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re: Haste --> Resto Druids, watch out
by Siarit on 2009/07/10 9:15
Hey all resto fellows.
I've been looking at your gears and so on, and i think you might want to re-itemized a bit as you all are a bit low on haste.
This is from EJ and it surely helps getting reasons of my post:
Haste lowers the GCD, to a minimum of 1 second. So you may be clipping the GCD with Nourish, but you could still chain-cast it more quickly with more haste, because the GCD would be dropping at the same time. Actually, the GCD will be dropping faster, because of the way the talent Gift of the Earthmother affects it, so if you are clipping the GCD with Nourish, you don't have enough haste.
Typically you want to be "soft-capped" with haste, meaning you have a 1 second GCD on instants. How much haste you need from gear depends on your talent build and raid buffs, according to the following charts (from EJ):
Wrath of Air and Improved Moonkin Aura/Swift Retribution Aura (with 3/3 Celestial Focus)
0/5 GotE = ~34.7% Haste = ~1137 Haste Rating
1/5 GotE = ~29.45% =~959 Haste Rating
2/5 GotE = ~23.85% =~782 Haste Rating
3/5 GotE = ~18.48% =~606 Haste Rating
4/5 GotE = ~13.11% =~430 Haste Rating
5/5 GotE = ~7.72% =~253 Haste Rating
Wrath of Air only (with 3/3 Celestial Focus)
0/5 GotE = ~38.7% Haste = ~1269 Haste Rating
1/5 GotE = ~33.12% =~1086 Haste Rating
2/5 GotE = ~27.60% =~905 Haste Rating
3/5 GotE = ~22.05% =~723 Haste Rating
4/5 GotE = ~16.50% =~541 Haste Rating
5/5 GotE = ~10.95% =~359 Haste Rating
Improved Moonkin Aura/Swift Retribution Aura only (with 3/3 Celestial Focus)
0/5 GotE = ~41.4% Haste = ~1358 Haste Rating
1/5 GotE = ~35.71% =~1171 Haste Rating
2/5 GotE = ~30.04% =~985 Haste Rating
3/5 GotE = ~24.40% =~800 Haste Rating
4/5 GotE = ~18.76% =~615 Haste Rating
5/5 GotE = ~13.11% =~430 Haste Rating
No outside buffs at all (only 3/3 Celestial Focus)
0/5 GotE = ~45.6% Haste = ~1497 Haste Rating
1/5 GotE = ~39.80% =~1305 Haste Rating
2/5 GotE = ~33.97% =~1114 Haste Rating
3/5 GotE = ~28.15% =~923 Haste Rating
4/5 GotE = ~22.32% =~732 Haste Rating
5/5 GotE = ~16.50% =~541 Haste Rating
Wrath of Air and Improved Moonkin Aura/Swift Retribution Aura
0/5 GotE = ~38.7% Haste = ~1269 Haste Rating
1/5 GotE = ~33.12% =~1086 Haste Rating
2/5 GotE = ~27.60% =~905 Haste Rating
3/5 GotE = ~22.05% =~723 Haste Rating
4/5 GotE = ~16.50% =~541 Haste Rating
5/5 GotE = ~10.95% =~359 Haste Rating
Wrath of Air only
0/5 GotE = ~42.9% Haste = ~1407 Haste Rating
1/5 GotE = ~37.12% =~1217 Haste Rating
2/5 GotE = ~31.41% =~1030 Haste Rating
3/5 GotE = ~25.71% =~843 Haste Rating
4/5 GotE = ~19.98% =~655 Haste Rating
5/5 GotE = ~14.27% =~468 Haste Rating
Improved Moonkin Aura/Swift Retribution Aura only
0/5 GotE = ~45.6% Haste = ~1497 Haste Rating
1/5 GotE = ~39.80% =~1305 Haste Rating
2/5 GotE = ~33.97% =~1114 Haste Rating
3/5 GotE = ~28.15% =~923 Haste Rating
4/5 GotE = ~22.32% =~732 Haste Rating
5/5 GotE = ~16.50% =~541 Haste Rating
The first four tables assume 3/3 Celestial Focus, and the last three assume 0/3 CF, in case that isn't clear.
Haste is still useful over the soft cap, because it continues to reduce the cast times of Nourish and Regrowth (as well as the less-used spells Healing Touch and Tranquility), but over the soft cap it drops to approximately the same value as crit.
What most druids find at higher gear levels is that there is enough haste on gear without even really trying for it; crit doesn't really help much; and we hardly ever run low on mana. Therefore, spellpower winds up being the biggest gear priority by far (because its value is linear and not subject to any type of diminishing returns).
For any further info you can post here or PM me in game, but surely on the AoE healing Eldamil is the one that needs to improve most, but also Wind and Shadow can go higher.
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