I think we’re all pretty accustomed to teasing our DPS for standing in the fire. But how often do we do it? Yes, us, the healers, the perfect players… Well, probably more than we should. As healers we have more liberty to take avoidable damage and heal through it. There are times in which this is acceptable, for example when channeling Divine Hymn. It’s certainly a judgment call—will the damage I take standing here kill me? A dead healer is a useless healer. So with WoD coming up and SoO coming to a much anticipated close, I’d like to reaffirm the importance of raid awareness. Especially with regards to mobility.
Let me also firmly state: Mythic Testing thus far has been highly mobile. Even with less instants overall, healers need to move to prevent death, perform mechanics, etc. You will need to manage your toolkit with respect to how mobile you can be at any given moment.
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