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Disc Vs Holy in ICC
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Chriandria
just hit 80 today and am specced disc for healing right now cuz its better for heroics because its easiar on gear and mana. But when i do get geared for ICC what do you guys find better for the fights? Disc or Holy?
I have played both specs and love them both. But which one do you guys has the advantage right now with the fight mechanics?
Post by
OscarDivine
Apples and oranges man. Raid bubbling is NOT the same as raid healing. Nor is Disco tank healing the same as Holy Tank healing.
I know that other healers generally love having me around as I keep a mindful eye on the tanks AND bubble the raid, which makes everyone's job easier. It is also different for each group dynamic.
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Whix
On the flipside, I probably wouldn't want to bring more than one Disc Priest.
This is why I am about to respec from Disc to Holy - I run into far more Disc priests. There were four (!) of us in a VoA 25 man yesterday. Then I did ToC10 with another Disc priest; I was raid bubbling. I don't mind that so much on 25 man, but on 10 it was no fun at all. I like raid healing as Holy and multiple Holy priests are no problem. Multiple Disc priests are problematic because of the PW:S CD.
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Post by
cohut
Some fights play to Holy's strengths, other play to Disc's strengths - it's more of a "bring the player not the
class
spec" thing, if you're good you can be very effective with either spec. There's no hard and fast rule about which spec you should go with.
THIS
find out which spec you prefer. Both specs have very different playstyles, and if you didnt notice this yet you need
alot
more training.
for ICC if you're disc atleast you will want to go disc/holy. personally i'm disc/shadow so i "have to" either respec to holy or go shadow for vdw. although i dont mind to much, nice with a change from time to time, but respeccing back and forth costs alot of money in the long run.
i mean disc can be great utility for all bosses where you can see dmg comming(every boss if you know what you're doing), but so can holy, speccialy if you pick up B&S and ask your discpriest(if one other in the raid) if you may be allowed to shield targets with debuffs etc for B&S.
B&S is priceless imo, melee switching to blazings at vdw or green slime on putricide, people running from fireball on princes, people slacking on nova *!@#t from sindragosa, rotface mutagen, kiting prof. just use your immagination, i bet you can come up with a lot more only in ICC.
In the end, take whichever you prefer/play the best, recognise and use all the tools at your disposal.
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Post by
Gargo
Right now I like Disc more. Give me a week and I like holy more.
Did I say that I get bored pritty fast =)
Play what you think is more fun and what you are best at to keep ppl alive.
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Post by
Pachuca
If you're in a guild who doesn't currently have a Disc priest, go Disc. If you're a lone wolf who PuGs a lot of things, go Disc. Otherwise, go Holy.
A consistent 25-man raid only needs 1 Disc priest to show up every week.
Disc is even valuable on Dreamwalker. Even though the point of the fight is to heal the dragon to full (let the holy Paladins and resto Shamans worry about her), someone still has to keep the raid alive — disc priest and resto druid are a great combo for that.
Post by
Keroppi4
I find that in ICC alot of the fights can go either way. There are a few where a disc priest is highly helpful (Saurfang, Rotface) and there are a few where a holy priest is highly helpful (BQL, Dreamwalker). So based on that its really up to what you want to do, tank heals or raid heals.
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