Druid - Raid Healer

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Focused on: Support, Utility.

Designed for:

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Superseded by Druid - Support/Healer Staff

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This build will maximize ease and consistency in defeating raid bosses and is suitable for both highly experienced and learning raid groups. It provides a significant DPS boost to the party through maximizing up time on grace of the land and scholar rune bonuses, as well as providing glyphs and spirits, for a wide range of skill levels. This build can easily tank all raid bosses, allowing your chrono to spread quickness more effectively. I can also cover key mechanics such as running green circles on Vale Guardian or kiting Sabetha's ranged AoE.

Essential to this build is stacking powerful regeneration on the squad. It is recommended that you choose two of the three sources of regeneration (

Call of the Wild

½

30

Call of the Wild

Grant fury, might, and swiftness to yourself and nearby allies.

Fury (15s): 20% Critical Chance

₃Might (15s): 90 Power, 90 Condition Damage

Swiftness (15s): 33% Movement Speed

Radius: 750

Combo Finisher: Blast

, Juvenile Fern Hound, and

Healing Spring

½

30

Healing Spring

Trap. Create a healing spring that heals you, your pet and your allies. It also cures conditions on allies.

Healing: 4,920

₆Regen (3s): 2,340 Heal

Duration: 10 seconds

Trigger Radius: 180

Effect Radius: 240

Combo Field: Water

) to ensure that it stays permanently. Slight alterations to your equipment, pets, and consumables need to be made depending on which two sources you choose.

Build

StaffHealingUtilityElite

Sword/Warhorn

Warhorn is used to stack both regen and fury on the party from

Call of the Wild

½

30

Call of the Wild

Grant fury, might, and swiftness to yourself and nearby allies.

Fury (15s): 20% Critical Chance

₃Might (15s): 90 Power, 90 Condition Damage

Swiftness (15s): 33% Movement Speed

Radius: 750

Combo Finisher: Blast

.

Sword/Axe

½

Slash

Chain. Slash your foe.

Damage: 146

Range: 130

½

8

Hornet Sting

Stab your foe, then evade backwards.

Damage: 170

Evade: 0.5 seconds

Range: 130

1

15

Serpent's Strike

Do an evasive roll around your target, striking them and poison them.

Damage: 284

₂Poison (6s): 402 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness

Evade: ¾ seconds

Range: 130

½

15

Path of Scars

Throw your axe so that it returns to you, striking foes each way.

Damage: 295

Pull distance: 450

Pierces

Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

Range: 1,200

5

25

Whirling Defense

Blocks projectiles while damaging nearby foes.

₁₂Damage: 732

Retaliation (4s): Reflect incoming damage back to its source.

₁₂Vulnerability (10s): 12% Incoming Damage

Number of Targets: 3

Duration: 5 seconds

Attack Radius: 180

Reflection Radius: 150

Combo Finisher: Whirl

Sword/Axe is useful for pulls on Slothasor and Xera or a backup reflect on Matthias. Use it to increase dps only when astral force is both fully charged and on cooldown. Otherwise your better off charging astral force and stacking grace of the land.

Utility Skills

• Bring
  Glyph of the Tides

  25

  Glyph of the Tides

  Glyph. Draw your enemies in or knock them away.
  for Vale Guardian.
• For max DPS bring
  Sun Spirit

  1½

  20

  Sun Spirit

  Spirit. Summon a sun spirit that grants allies a chance to inflict burning.

  Sun Spirit (6s): 75% chance to apply burning on hit

  ₂Burning (3s): 768 Damage

  Number of targets: 5

  Effect Recharge: 10 seconds

  Duration: 60 seconds

  Radius: 1,000
• Consider bringing
  Glyph of Alignment

  ½

  20

  Glyph of Alignment

  Glyph. Damage and apply conditions to nearby foes.

  Damage: 136

  Crippled (5s): -50% Movement Speed

  Weakness (5s): -50% Endurance Regeneration, 50% Fumble (Unrestricted)

  ₃Poison (5s): 503 Damage, -33% Healing Effectiveness

  Number of Targets: 5

  Radius: 300
  as a powerful condi clear for Xera.
• For stun breaks bring either
  Glyph of Equality

  30

  Glyph of Equality

  Glyph. Daze nearby foes.

  Damage: 413

  Daze: 2s

  Number of Targets: 5

  Radius: 300
  or
  "Protect Me!"

  60

  "Protect Me!"

  Shout. Instead of attacking, your pet will protect you by absorbing all damage you would take.

  Duration: 6 seconds

  Prevents Capture-Point Contribution

  Breaks stun
  depending on your preference.
• Consider "Search and Rescue!" For Slothasor, Matthias, Vale Guardian, and Sabetha.
• Consider
  Entangle

  ¾

  60

  Entangle

  Survival. Entagle foes around you with vines. Entagled foes bleed and are immobilized until the vines are destroyed.

  ₄Damage: 508

  ₅Bleeding (8s): 4,760 Damage

  ₅Immobilize (1s): Unable to move.

  Number of Targets: 5

  Duration: 5 seconds

  Radius: 600

  Unblockable
  and
  Muddy Terrain

  ¾

  25

  Muddy Terrain

  Survival. Use mud to cripple and immobilize foes.

  Cripple per Pulse (2s): -50% Movement Speed

  Immobilize at Creation (2s): Unable to move.

  Number of Targets: 5

  Duration: 10 seconds

  Radius: 240

  Range: 900
  to hold Wargs on the escort mission.
• Healing Spring

  ½

  30

  Healing Spring

  Trap. Create a healing spring that heals you, your pet and your allies. It also cures conditions on allies.

  Healing: 4,920

  ₆Regen (3s): 2,340 Heal

  Duration: 10 seconds

  Trigger Radius: 180

  Effect Radius: 240

  Combo Field: Water
  Will provide an AoE condi clear. This is very valuable for Xera, Matt, and Sloth. If bringing healing spring, use the boon duration gear setup below and drop fern hound.

Pets

• Juvenile Fern Hound is used with
  Call of the Wild

  ½

  30

  Call of the Wild

  Grant fury, might, and swiftness to yourself and nearby allies.

  Fury (15s): 20% Critical Chance

  ₃Might (15s): 90 Power, 90 Condition Damage

  Swiftness (15s): 33% Movement Speed

  Radius: 750

  Combo Finisher: Blast
  to keep permanent regeneration on the party
• Juvenile Tiger for additional fury from Furious Pounce. Only use if not bringing a warhorn.
• Juvenile Black Moa or Juvenile Wolf for CC on bosses with small/medium hitboxes. Bring Moa for Slothasor and Xera to avoid the wolf fearing away adds that were pulled.
• Juvenile Electric Wyvern for CC on Gorseval, Slothasor, and Keep Construct.
• Juvenile Lynx for maximum DPS if you cannot place a bristleback inside of the target's hitbox.

Traits

• Use if you're using
  Healing Spring

  ½

  30

  Healing Spring

  Trap. Create a healing spring that heals you, your pet and your allies. It also cures conditions on allies.

  Healing: 4,920

  ₆Regen (3s): 2,340 Heal

  Duration: 10 seconds

  Trigger Radius: 180

  Effect Radius: 240

  Combo Field: Water
  . Note that trappers expertise will increase regen by 100%, rather than 60% like the tool tip says.

Equipment

Stats

• Armor, weapons, and accessories are Magi's.
• Use Cleric's trinkets if tanking.
• If using
  Healing Spring

  ½

  30

  Healing Spring

  Trap. Create a healing spring that heals you, your pet and your allies. It also cures conditions on allies.

  Healing: 4,920

  ₆Regen (3s): 2,340 Heal

  Duration: 10 seconds

  Trigger Radius: 180

  Effect Radius: 240

  Combo Field: Water
  use exotic magi trinkets with platinum doubloons, some minstrel gear, or a sigil of concentration on your warhorn for additional boon duration. Your regeneration from healing spring must be over 10 seconds in order to gain priority over the chronomancer's regeneration.

Upgrades

Superior Sigil of Transference

Outgoing healing effectiveness is increased by 20%.

5

Superior Sigil of Water

30% Chance on Hit: Heal nearby allies around your target (360 radius). (Cooldown: 5s)

Superior Sigil of Transference

Outgoing healing effectiveness is increased by 20%.

5

Superior Sigil of Water

30% Chance on Hit: Heal nearby allies around your target (360 radius). (Cooldown: 5s)

6x

Superior Rune of the Monk

(1): +25 Healing Power (2): +5% Boon Duration (3): +50 Healing Power (4): +10% Boon Duration (5): +100 Healing Power (6): +10% outgoing heal effectiveness to allies, +1% outgoing heal effectiveness for 3 seconds whenever granting a boon to an ally (max 10)

Consumables

Food:

Delicious Rice Ball

Delicious Rice Ball

Nourishment (30m):

100 Healing Power+10% Healing Effectiveness (Outgoing)+25% Magic Find during Lunar New Year

Consumable

Utility:

Bountiful Maintenance Oil

Bountiful Maintenance Oil

Nourishment (30 m):

Gain 0.6% Outgoing Healing Increase for Every 100 Healing PowerGain 0.8% Outgoing Healing Increase for Every 100 Concentration+10% Experience from Kills

Consumable

if you're looking to max out your healing. Although it's generally unnecessary.

Master Maintenance Oil

Master Maintenance Oil

Nourishment (30 m):

Gain Concentration equal to 3% of your PrecisionGain Concentration equal to 6% of your Healing Power+10% Experience from Kills

Consumable

or Peppermint Oil Peppermint Oil if you need more boon duration for

Healing Spring

½

30

Healing Spring

Trap. Create a healing spring that heals you, your pet and your allies. It also cures conditions on allies.

Healing: 4,920

₆Regen (3s): 2,340 Heal

Duration: 10 seconds

Trigger Radius: 180

Effect Radius: 240

Combo Field: Water

Magnanimous Maintenance Oil

Magnanimous Maintenance Oil

Nourishment (30 m):

Gain Concentration equal to 3% of your VitalityGain Concentration equal to 3% of your Toughness+10% Experience from Kills

Consumable

if you need more boon duration and are using more minstrel gear than magi

Usage

Staff

• Use
  Astral Wisp

  ¾

  8

  Astral Wisp

  Send a wisp to attack your foe. While attached it will circle the foe, healing allies it passes through.

  Damage: 323

  Healing: 322

  Duration: 5s

  Radius: 130

  Range: 1,200
  on cooldown and
  Solar Beam

  1¼

  Solar Beam

  Fire a concentrated beam of light, damaging the target foe and healing allies inside of the beam.

  Damage: 121

  Healing: 66

  Number of Targets: 3

  Pulses: 3

  Range: 1,200
  in between to charge astral force as quickly as possible.
• Use
  Glyph of Empowerment

  ½

  20

  Glyph of Empowerment

  Glyph. Empower the outgoing damage or healing of allies.

  Increase outgoing healing of nearby allies.

  Increase outgoing damage of nearby allies.

  Number of Targets: 5

  Radius: 300
  and
  Glyph of Unity

  ½

  20

  Glyph of Unity

  Glyph. Use nature energy to connect to foes or allies.

  Tether yourself to nearby allies. Whenever you are healed, heal the tethered allies as well.

  Tether yourself to nearby foes. Whenever you take damage, deal damage to the foes tethered to you.

  Number of Targets: 5

  Radius: 300
  on cooldown while surrounded by your party in order to spread via .
• Swap weapons before using
  Ancestral Grace

  1¼

  15

  Ancestral Grace

  Become a wisp of natural energy traversing to the target location. When you reach the target, heal nearby allies.

  Healing: 1,610

  Number of Targets: 5

  Evade: until reaching the destination

  Radius: 240

  Combo Finisher: Blast

  Range: 1,200
  to reduce its cooldown via
• For additional healing drop
  Sublime Conversion

  25

  Sublime Conversion

  Summon an energy barrier that causes enemy projectiles to heal upon impact.

  Healing: 162

  Duration: 5s

  Range: 900
  and blast a water field with
  Ancestral Grace

  1¼

  15

  Ancestral Grace

  Become a wisp of natural energy traversing to the target location. When you reach the target, heal nearby allies.

  Healing: 1,610

  Number of Targets: 5

  Evade: until reaching the destination

  Radius: 240

  Combo Finisher: Blast

  Range: 1,200

Sword/Warhorn

• Quickdraw
  Call of the Wild

  ½

  30

  Call of the Wild

  Grant fury, might, and swiftness to yourself and nearby allies.

  Fury (15s): 20% Critical Chance

  ₃Might (15s): 90 Power, 90 Condition Damage

  Swiftness (15s): 33% Movement Speed

  Radius: 750

  Combo Finisher: Blast
  frequently to keep fury and regen on your squad.
• For extra mobility use then turn around and use
• should be used as an evade.

Sword/Axe

• For highest DPS quickdraw and auto attack.
• Use to pull mobs into your group to cleave them down.
• is a reflect.

Celestial Avatar

• Your best skills for stacking are and Cosmic Ray in that order.
• After entering use either or as needed to reduce their cooldown via . Is generally the better option as it will heal for more total health and stack more . Use if you need a quick burst or are healing from a distance.
• Spam Cosmic Ray between cooldowns to maintain scholar rune buffs and quickly stack .
• Use to blind mobs and cure conditions.
• Use before a healing chain for a more sustained burst.
• Quickdraw to maximize CC.
• Cast immediately before exiting celestial avatar to recharge astral force quicker.

General

• Use as frequently as possible, even if your team is at full health. You will over heal your party, which is fine because your goal is to maximize uptime on and other health buffs. Know when to expect damage spikes however so you can ensure is not on cooldown.
• Spirits will continue to grant party bonuses after they have died until their bodies disappear.
• Try to do most of the reviving and allow the rest of your party to continue DPS, especially if a player is downed away from the group. You can revive in almost any situation in a couple of seconds due to . You may want to swap pets before you start a revive to ensure your pet is next to you for a faster revive.
• If your party is taking a lot of damage, let your team mates revive while you keep everyone else up.
• If you have permanent alacrity, use immediately after summoning .
• Alternate with the other druid. If only using one druid save it for high pressure phases or emergency party revives. Do not cast it on Slothasor since it pulses stability and slublings will turn this into fear.