The Resto Druid tier set comes out swinging and is one of the most powerful healer sets on the PTR by far. The 4 set is also fairly interesting, though it does introduce some tuning concerns which we'll talk about soon. It's also a fairly easy bonus to maximize the use of which means you won't feel like you play particularly differently with this. It'll feel more like a powerful but passive healing increase rather than something you can master.
Playstyle Changes
You won't need to make any major playstyle changes for our 2pc bonus. It's a very nice bonus to our strongest spells. The only consideration might be playing around
快速生长 a bit more during downtime since a 75% increase to our
愈合 HoT is an incredibly powerful bonus.
Our 4pc is extremely strong, but fairly passive. Here's how the
繁盛 portion of the bonus works:
- You get a buff after 繁盛 ends that gives you a similar but weaker HoT increase rate for twice the duration (16s for regular 繁盛, 8s for one procced by 万灵之召).
- You can have this buff active at the same time as 繁盛 for a 180% total HoT speed increase. You'll double up by casting 万灵之召 after regular 繁盛, or 繁盛 after your 万灵之召.
HoT speed increases are always very powerful but right now we have a few talents that greatly increases how much value we get from them.
肥沃土壤 (for Rejuv builds) and
新绿 (for
生命绽放 builds).
Power wise this is a good thing but it does also have a side effect of concentrating even more power in base Rejuv casts. The downside to this is the skill expression of the spec is minimized since we move further away from our BFA / Shadowlands era ramp-based playstyle. The gap between a good and great Resto Druid gets smaller.
Power Level
Raw PowerWith a mythic geared character, our 2pc is worth around 6-7% healing without changing how you play. Here's how it would have broken down on a fight from this tier:
Portion of 2pc |
% Contribution |
回春术 Bonus |
4.83% |
生命绽放 Bonus |
0.54% |
愈合 Bonus |
3.29% |
Total |
8.7% |
The 4pc is worth a little more - specific numbers still need to be run but you can comfortably count on 7-10% healing from it. These are quite a bit stronger overall than our current tier set though there's a fair chance it gets brought down in power before it goes live.
Mythic+
This is still a great Mythic+ set but it's a little bit weaker than it is in raid. The most dangerous healing checks tend to be shorter which means it's easier to waste a bonus that applies over 24 seconds. Our
回春术s are also shorter in Mythic+ and in some cases could even fall off before the bonus expires! We also tend to have fewer HoTs ticking at once. Still an excellent healing-focused bonus overall.
Feedback
This is a powerful bonus, and the 4pc is quite interesting. The downside is that it continues to emphasize getting as many Rejuvs out as possible rather than timing them well. The
繁盛 bonus is also significantly more powerful than the
翡翠灌注 portion of the set. That isn't necessarily an issue because
繁盛 is a much more interesting talent but the power disparity is notable. If the set goes live as-is it might be worth looking at the power of
肥沃土壤 (as hesitant as I am to bring nerfs down on my spec). Resto Druid remains an incredibly fun healer, and this is a great set, but caution should be taken around making sure the playstyle doesn't go backwards.