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Mistweaver Monk Review - Battle for Azeroth Community Opinions
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06/08/2018 à 01:52
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Throughout the pre-patch, we'll be launching a community opinions article for every class and spec. We're continuing our Battle for Azeroth Class Reviews and in this post, we'll be taking a look at the state of Mistweaver Monk. See if this spec appeals to you in Battle for Azeroth!
We reached out to the Mistweaver Monk community to give their thoughts and opinions on the changes and current state of the spec.
If this spec appeals to you after reading this article, check out our
Battle for Azeroth Mistweaver Monk Guide
.
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Garg
is the Mistweaver admin of the
PeakOfSerenity
discord server, as well as the Mistweaver guide writer for Wowhead and a Mistweaver author for the Monk class site
PeakOfSerenity.com
. He’s been a Mistweaver since 2014 and has been theorycrafting for the class since Legion’s beta.
Jove
is a Mistweaver veteran of the
PeakOfSerenity
. He’s been a Mistweaver since Warlords of Draenor and part of the healing team of
Lordaerons Erbe
on Blackrock-EU.
Celestielle
raids in the guild Pure on Turalyon EU and has played healing classes since Vanilla. Find her on Twitter @PureCele.
Total
raids in Spike Flail on Mal’ganis-US. He writes articles for the Monk class site PeakOfSerenity.com
Introduction
Mistweavers have received some significant changes going from Legion to Battle for Azeroth, mainly centered around our smaller group healing, as well as massive improvements to our single target healing. There are new talents replacing underused ones, as well as changes to where some are positioned, giving some rows clearer identities and themes. There is also some misinformation that needs to be cleared up regarding Mistweaver utility.
Gameplay Changes
One of the biggest changes to Mistweavers is the reintroduction of
Brume apaisante
as an active ability, where it had been a passive channel for the entirety of Legion. With it being an active ability again, it also brings in some of its older mechanics, allowing
Brume enveloppante
and
Vivifier
to be cast instantly on the target its being channeled on. This gives Mistweaver more options when healing a single target, as this channeled Heal over Time is allows a Mistweaver to cast
Brume enveloppante
on their target instantly, which immediately starts increasing the healing of said
Brume apaisante
, allowing these spells to have great synergy with one another.
In Legion, the healing of
Brume enveloppante
was largely irrelevant in raids, as the passive tank healing other healers were able to do fulfilled the healing needed for the tanks over the encounter, but Battle for Azeroth’s tank and fight design has shifted this a lot, to the point where passive tank healing is not enough to keep tanks alive on progression, depending on the fight.
For smaller group healing, the changes to how
Vivifier
works are another big change. After Warlords of Draenor, Uplift was been split into two spells,
Vivifier
and
, with the
Brume de rénovation
interaction Uplift had had relegated to a buff called Uplifting Trance. That buff has been removed,
Brume de rénovation
has been given a second charge, and
Vivifier
now heals the target you cast it on, as well as all targets with your
Brume de rénovation
on them. This does require some planning in dungeons, as
Vivifier
is your main source of group healing, as the mechanics of
does not allow it to be a reliable group heal.
Dungeon healing does require some planning out based on past experiences in them, as ensuring you have maximum group coverage of
Brume de rénovation
s for party-wide damage is very important to the group’s health.
Brume de rénovation
having its second charge allows pooling these charges in order to use them with a
Thé de concentration foudroyante
while you have
Tonnerre focalisé
talented.
In raids, we have two talent builds that are both proficient at healing the raid through
, but also have different niches. They revolve around two of the three Level 100 Talents.
Remontée d’eau
allows infrequent casts of
to be more powerful, while you attend to the active tank healing talked about above, while
Brume levante
centers around a fast-paced melee healer fantasy that is able to output some serious amounts of damage, while keeping the overall raid healthy during frequent bursts of damage. The damage you’re able to do in this build should not be overlooked, as, if done right, it is a lot.
We still maintain our melee-healer classification, allowing us to stand in melee for a fight, which is highly advised, as it allows us to stay away from any ranged that may clip us with mechanics.
Talent Changes
Two underused talents, Zen Pulse and Rising Thunder, have been removed, and a number of other talents have moved around and have been altered slightly.
The Level 15 row replaced Zen Pulse with
Manteau de brume
, which no longer allows
Brume apaisante
to be channeled while moving. Legion’s
Brume apaisante
was incredibly weak in PvE content, without any of the bonuses it provides in Battle for Azeroth. Allowing all of our spells to be cast on the move through mobile
Brume apaisante
is a bit overpowered, and had to be brought in.
The Level 45 row kicked
Manteau de brume
out and replaced it with
Thé de mana
, making this row all about passive mana conservation through
Cycles de la vie
, active mana regeneration through
, or burst healing mana reduction through
Thé de mana
.
In the Level 90 row,
Invocation d’une statue du Serpent de jade
now continues its channel even when your own
Brume apaisante
channel ends.
has had its duration reduced cut by nearly half, but its healing has been increased to compensate, making it a much better spell in periods of higher group damage. Having both of these be viable talent choices pushes
Vent de jade rafraîchissant
out into being used only in extremely niche uses, but it’s still strong in those situations.
The Level 100 row has seen the biggest overall change, with
Remontée d’eau
and
Brume levante
being entirely new, and all the changes to
Thé de concentration foudroyante
effectively changing how
Tonnerre focalisé
is approached.
Brume levante
makes the new
Thé de concentration foudroyante
interaction with
Coup de pied du soleil levant
a solid option as a heal.
Mistweaver Utility
Contrary to public belief, Mistweaver has some pretty substantial utility. As a baseline, we have crowd control effects in
Paralysie
(an all-enemy type hard CC) and
Balayement de jambe
, an AoE stun. Adding on to this, it’s possible to talent into
Anneau de paix
, which is a very versatile ability. It’s a ranged area of denial that can act as a ranged group interrupt, but can more importantly reposition enemy mobs away from specific areas.
If there is no other Monk in the group, Mistweaver provides the irreplaceable
Toucher mystique
debuff for increasing your group’s damage.
In Uldir alone, personal mobility has shown to be important, and Mistweaver has that in spades, being on one of the most mobile classes in the game as a baseline. In the Level 30 talent row, we’re able to augment
Roulade
through two talents, or take the third option,
Soif du tigre
, which is a free dispel on roots and snares, as well as a speed increase for the target. There are some fights where all this mobility is actually overkill.
All of these abilities are the definition of utility, as they don’t help with our overall throughput, but help the group out in other ways.
What’s Punishing for New Players
There are some aspects of Mistweavers that aren’t all too inviting for players new to the class, or healing as a whole. In general, Mistweaver is easy to pick up, has talents to help shore up weaknesses, but is a bit difficult to master.
Healing dungeon groups when you don’t have
Brume de rénovation
s out in the group can be risky, as spending GCDs to cast
Brume de rénovation
while more damage is incoming is dangerous. The same can be said about
Brume enveloppante
. Since it’s a Heal over Time, using it as a reaction can leave the target vulnerable until a few seconds have allowed it to heal for any amount.
There are some nuances when using
Brume apaisante
as a conduit for “instant” healing. Using it for
Brume enveloppante
is okay, as it’s used in situations where you want to keep healing a specific target, but using it for a single
Vivifier
on a target is not the right thing to do, as hard casting
Vivifier
would be a better use of time, instead of locking yourself into a 2.5s GCD where you get one tick of
Brume apaisante
along with the
Vivifier
.
Brume apaisante
-
Vivifier
should be used if you’re going to keep healing the target with
Brume apaisante
, but they haven’t taken enough damage to warrant an
Brume enveloppante
.
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