Maximize, Empower & Spell penetration for Healbot

[TomsCZ]

Hi,

in many healbot build some players recomended Feet Maximize, Empower & Spell penetration. But never write why. Can someone answer me - why is e.g. Spell penetration usefull for healbot?

[Rusty_Can]

Hi,

in many healbot build some players recomended Feet Maximize, Empower & Spell penetration. But never write why. Can someone answer me - why is e.g. Spell penetration usefull for healbot?

- Maximize, Empower and Empower Healing stack;
- Maximize and Empower affects all your "Cure" spells (but Heal and Mass Heal) and your damage spells (Blade Barrier, Cometfall and so on): at high level, in many raids, clerics often use "Mass Cure Wound" spells, which are affected by Maximize and Empower; furthermore, even if you are a healbot, you might need to toss the odd Blade Barrier or Cometfall.

However, Maximize and Empower are more expensive than Empower Healing (Maximize is 25 spellpoints for double effect, Empower 15 spellpoints for 50% more).

As for Spell Penetration features, those are often picked by clerics that want some offensive power (Destruction, Implosion) or Crowd Control capabilities (Greater Command, Symbols).

[Lorien_the_First_One]

As for Spell Penetration features, those are often picked by clerics that want some offensive power (Destruction, Implosion) or Crowd Control capabilities (Greater Command, Symbols).

And that's because if you are JUST a healbot you are a CRAPPY cleric. Your job is to do more than heal and a heal spec'd cleric is also offensive spec'd almost by default.

[Rusty_Can]

And that's because if you are JUST a healbot you are a CRAPPY cleric. Your job is to do more than heal and a heal spec'd cleric is also offensive spec'd almost by default.

I totally agree, although an offensive caster should have also Heighten, which many healbots don't take.

Just for the record, my clerics retain also some melee capabilities *grins* .....

[hermespan]

I totally agree, although an offensive caster should have also Heighten, which many healbots don't take.

Just for the record, my clerics retain also some melee capabilities *grins* .....

Clerics should only stand 50 feet from the fight and HEEEAAAALLL MEEEEEE!

/sarcasm off