Thread: Patch 7.4 changes for healers

Today the patch 7.4 is being put into production. At patch notes, the changes went a little beyond the usual 5 potency gain on DoT.

The changes were:

White Mage:

• Glare 3: +10 potency
• Afflatus Misery: +40 potency
• Plenary Indulgence: Confessions now reduces incoming damage by 10%

Astrologian

• Collective Unconscious: Its mit is buffed to 10% and lasts 10 seconds. Not sure if they changed how this ability works.

Scholar and Sage

• The usual 5 potency buff on DoT.

White Mages also start with Lilly filled now.

Did anyone say double blood lily opener? Hell yeah

I kinda expect that to be a common opener, though it might be safer to hold onto those depending on the fight.

Most parties start buffs on the 2nd~3rd ish GCD so I'd imagine one lily will probably often be used within the buff window, in which case that one would be best spent on the opening raidwide most fights have, along with the updated Plenary Indulgence.

Obviously it will still be the better option to keep at least 1 Misery under each 2m reopeners. However there is almost 0 downside to dumping everything upfront in first minute when one or combination of 3 things already happening prior to this anyway:

1. WHM drops Asylum or Lilybell to compensate their lack of lilies in first minute;
2. Depending on fight timeline, WHM may push back their Assize for a bit, and/or;
3. Their co-healer and WAR/PLD covers the bulk of required HPS that early, and it's incredibly easy to execute. Add PCT and SMN into the mix if the party happens to bring one, too.

Why do they like to throw overheals at full HP targets designs... lol.

Honestly, there has never been a fight where you need those 3 heals at the start, just blow em on the blood lily and get 2 of them under raid buffs. If there is something big near the start, and most savage raids will open with an aoe, then the healers have more than enough tools to handle them without those gcd's.

since the blood lily can't be charged if it's in full bloom wouldn't it be better to blast misery first thing, spend lilies before raid buffs kick in and use the second misery during raid buffs?

Trying to fit two Miseries in raid buffs doesn't seem really worth it since the lilies spent for the second one won't be a gain unless it CritDHs.

I was imagining we'd open with something like
Misery > Rapture > Rapture > (raid buffs) Dia > GlareIV > GlareIV > GlareIV > Rapture > Misery

that 10% on plenary is crazy good

Originally Posted by Carighan

White Mages also start with Lilly filled now.

This is literally one of the biggest change they've done to the job since Stormblood launch. And it's a good change.