Considered BiS for WHM?

[Judge_Xero]

Never checked either but does spell speed reduce recast times as well? I know the gains arent great from spell speed but even .2 off the cast time for burst damage seems better than a 3% healing increase from stacking DET.

[Raijin]

it does diminish cast and recast times

[Judge_Xero]

it does diminish cast and recast times

I see that now. I don't usually play with "Display Action Help" so I never paid attention to it.

Looking at the time reduction for the majority of WHM skills + the time delay on casting (since you can move before the cast is done and still have it go off) you could have cast times down to ~ 2 seconds while still being able to move if needed.

You get a huge reduction on the time it takes to cast Raise.

Spell Speed still seems like the best option for burst damage.

[Vrmillion]

Never checked either but does spell speed reduce recast times as well? I know the gains arent great from spell speed but even .2 off the cast time for burst damage seems better than a 3% healing increase from stacking DET.

The problem with spell speed is that for it to equal the amount of healing you gain from det, you have to be streaming casts 100% of the time like a Black Mage. Healers don't do that because it's incredibly wasteful.

[Nettle]

The problem with spell speed is that for it to equal the amount of healing you gain from det, you have to be streaming casts 100% of the time like a Black Mage. Healers don't do that because it's incredibly wasteful.

This is a common fallacy in the argument against spell speed. It isn't about HPS or healing throughput. It's about getting off that single vital heal after you tank has taken huge spike damage from an ability, quick enough to keep the next auto attack or ability from killing them.... 3+ stack ADS, double dreadnaught phase, death sentence in turn 5, etc.

A full Det build is about 70 more det than a SS build. It's approx 5 det to 1 mind, and 1 mind is approximately 1.5-2hp per cure 1. So a det build is roughly 35hp more per Cure 1. It's not significant because with or without that 35hp you are almost always casting the exact same number of cures to top your tank off. Aside from that, any overhealing negates benefits from it. If this doesn't make sense, I'd be more than happy to expand on it with some maths.

Crit is not great because it is not consistently reliable and we get no bonus like a Scholar does with adlo. Healing is generally getting heals out quickly after hard bursts, and you shouldn't rely on RNG to be able to do that. Crit also leads to unexpected overhealing.