The finalized 5.0 healer changes revealed (links)

[Ezikiel]

im still looking to see what the effect of catalyze means for SCH

[Ghishlain]

im still looking to see what the effect of catalyze means for SCH

It means that you can't deploy Catalyze, thus indirectly nerfing Deploy + Critlos. Deploy specifically speaks to spreading Galvanize.

It's actually a pretty ingenious way of nerfing Deploy without hurting Adlo too much in the process since Deployed Critlo's gave so much mitigation it wasn't even funny.

Sch is looking mighty even before these changes. Roll on home time so I can have a proper browse. One interesting note is that these potency bump should help offset the usual scaling woes the fairy sees as we level up.

I feel like S-E is trying to push SCH to have two healing modes and to rotate between. Dissipation is a lot more palatable now due to both the nerf in Embrace potency and the fact you get the the fairy back afterwards. So you want to use Dissipation when pet abilities / Seraph are on CD to help push more healing with SCH.

( I don't really want to debate the semantics of whether the extra healing power is even needed - just wanted to state a personal observation based on the kit and some of the choices that went into the SCH changes )

[Ilenya]

I feel like S-E is trying to push SCH to have two healing modes and to rotate between. Dissipation is a lot more palatable now due to both the nerf in Embrace potency and the fact you get the the fairy back afterwards. So you want to use Dissipation when pet abilities / Seraph are on CD to help push more healing with SCH.

Main issue with this is that basically every SCH healing skill is an ability and not affected by Dissipation.

[Ghishlain]

Main issue with this is that basically every SCH healing skill is an ability and not affected by Dissipation.

You still get three Aetherflow stacks with Dissipation which is 1,800 potency worth of healing to burst with. This value gets even better with other Aetherflow ability that are off cooldown / about to come back online during those 30 seconds. This 1,800 potency already surpass the 1,500 potency your fairy will provide during those 30s; and that's assuming the 150 potency from the pet = 150 potency from the SCH - something we'll need to test once ShB goes live. 1,500 fairy potency is closer to 990 SCH potency with the current way pet healing potency is calculated.

I always found the healing+ on Dissipation to be pretty pointless since SCH's entire kit revolves around good CD management - if you're ever at a point on SCH where you're relying on GCD heals to maintain your party, something has gone south fairly quickly at that point. [Edit] Just rethinking this comment for a moment - we'll probably see more Dissipation used to augment Deploy+Adlo since the stacks you gain will surpass the fairy healing, assuming the fairy cannot use anything but embrace during those 30s anyway. Something good SCHs will be able to build their CD management around and take full advantage of all the different CDs the SCH kit gives them.

Only buff I'd ask for Dissipation at this point is to not "unsummon" the fairy but instead Silence / Pacify the fairy so the SCH can continue to build Fey Gauge while taking advantage of these three stacks.