allow mastery to apply to all heals, including earthliving, which it does not currently.

Oh yeah that's another big strike against mastery currently, it effects about half of our heals instead of all of them.
Kiyomi of Frostwolf

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Well for starters, let's not forget that in cata 10 man and 25 man loot will be Identical. Yeah, the same exact loot. So, if you're healing 10 man as a resto shaman you might need to be doing some tank healing. Also lets not forget that this thing will be amazing for pvp



No


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For tank healing more than anything else you want high crit, not mastery, for Ancestral Healing (10% less physical damage taken after crit). Additionally, how do you plan on keeping your mana up with stacking mastery? Stacking spirit too? Now your mastery is lower because you picked an output stat that only handles output and doesn't do double work with longevity too.

Mastery may end up being useful, however. I need to watch more videos, but if the Chimaeron fight that I've seen is an indication of the design route having massive raid-wide aoe that brings everyone below 25% health extremely often, that is one example of a situation where mastery would do well. That's if, and only if, they allow mastery to apply to all heals, including earthliving, which it does not currently.

Oh yeah that's another big strike against mastery currently, it effects about half of our heals instead of all of them.


Yes
Shmuck of Gorgonnash

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No



Yes


You have never stepped into the arena. Your opinion's validity has been averted.
Primacy of Zuluhed

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You have never stepped into the arena. Your opinion's validity has been averted.


Lol no name shaman saying Kiyomi doesn't know his stuff.

You've never even finished the Plagueworks. You've been in ICC twice, and one of those was only for the weekly. Your opinion's validity has been averted.
Lindul of Hakkar
^ lolroflpwnt... /agree
Kiyomi of Frostwolf

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You have never stepped into the arena. Your opinion's validity has been averted.


Oh I'm sorry, I didn't realize this thread was solely about PvP, I couldn't hear you over the sound of my Light of Dawn >_> Way to go using the typical "Omg you don't arena lol" response, /highfive. Mastery is still currently crap and Primacy's reply to you still stands.


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Lol no name shaman saying Kiyomi doesn't know his stuff.

You've never even finished the Plagueworks. You've been in ICC twice, and one of those was only for the weekly. Your opinion's validity has been averted.


Her and lol'ed.
Lindul of Hakkar
Hey Kiyomi and Primacy, you two seem to be all over the place on these threads, i was wondering if its cool if PM u guys in game and talk more shaman stuff with u?
Kiyomi of Frostwolf

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Hey Kiyomi and Primacy, you two seem to be all over the place on these threads, i was wondering if its cool if PM u guys in game and talk more shaman stuff with u?


If you catch me on, I'm not on atm =o Actually not on alot lately, been having a little vacation until Cata.
Kalanii of Alterac Mountains
LOL @ this thread

On beta I've been gemming intellect (or int/haste / int/spirit depending on socket bonus) and I reforged all of my mastery into haste.
Jynus of Blade's Edge

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LOL @ this thread

On beta I've been gemming intellect (or int/haste / int/spirit depending on socket bonus) and I reforged all of my mastery into haste.

great minds think alike. I've been doing much the same.
Shmuck of Gorgonnash

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Oh I'm sorry, I didn't realize this thread was solely about PvP, I couldn't hear you over the sound of my Light of Dawn >_> Way to go using the typical "Omg you don't arena lol" response, /highfive. Mastery is still currently crap and Primacy's reply to you still stands.



Her and lol'ed.


Sounds like you're a PvE hero... just like the rest of your fanboys.
Primacy of Zuluhed

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Sounds like you're a PvE hero... just like the rest of your fanboys.


You're not even an arena hero. You're not even in the top 100 shamans in your battlegroup. You're ranked 42,729th. Better luck next season.
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