Healing comparison

Introduction

This is a comparison of most (if not all) healing spells of the four different healing classes. There are both values available for spells with and without talents. Each section is ended by a list of top healing spells in different categories.

Explanation of values

Spell

The name of the healing spell.

Healing

The average amount of healing done by the healing spell.

Mana

The mana cost of the spell

Cast time

The amount of time it takes to cast a spell.

Duration

The duration of Heal over Time type spells or a conservative guess for spells with multiple charges.

Scaling

The percentage of bonus healing effects from gear the healing spell receives. See Spell power coefficient for a full list.

HPS

Healing per second; the amount of healing the spell does over a period of one second.

HPM

Healing per mana; the amount of healing this spell does per point of mana spent.

+x HPS

The healing per second when you have a total of x bonus healing from gear and/or buffs.

+x HPM

The healing per mana when you have a total of x bonus healing from gear and/or buffs.

SPS

Scaling per second; a value that says something about how well the HPS of the spell improves with bonus healing effects. a value of 100% means that 3.5 bonus healing increases the HPS by 1.

+H/HPM

Bonus healing per HPM; the amount of bonus healing needed in order to increase the HPM of the spell by 1.

Assumptions

• Healing spells that heal the entire group, heal an average of 3 wounded units.
• The healers have 300 intellect, 300 spirit and 5% base crit chance with spells. (edit: This assumption may result in bias because Paladin and Shaman healers have little use for Spirit and the spell crit chance of Paladin Healers is normally much higher.)
• A bonus of 5% critical strike chance to healing spells results in an average of 2.5% more healing done.

Without talents

Priest

Spell	Healing	Mana	Cast time	Duration	Scaling	HPS	HPM	+500 HPS	+500 HPM	+1000 HPS	+1000 HPM	+1500 HPS	+1500 HPM	SPS	+H/HPM
Greater Heal	2590	825	3.0		85.71%	863	3.14	1006	3.66	1149	4.18	1292	4.70	100.00%	963
Flash Heal	1190	470	1.5		42.86%	793	2.53	936	2.99	1079	3.44	1222	3.90	100.00%	1097
Renew	1110	450	0.0	15	100.00%	74	2.47	107	3.58	141	4.69	174	5.80	23.33%	450
Prayer of Healing	3843	1255	3.0		85.71%	1281	3.06	1424	3.40	1567	3.75	1710	4.09	100.00%	1464
Prayer of Mending*	800	390	0.0		42.86%	533	2.05	676	2.60	819	3.15	962	3.70	100.00%	910
Binding Heal	2380	705	1.5		85.71%	1587	3.38	1872	3.98	2158	4.59	2444	5.20	200.00%	823
Power Word: Shield	1315	600	0.0		20.00%	877	2.19	943	2.36	1010	2.53	1077	2.69	46.67%	3000

Druid

Spell	Healing	Mana	Cast time	Duration	Scaling	HPS	HPM	+500 HPS	+500 HPM	+1000 HPS	+1000 HPM	+1500 HPS	+1500 HPM	SPS	+H/HPM
Healing Touch	2952	935	3.5		100.00%	843	3.16	986	3.69	1129	4.23	1272	4.76	100.00	935
Rejuvenation	1060	415	0.0	12	80.00%	88	2.55	122	3.52	155	4.48	188	5.45	23.33%	519
Regrowth	2559	845	2.0	21	100.00%	122	3.03	146	3.62	169	4.21	193	4.80	16.67%	845
Lifebloom (single cast)	873	220	0.0	7	95.00%	125	3.97	193	6.13	260	8.29	328	10.45	47.50%	232
Lifebloom (stacked)	819	220	0.0	6	156.00%	137	3.72	267	7.27	397	10.81	527	14.36	91.00%	141
Tranquility	18216	1650	8.0		228.57%	2277	11.04	2420	11.73	2563	12.43	2706	13.12	100.00%	722

Shaman

Spell	Healing	Mana	Cast time	Duration	Scaling	HPS	HPM	+500 HPS	+500 HPM	+1000 HPS	+1000 HPM	+1500 HPS	+1500 HPM	SPS	+H/HPM
Healing Wave	2285	720	3.0		85.71%	762	3.17	905	3.77	1049	4.36	1190	4.96	100.0%	840
Lesser Healing Wave	1112	440	1.5		42.86%	741	2.53	884	3.01	1027	3.50	1170	3.99	100.00%	1027
Chain Heal	1547	540	2.5		125.00%	619	2.86	869	4.02	1119	5.18	1369	6.34	175.00%	432
Healing Stream Totem	3240	95	0.0	120	1080.00%	27	34.11	72	90.95	117	147.79	162	204.63	31.5%	8.8

Paladin

Spell	Healing	Mana	Cast time	Duration	Scaling	HPS	HPM	+500 HPS	+500 HPM	+1000 HPS	+1000 HPM	+1500 HPS	+1500 HPM	SPS	+H/HPM
Holy Light	2321	840	2.5		71.43%	928	2.76	1071	3.19	1214	3.61	1357	4.04	100.00%	1176
Flash of Light	475	180	1.5		42.86%	317	2.64	460	3.83	602	5.02	745	6.21	100.00%	420

Conclusions

Top HPS spells:

1. Tranquility
2. Binding Heal
3. Prayer of Healing
4. Holy Light

Top HPM spells:

1. Healing Stream Totem
2. Tranquility
3. Lifebloom (single cast)
4. Lifebloom (stacked)

Top HPS scaling spells:

1. Binding Heal
2. Chain Heal

Top HPM scaling spells:

1. Healing Stream Totem
2. Lifebloom (stacked)
3. Lifebloom (single cast)
4. Flash of Light
5. Chain Heal

With Talents

Priest

List of considered talents

• Improved Renew: +15% Healing for Renew
• Holy Specialization: +5% Crit for Greater Heal, Flash Heal, Prayer of Healing, Binding Heal, Holy Nova, Circle of Healing
• Divine Fury: -0.5 seconds Cast time for Greater Heal
• Improved Healing: -15% Mana for Greater Heal
• Healing Prayers: -20% Mana for Prayer of Healing, Prayer of Mending
• Spiritual guidance: +79 Healing for all spells
• Spiritual Healing: +10% Healing for all spells except Power Word: Shield
• Holy Concentration: -6% Mana for Greater Heal, Flash Heal, Binding Heal
• Empowered Healing: +20% Scaling for Greater Heal, Binding Heal; +10% Scaling for Flash Heal
• Improved Power Word: Shield: +15% Healing for Power Word: Shield

Spell	Healing	Mana	Cast time	Duration	Scaling	HPS	HPM	+500 HPS	+500 HPM	+1000 HPS	+1000 HPM	+1500 HPS	+1500 HPM	SPS	+H/HPM
Greater Heal	3006	659	2.5		105.71%	1202	4.56	1414	5.36	1625	6.16	1837	6.97	148.00%	624
Flash Heal	1384	442	1.5		52.86	923	3.13	1099	3.73	1275	4.33	1451	4.93	123.33%	836
Renew	1483	450	0.0	15	100.00%	99	3.30	132	4.41	166	5.52	199	6.63	23.33%	450
Prayer of Healing	4402	1004	3.0		85.71%	1467	4.38	1610	4.81	1753	5.24	1896	5.67	100.00%	1171
Prayer of Mending*	914	312	0.0		42.86%	609	2.93	752	3.62	895	4.30	1038	4.99	100.00%	728
Binding Heal	2769	663	1.5		105.71%	1846	4.18	2198	4.98	2551	5.77	2903	6.57	246.67%	627
Power Word: Shield	1528	600	0.0		20.00%	1019	2.55	1085	2.71	1152	2.88	1219	3.05	46.67%	3000
Holy Nova	1415	875	0.0		7.14%	940	1.61	963	1.65	987	1.69	1011	1.73	16.67%	12250
Lightwell	12986	445	1.5	30	0.00%	433	29.18	433	29.18	433	29.18	433	29.18	0.00%	N.A.
Circle of Healing	1810	450	0.0		42.86%	1207	4.02	1350	4.50	1493	4.98	1636	5.45	100.00%	1050

Druid

Caster Form

List of considered talents

• Naturalist: -0.5 seconds Cast time for Healing Touch
• Tranquil Spirit: -10% Mana for Healing Touch, Tranquility
• Improved Rejuvenation: +15% Healing for Rejuvenation
• Gift of Nature: +10% Healing for all spells
• Empowered Touch: +20% Scaling for Healing Touch
• Improved Regrowth: +50% Crit for Regrowth
• Natural Perfection: +3% Crit for Healing Touch, Regrowth, Swiftmend
• Empowered Rejuvenation: +16% Scaling for Rejuvenation, Swiftmend (Rejuvenation); +14% Scaling for Regrowth, Swiftmend (Regrowth); +10% Scaling for Lifebloom (single cast); +31.2% Scaling for Lifebloom (stacked)

Todo: Add a similar table that removes Empowered Rejuvenation, but adds Moonglow (-9% mana to HT, Rejuv, Regrowth) and Lunar Guidance (25% of Int is added to +Heal)

Spell	Healing	Mana	Cast time	Duration	Scaling	HPS	HPM	+500 HPS	+500 HPM	+1000 HPS	+1000 HPM	+1500 HPS	+1500 HPM	SPS	+H/HPM
Healing Touch	3296	842	3.0		120.00%	1099	3.92	1299	4.63	1499	5.34	1699	6.06	140.00%	701
Rejuvenation	1341	415	0.0	12	96.00%	112	3.23	152	4.39	192	5.54	232	6.70	28.00%	432
Regrowth	3189	845	2.0	21	114.00%	152	3.77	179	4.45	206	5.12	233	5.80	19.00%	741
Lifebloom (single cast)	960	220	0.0	7	105.00%	137	4.37	212	6.75	287	9.14	362	11.52	52.50%	210
Lifebloom (stacked)	901	220	0.0	6	187.20%	150	4.10	306	8.35	462	12.60	618	16.86	109.20%	118
Tranquility	20038	1485	8.0		228.57%	2505	13.49	2648	14.26	2790	15.03	2933	15.80	100.00%	650
Swiftmend (Rejuvenation)	1361	379	0.0		96.00%	907	3.59	1227	4.86	1547	6.13	1867	7.39	224.00%	395
Swiftmend (Regrowth)	1219	379	0.0		72.00%	813	3.22	1053	4.17	1293	5.12	1533	6.07	168.00%	526

Tree of Life Form

List of considered talents

• All talents of Caster Form
• Tree of Life: -20% Mana for all spells; +86 Healing for all spells

Spell	Healing	Mana	Cast time	Duration	Scaling	HPS	HPM	+500 HPS	+500 HPM	+1000 HPS	+1000 HPM	+1500 HPS	+1500 HPM	SPS	+H/HPM
Rejuvenation	1424	332	0.0	12	96.00%	119	4.29	159	5.73	199	7.18	239	8.63	28.00%	346
Regrowth	3288	676	2.0	21	114.00%	157	4.86	184	5.71	211	6.55	238	7.39	19.00%	593
Lifebloom (single cast)	1051	176	0.0	7	105.00%	150	5.97	225	8.95	300	11.94	375	14.92	52.50%	168
Lifebloom (stacked)	1062	176	0.0	6	187.20%	177	6.04	333	11.35	489	16.67	645	21.99	109.20%	94
Swiftmend (Rejuvenation)	1444	303	0.0		96.00%	963	4.76	1283	6.35	1603	7.93	1923	9.51	224.00%	316
Swiftmend (Regrowth)	1281	303	0.0		72.00%	854	4.23	1094	5.42	1334	6.60	1574	7.79	168.00%	421

Shaman

List of considered talents

• Improved Healing Wave: -0.5 second Cast time for Healing Wave
• Tidal Focus: -5% Mana for Healing Wave, Lesser Healing Wave, Chain Heal, Earth Shield
• Totemic Focus: -25% Mana for Healing Stream Totem
• Restorative Totems: +25% Healing for Healing Stream Totem
• Tidal Mastery: +5% Crit for Healing Wave, Lesser Healing Wave, Chain Heal
• Healing Way: +9% (average) Healing for Healing Wave
• Purification: +10% Healing for Healing Wave, Lesser Healing Wave, Chain Heal, Earth Shield
• Nature's Blessing: +90 Healing for Healing Wave, Lesser Healing Wave, Chain Heal, Earth Shield
• Improved Chain Heal: +20% Healing for Chain Heal

Spell	Healing	Mana	Cast time	Duration	Scaling	HPS	HPM	+500 HPS	+500 HPM	+1000 HPS	+1000 HPM	+1500 HPS	+1500 HPM	SPS	+H/HPM
Healing Wave	2887	684	2.5		85.71%	1155	4.22	1326	4.85	1498	5.47	1669	6.10	120.00%	798
Lesser Healing Wave	1293	418	1.5		42.86%	862	3.09	1005	3.61	1148	4.12	1291	4.63	100.00%	975
Chain Heal	2208	513	2.5		125.00%	883	4.30	1133	5.52	1383	6.74	1633	7.96	175.00%	410
Healing Stream Totem	4860	71	0.0	120	900.00%	41	68.21	78	131.37	116	194.53	153	257.68	26.25%	8
Earth Shield	3240	855	0.0	50	300.00%	65	3.79	95	5.54	125	7.30	155	9.05	21.00%	285

Paladin

List of considered talents

• Healing Light: +12% Healing for Holy Light, Flash of Light
• Illumination: -9.6% Mana for Holy Light; -6% Mana for Flash of Light
• Sanctified Light: +6% Crit for Holy Light
• Holy Power: +5% Crit for all spells
• Light's Grace: -0.25 seconds (average) Cast time for Holy Light
• Holy Guidance: +116 Healing for all spells

Spell	Healing	Mana	Cast time	Duration	Scaling	HPS	HPM	+500 HPS	+500 HPM	+1000 HPS	+1000 HPM	+1500 HPS	+1500 HPM	SPS	+H/HPM
Holy Light	2830	759	2.25		71.43%	1258	3.73	1416	4.20	1575	4.67	1734	5.14	111.11%	1063
Flash of Light	596	169	1.5		42.86%	397	3.52	540	4.79	683	6.06	826	7.32	100.00%	395
Holy Shock	617	409	0.0		42.86%	411	1.51	554	2.03	697	2.56	840	3.08	100.00%	954

Conclusions

• Top HPS spells
  1. Tranquility
  2. Binding Heal
  3. Prayer of Healing
  4. Holy Light
• Top HPM spells
  1. Healing Stream Totem
  2. Lightwell
  3. Tranquility
  4. Lifebloom (stacked) - Tree of Life
  5. Lifebloom (single cast) - Tree of Life
• Top HPS scaling spells
  1. Binding Heal
  2. Swiftmend (rejuvenation)
  3. Chain Heal
  4. Swiftmend (regrowth)
  5. Greater Heal
• Top HPM scaling spells
  1. Healing Stream Totem
  2. Lifebloom
  3. Earth Shield
  4. Rejuvenation
  5. Flash of Light

• Note: The author only counts one jump of Prayer Of Mending, ProM can jump up to five times. Seems inconsistent compared to Shaman's chain heal where it is given credit for three.

See also

• Spell power coefficient
• Spell damage comparison

External links

• Excel sheet with all this data: Theorycraft - Healing at demerlevedes.de.