Fellowship Healer Guide – Cooldown Planning & Triage ❤️

What “Good Healing” Really Means 🎯

• Proactive > Reactive: you don’t wait for bars to drop—you flatten damage before it lands.
• One-for-one trades: you never dump three cooldowns to solve a one-CD problem.
• Position = EHP: smart positioning prevents more damage than any heal spam.
• Triaging with intent: you save the ally that keeps your win condition alive.

UI, Keybinds & Readability (Set This Up First) 🖥️

• Turn off visual clutter. Make HP numbers big and legible, and enlarge debuff stacks.
• Always see: enemy cast bars, ally defensives, your major CDs.
• Keybinds: cleanse/interrupt/stun/external save on Q/E/R/F or easy mouse mods.
• Sound cues: enable “important cast start” and “ally HP critical.” Disable spammy ticks.

Damage Profiles & How to Read Them 📜

Different fights demand different plans. Learn to identify:

• Scripted Waves: predictable AoE every X seconds. Solution: timeline with mitigation → throughput rotation.
• Front-Loaded Burst: big hit then calm. Solution: pre-shield → DR → throughput then triage.
• Attrition: long, steady pressure. Solution: efficient casts, mini-CDs, mana pacing.
• Random Spikes (PvP/pulls): keep targeted saves ready; don’t burn raid-wides on chaos.

The Cooldown Framework 🧰

Group your tools by job:

1. Mitigation CDs (DR/Barriers): used before the hit to flatten damage.
2. Throughput CDs: big healing amps for scripted waves or clutch recoveries.
3. Targeted Saves (Externals): single-ally lifesavers.
4. Tempo/Utility: movement, cast protection, resets, dispels.

Order of operations: Mitigation → Throughput → Triage. Flatten first, top second, fix leftovers last.

Building a Cooldown Map (The Timeline Method) 🗺️

1. Write down every major hit (boss abilities, add spawns, “go” windows) with timestamps.
2. Place mitigation on the earliest consistent waves; spread them evenly.
3. Place throughput 1–2 waves later to catch staggered or residual damage.
4. Reserve one targeted save for each “lethal” event (tankbuster, marked player).
5. Sanity check: if two major hits are 20s apart, stagger CDs; don’t stack “just in case.”

Example (6-minute boss):

• 0:30 AoE → Barrier/DR.
• 1:00 AoE → Throughput.
• 1:30 Tankbuster → External.
• 2:00 AoE → Barrier/DR.
• 2:30 Adds explode → Throughput + ground.
• Repeat the loop; adjust if your kill time shifts.

Triage Like a Pro (Who Gets Saved First) 🚑

1. Guaranteed Lethal (targeted mechanic ticking to zero).
2. Tank / Space Holder (if they die, the field collapses).
3. Win-Con Player (battle res, group DR, key interrupts).
4. Multi-target Efficiency (one GCD that stabilizes several).
5. Top-offs (only when it doesn’t risk #1–#4).

Rule of thumb: Two people at 35% > one person at 10% if neither will die in the next second.

Positioning & Movement – The Real Defensive Stat 🧭

• Line-of-Healing: position to see tank + melee without eating cleaves.
• Anchor Rotations: pick a pillar/ramp and rotate with the group, not through them.
• Triangle Spacing: form a loose triangle with tank and ranged; one step = LoS to both.
• Pre-HoT before moving; use speed boosts to re-establish a cast lane fast.

Cleanses & Debuffs – Discipline Over Panic 🧪

• Kill debuffs first: healing reduction, stuns/roots during danger, ticking % HP.
• Batch cleanses when safe (2–3 targets at once).
• PvP bait: fake a big cast, force their silence/interrupt, then cleanse safely.

Resource Mastery – Mana Is a Cooldown 💧

• Aim for target mana at key boss HP breakpoints (e.g., 70% mana by 60% boss HP).
• Use potions/regens during lulls, not when everything is on fire.
• Overhealing >0.4 means your CDs are mistimed or you’re late on mitigation.

Healer Archetypes & Synergy 🔗

• Barrier/DR Healers: excel at flattening waves; pair with a throughput partner.
• HoT Sustain Healers: smooth attrition; pair with burst or external-heavy healers.
• Burst Healers: perfect for add explosions; rotate on a 60–120s cadence.
• External-Rich Healers: own tankbusters and “save that DPS” moments; call your timings.

Duos that feel great: DR + Throughput, HoT + Burst, External-rich + AoE pump.

Micro Skills That Win Fights 🧠

• Pre-cast just before the hit; cancel if the damage is delayed.
• Stutter step: move on GCDs, stand still on cast bars.
• Weave utility: slow/knock to reduce incoming damage—a prevented hit is infinite HPS.
• Target swap speed: mouseover macros for spot heals and cleanses.

Dungeon & Raid Specific Tips 🏰

Dungeons/Fractals (5-man):

• Call an interrupt order; missed casts cause more HPS than any heal.
• Stagger tank externals: yours on pull 1, tank’s DR on pull 2, yours on mini-boss.
• Pace pulls around your regen windows—ask for 5s before a chain pull.

Raids:

• Assign ownership: one healer owns mitigation windows, another owns throughput, a third floats triage/cleanses.
• Post your CD timeline in raid chat pre-pull.
• Battle res discipline: res the role that restores your win condition.

PvP Healer – Dictate the Tempo 🥊

• Pre-HoT the focus target; track enemy burst cooldowns.
• Peel first, save second: a slow/knock can prevent the entire kill window.
• Trade 1-for-1 with enemy goes. If they commit major burst, answer with one defensive.
• Reset calls: “Kite for 5, wall in 10, re-engage on my go.” Your voice sets rhythm.

Playbook Templates (Plug-and-Play) 📒

30s AoE Cycle

• Wave 1: DR/Barrier + instant AoE.
• Wave 2: Throughput + pre-HoTs.
• Wave 3: DR + ground heal.
• Wave 4: Throughput + targeted save.
• Repeat.

Tankbuster → Add Explosion

• T-5s: External + pre-shield on tank.
• T+0s: instant single + light DR on melee.
• T+6s: Throughput + ground + knock/slow control.
• T+12s: Triage, then drink if scripted lull.

Kiting Phase (Spread DoTs)

• Pre-HoT everyone; place grounds on move spots.
• Rotate efficient casts, batch cleanses, save throughput for regroup.

Communication – Short Calls that Win 🗣️

• “Barrier next wave.”
• “External tank in 3.”
• “Don’t stack CDs—mine now, yours next.”
• “Reset right 5s, re-go on me.”

Practice Plan (60 Minutes) ⏱️

• 15m UI pass: make HP/debuffs readable; bind externals, cleanse, interrupt.
• 20m timeline sim: on a dummy, press DR at 0:30/1:00, throughput at 0:45/1:30, triage between.
• 10m movement drill: circle a pillar; keep LoS to two “allies,” cast without panic.
• 15m review: after a wipe, answer: What killed us? What CD would have flattened it? Adjust.

Checklists ✅

Pre-pull: timeline posted, externals assigned, regen on keybind, personal defensive reachable.

During: pre-HoT before movement, one-for-one trades, call resets before panic.

Post: pick one mistake to fix next pull (late barrier, wasted throughput, missed cleanse).

Troubleshooting (Why Did We Wipe?) 🧩

• Everyone low, OOM: mitigation too late; shift DR earlier.
• One ally keeps dying: assign a targeted save to that mechanic; adjust pathing.
• Random deaths: over-movement/LoS issues; tighten formation, simplify routes.
• Overhealing 50%: you’re stacking CDs—spread them across waves.

Mini-FAQ ❓

Should I save big CDs for emergencies? - Plan them on scripted damage; emergencies shrink when your plan is solid.

How do I heal while moving? - Pre-HoT, use instants during travel, and anchor quickly for the next cast lane.

What stat spread is best? - Favor haste/cast-speed for smoother triage, then augment with mastery/vers or crit depending on your class’ kit.

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