Lightwell Needs Something

Classes Priest
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I figured I’d make a topic about this as well.

So there are several ways I thought of to probably enhance lightwell.

  1. Lightwell attempts to remove curses, magic, poison, disease up to 10-15 times in addition to it’s current ability (if not further buffed).

  2. Talent rework, choose between Circle of Healing and Lightwell on the talent tree(moving Lightwell up) then adjust various talents accordingly. What would replace Lightwell, previously at the bottom of the tree? I don’t know.

  3. Lightwell has an additional “Cascade” Prayer Of Mending effect, now being able to target Lightwell with Prayer Of Mending which will scatter the charges of Prayer of Mending amongst nearest friendly targets(or HP priority).

  4. “Summon”/“Dismiss” Lightwell, hopefully with additional reworks with how it heals also probably additional mana cost to cast and relinquish Lightwell. CD could be lowered but shared.

  5. Clickable instead.(just kidding)

  6. Levitation doesn’t break while Lightwell is up and you can cast all healing spells without having LOS or facing targets as long as Light well is within LOS of targets. Probably making Lightwell destructible.

  7. Lightwell increases Resurrection cast time and Resurrection can now be used in battle at cost of the Lightwell.

  8. Holy Word: Lightwell, changing it to a Holy Word so it benefits from Apotheosis etc.

  9. Lightwell substitutes for your mana when below 50% and increases output for up to 15 spells.

  10. All of the Above.(not kidding)

So I could keep going or expand upon my reasoning but all I know is that Lightwell needs something.

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Light well with a talented cleanse or the ability to shoot out a bunch of prayer of mending’s would be incredible, not sure at what point it becomes OP but it would for sure be better than whatever the heck it is now

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I think #8 may have been the most balanced approach. I have contemplated a lot of different reworks so I just through our some at the top of my head which tends to be OP.

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The best way for Lightwell to change would be to become Cascade.

5

I would trade Lightwell for a Lightspawn.
His main function would be to tank and heal AoE every time he does damage and gets hit.
5/10 minutes of CD.

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If I was going to change lightwell it would prolly be something like…

“The priest carries a lightwell beside them that stores healing done. Every X amount of healing creates a charge that can be used to heal a target for X amount over 6 seconds. This heal costs no mana and is castable while casting, moving, and while CCed.”

In a sense while you are spending mana for your actual heals you are getting to store charges, I would prolly go with 5 at max, of free HoTs that you actually get to use. Now the animation wouldn’t be the priest literally carrying a lightwell but it just floating along at the priests side.

This would actually give us control over the ability, which is stupid we don’t already have it, help with our mana issues, and the function in terms of casting for me would be very much like a mage’s fireblast.

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  1. Add ability to move lightwell by recasting, no GCD, just 3 second reuse on moving
  2. Increase range from 20yrds to 40 yrds
    3a. Lightwell is now a smart cast instant heal
    3b. Lightwell hot now bounces if it heals a full HP target
    3c. Lightwell instead radiates healing you do from Flash Heal or Heal, healing nearby allies for X% of the heal over 6 seconds.
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In BFA wasn’t there an azerite power that worked that way ?
That power accumulated the overhealing and we could use that amount to heal in single target.

The animation was a golden orb floating near the character.

Now that I remember, it was not an Azerite power.
It was one of those 8.2 essences.

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Fair enough, although I didn’t play much BFA, and I wouldn’t want it promoting overhealing to get the effect.

Overhealing aside its a well design ability and its how lightwell should of been from the start imo.

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I tried Divine Image on Mythic and the proc rate is incredibly low. On a 7 minute fight it only contributed to 3% of my healing. Divine Word is still better than it because you can either use it for the group AoE healing or to pump up your Holy Word Salvation when you need it.

It’s the same kind of problem with Lightwell. It heals for a mediocre amount with a long cd and you can’t move it. Also, I would rather take Lightweaver.

Divine Word + Lightwell would serve much better as their own node choice higher up in the tree instead of being end tree talents.

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Have you actually tried using lightwell in dungeons though? Is the healing same as a Divine Hymn?

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YES. Bring back the 2 tier set bonus for Shadowlands and it’d fix everything wrong with Holy.