Not gonna lie, I feel like Holy is getting spanked in higher keys. If there is a lot of AOE damage it’s just super rough and you’re gonna lose people. I’ve heard Disc is fairing much better, what are you guys experiences and should I swap?
For the record I start hitting issues with Holy in +7 depending on the dungeon and higher (The Coagulmation in City of Threads for example) is just…nearly untenable so I was debating swapping Disc.
I’ve been doing +11s on Holy and haven’t had any issues keeping up with the AOE damage. Holy is just very cooldown dependent compared to previous seasons.
I play mainly Archon so I have Halo, Divine Word, Apotheosis, Answered Prayers, Essence Devourer Shadowfiend, Coagulated Blood trinket, and Divine Hymn (I don’t take this for every dungeon).
In order to keep up with the damage I rotate and stagger through my cds so I have an ability ready to cover every phase of a fight. Halo + Coagulated Blood for example can burst heal the group with 8mil healing and easily take everyone from 50% to 100%.
Divine Word has multiple uses to buff your single target heals or to put a sanctuary on the ground. If everyone is standing in the sanctuary healing it does a decent amount of healing.
I use Apotheosis mainly to reset my Holy Words and to burst out single target healings. Answered Prayers triggers fairly consistently and it often comes up when you need it.
Talents like Desperate Times have more value in bigger keys because people dip <50% more often so you can crit heal them for 2mil with Serenity’s and PWL.
So for example I’ll always use Halo first then Divine Word for the next phase. After that I use Apotheosis for the 3rd phase and once that’s over Halo is reset. I’ll usually get an Answered Prayers proc inbetween all this as well or shortly after.
I’m having issues creating a build that gets DW for the Sanctify AoE heal without sacrificing too much CDR on Serenity. I play Oracle though. Would it be possible to link a build?
I’m looking at maybe swapping to something like this
This is what I mainly play with as Oracle/Archon.
I swap points around in the general tree depending on the dungeon. I swap Divine Service for Divine Hymn or Enlightenment if I need it.
Don’t worry too much getting Light of the Naaru. You can reset your Holy Words with Apotheosis and Answered Prayers.
I feel like giving up Pontifex hurts. Is it not that bad?
I hardly noticed Pontifex. Resonant Words itself is a good talent, but it’s awkward to take, and costs 2 points.
The build I play functions around Answered Prayers and Apotheosis as being your Holy Word refilling bar. Desperate Times is more valuable where people get hit <50% often, but Epiphany is also a good choice if the dungeon has light healing.
I take Divine Word because I rotate through cooldowns to heal through dungeons. I would say 80% of the time I’m using Divine Word for the dps boost and the only 20% is Serenity or Sanctuary.