Isn't it about time for WHM to get an AOE mitigation tool?

[Estelle9lives]

And again I could argue semantics about cure III spam. The reality is that WHM has functionally fewer skills, and way fewer free oGCDs than the other healers. You can't compare [1 oGCD] from SCH/AST to a [GCD + 2 oGCDs] from WHM, adding that that's 2 of the only 3 AOE healing oGCDs they have. That's like comparing someone who has 10 apples and 10 oranges to someone who has 11 oranges and only 3 apples; it's a hugely imbalanced comparison. You'd have to look at the other costs and checks that are added in to achieve balance, the obvious one is the sacrifice of DPS and mp for the burst. Each GCD spent on a cure3 is a big DPS loss and a big mp lost which can ALSO mean further DPS loss, this is offset by the increased potency of WHM's damage skills but only if used in moderation. And each oGCD used costs, well generally, next to nothing.

I'm confused about this statement. How does the other healers have way more OGCD healing options?

AST: Essential Dignity (40s CD, variable potency, from 400 to 1000 potency), Earthly Star (60s CD, up to 800 potency)
WHM: Tetragrammaton (60s CD subject to Lily variation, 700 potency), Benediction (180s CD, healing equal to over 2000 potency+), Assize (60s CD subject to Lily variation, 300 potency), Asylum (90s CD subject to Lily variation, 800 potency over 24s), Plenary Indulgence (60s CD, 150-450 potency)
SCH: Lustrate (1s CD, 600 potency), Indomitability (30s CD, 500 potency), Rouse + Whispering Dawn (60s CD, 980 potency over 21s), Excogitation (45s CD, 800 potency)


WHM is the healer with the most OGCD healing options. You could argue that a SCH spamming Lustrate has more overall output, but for SCH specifically, each OGCD they spend on healing is 150 potency lost from an Energy Drain.

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Each GCD spent on a cure3 is a big DPS loss and a big mp lost which can ALSO mean further DPS loss, this is offset by the increased potency of WHM's damage skills but only if used in moderation. And each oGCD used costs, well generally, next to nothing.

That goes for just about every healer ever, each GCD you spend on healing is a DPS loss. MP cost of spells is irrelevant for WHM, they have nigh infinite MP if you know how to use your cooldowns. You will never run dry unless you die twice in a row or something of the sort. I don't come even close to running out of mana even on fights where I was able to pull close to 99% active time or fights where I abuse Cure III (O4S).