Twink Healers
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Bop
Remember the Treeline
Hey there, Jinxxed!
So we're actually in a really cool spot at low level brackets for the first time in years, where there are actually quite a few healers that I would all qualify as viably the best.
All of their Target Dummy Healings-Per-Second are within about 50% of Spellpower of each other (roughly 400%-450% per second), and they all have utilities that are very specifically suited for certain tasks.
I would point to Restoration Shaman and Discipline Priests as probably being the lower skill floors and higher skill ceilings of the 6 options (meaning that they are easier to play when you're new to them, and extremely impactful once you're experienced with them).
Restoration Druids and Holy Priests tend to be harder to use effectively, since they are a lot easier to punish for poor positioning / heal efficiency.
Since the Battleground meta at 10-19, 20-29 is very focused on Survival Hunters, I would highly suggest Holy Paladin if you have any experience with it.
Divine Shield will often waste a full burst combo from a Survival Hunter, and you can Hammer of Justice off of cooldown onto the same hunter to effectively kill him whenever he isn't able to use trinket. The predictive healing with Bestow Faith can be a little tricky to nail down, though.
Hope this helps, and feel free to ask any specific questions you may have!
Bop
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Bop
Remember the Treeline
For Horde, I would play Tauren if you plan on doing more Battlegrounds than Skirmishes/Arenas. The extra Stamina and the AoE stun are going to be more impactful in large scale PvP than the arcane torrent silence. Just keep in mind that if you Warstomp before you Hammer of Justice, your hammer will be half duration.
For Alliance, I would probably pick up Human or Dwarf. They both have their pros and cons. There are a lot of stun CC effects out there currently, which Humans deal with particularly well. But Dwarf also has a defensive / self-dispel with Stoneform, not to mention the highest base Stamina of any Alliance race.
Allybeboba
Legend
All healers are a joy to play. It really depends on your style. Of them all, MW has the most different mechanics.
Ritka
Grandfathered
Do you like preemptive or reactive healers?
Disc Priests are the kings of preemptive healing. Prevented damage is healing just as much as surging their health meter. If you also want to put out some damage, they're the class for you.
Holy Priests are more reactive than Disc Priests, but they still have similar utility in lower level brackets. The "pure healing" class, they have a healing after-death proc that can kick in (although I'm not sure what level they get that).
Resto Druids sit in no-man's land, since they have a lot of heal-over-time spells but not necessarily bubbles like Priests get. The bulk of their healing comes from HoTs, which is harder to juggle but you can definitely climb some meters with it. Stack them right when you see the enemy and you won't go wrong. (Druids also have the only rez spell that can be casted during combat, stealth, and are the most mobile class.)
Resto Shaman have a lot more burst healing than Druids, and they're a class with a lot of utility with mass dispell and a de facto self-rez. Like Druids, Shaman can shift to an animal form for more mobility. They also enjoy thicker armor- they are the only healers to wear mail.
Holy Paladins can burst heal with the best of them, but have very limited HoT and bubble capabilities. They are the most armored healing class- they are plate wearers. They get a stun and have a solid damage output.
Mistweaver Monks are the most reactive- they have to see combat to raise the Chi to cast a lot of their spells. A pro of this is that you can, in theory, keep healing even when you're out of mana. You get some boosted mobility in Roll, and you can also climb the DPS meter.
I have the most experience with Druids, so I may be a little biased, but any class is a good class for healing if it fits your play style. Good luck!
Disc Priests are the kings of preemptive healing. Prevented damage is healing just as much as surging their health meter. If you also want to put out some damage, they're the class for you.
Holy Priests are more reactive than Disc Priests, but they still have similar utility in lower level brackets. The "pure healing" class, they have a healing after-death proc that can kick in (although I'm not sure what level they get that).
Resto Druids sit in no-man's land, since they have a lot of heal-over-time spells but not necessarily bubbles like Priests get. The bulk of their healing comes from HoTs, which is harder to juggle but you can definitely climb some meters with it. Stack them right when you see the enemy and you won't go wrong. (Druids also have the only rez spell that can be casted during combat, stealth, and are the most mobile class.)
Resto Shaman have a lot more burst healing than Druids, and they're a class with a lot of utility with mass dispell and a de facto self-rez. Like Druids, Shaman can shift to an animal form for more mobility. They also enjoy thicker armor- they are the only healers to wear mail.
Holy Paladins can burst heal with the best of them, but have very limited HoT and bubble capabilities. They are the most armored healing class- they are plate wearers. They get a stun and have a solid damage output.
Mistweaver Monks are the most reactive- they have to see combat to raise the Chi to cast a lot of their spells. A pro of this is that you can, in theory, keep healing even when you're out of mana. You get some boosted mobility in Roll, and you can also climb the DPS meter.
I have the most experience with Druids, so I may be a little biased, but any class is a good class for healing if it fits your play style. Good luck!
Bop
Remember the Treeline
Ritka's advice and summaries are very accurate. The only addition I would make would be to look at the individual brackets you would be playing in and see what all of the healers (and the DPS for that matter) have available to them in terms of spells and talents.
At low levels, your ability as a healer to react to some of the crazier burst damage is fairly limited, since most defensive cooldowns come at a later level.
That being said, every healer has a way of either re-positioning themselves quickly in combat or using some form of burst healing.
I'd recommend playing the bracket for a while, and making a number of healers. Choose the one that ultimately fits your playstyle the best - none of them really struggle with HPS, outside of potentially Restoration Druids (which arguably make up for the lower numbers with the best mobility of any healer and decent burst healing).
Best of luck in your adventures,
Bop
At low levels, your ability as a healer to react to some of the crazier burst damage is fairly limited, since most defensive cooldowns come at a later level.
That being said, every healer has a way of either re-positioning themselves quickly in combat or using some form of burst healing.
I'd recommend playing the bracket for a while, and making a number of healers. Choose the one that ultimately fits your playstyle the best - none of them really struggle with HPS, outside of potentially Restoration Druids (which arguably make up for the lower numbers with the best mobility of any healer and decent burst healing).
Best of luck in your adventures,
Bop