Rift : "Ultimate Healing Build"

[pkudude99]

44 Warden / 18 Sentinel / 4 Purifier

Of all the healing builds, this is the one I like the look of the best. Some argument can be made that a 33/33 warden/sentinel split is the way to go, but I like this one.

In general, you simply pre-cast Orbs on the tank, then stak Soothing Stream 4 times, add in a Healing Spray and you've now got 5 different HoT's on the tank and they were all instant cast after the fight started.

For an "Oh S41t!!" button, I have got Deluge with a macro on it that casts the "make your next heal bigger, make your next heal instant" set into it. Means you have to triple-tap the button, but that's still faster than the 2s cast time Deluge normally has.

You also have some nice AE heals both from Warden and from Sentinel, plus Sentinel's "Protect the Flock" damage reduction.

I healed RD with most of this build recently. I was only 41 at the time, but it was quite easy to heal everything except the traps. The mob fights, even the bosses... no problem at all.

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thanks for the post ! I will be making this really soon.

[Dachartach]

Might be worth a try, it's not as if respeccing is too expensive in Rift. However, this is kind of what I was worried about, the whole idea of there being a talent build that is DA BEST for whatever role. The whole point of the versatility in the system is that you can mix and match passive and active powers to create a character that fits your preferred play style. You need not conform to what some forum post says. I give you permission to go your own way, travel your own path, claim your own victories, and make your own mistakes. If you need anyone's permission. Which you should not.

Why can't you be a nonconformist like everyone else?

[pkudude99]

It's not meant as truly the "ultimate" build. Someone in game was asking for a good healing build to respec to, and I'd just used this one in RD and did fine with it, in spite of never having healed as a warden before, so it's pretty forgiving.

Will it be able to handle an expert level dungeon as a sole healer? According to people on the official forums -- maybe. Some say yes, some say no, some say conditionally. You may also note that in the original post I even said there was disagreement about the point split and that I simply liked this build best for myself. . . . .

[Dachartach]

I know, I know, no worries. I'm cool as long as people are doing something they like with their monthly fees, that's the whole point, after all. I've started with a sentinel/warden mix, but recently switched to a sentinel/purifier combination. The procs and boosts from purifier are good, but I do run out of mana lot faster.

CROM is your God. Crom, and he lives in the Earth.

[pkudude99]

This one looks kinda fun too. Apparently the AE HoT's tend to crit on "someone" each tick, thus proc'ing Serendipity a lot, enabling nearly any heal you cast to be 0.5 seconds or instant.