Simple WHM Lily rework (plus new skills)

[Seraphor]

There are more Earth and Wind spells in the game than just Stone and Aero.

Next you're going to tell me that Flare should be single target because "That's what Fire spells are in the game hurr durr"?

If you're just going to make Quake and Tornado into buffs of Aero and Stone, at least don't ruin any chance of making actually good Quake and Tornado spells and just call your crap "Aero IV" and "Stone V" since that's all they are.

Ok, you can change the way Quake and Tornado deal their damage then.
I was simply trying to keep the changes and upgrades simple, so that the playstyle wasn’t changed too drastically.

You’re still going to need something that’s optimal for single target damage, and something optimal for AoE damage though, and being a healer, a DoT would be a preferable addition in there in some form, so you can throw it out when you anticipate the need to spend a lot of time on healing or doing mechanics.

How would you make Quake and Tornado work, while ticking the ‘ST’, ‘AoE’ and ‘DoT’ boxes?

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I can see your point on this providing more reason to avoid Cures though.
But I disagree with the idea that we need a reason to use Cures more. There’s a reason we avoid GCD heals, on ALL healers, and the reason why lilies currently don’t work is because it tries to force you to use inefficient methods.
Nothing that tries to make you use more Cures is going to work, you want something that improves the function of those Cures, so that they become more viable in more circumstances. You need a carrot, not a stick.

Perhaps instead of choosing between spending lilies on Cures and spending them on Quake/Tornado…

New Trait: Expending 3 Lilies on a Cure/II/III spell grants you the effect of ‘One with the Elementals’.
Under the effect of ‘One with the Elementals’, Stone IV is upgraded to Quake, and Aero III is upgraded to Tornado.

Therefore it’s only when you use an Instacast Cure that you gain access to them and gain the extra potency and oGCD reduction.
You’re not forced to use an inefficient Cure, because you’re only using Cures at their most efficient level.