sacr3dbac0n – ESO Dungeon Trifecta Guides and Builds

Subclassed Healer

For U49/U50/U51, by @sacr3dbac0n/The Frying Pan.

My subclassed Healer setup built for dungeon trifectas. It’s meant to be used alongside the tank setup (AD/Lucent/WM). This setup provides critical w/s dmg bonuses like Courage and PA, and the overheal to keep regen to the group. With this build, you’ll be a guiding light with the ability to stabilize groups in intense encounters.

The subclass healer starts with the question: how many buffs can I pack into a single package without taking trade-offs? What more does it offer than any other pure class spec?

Put it simply, it allows you to cherry-pick buffs and abilities that would otherwise be locked behind a different class’s skill line. And whether that flexibility creates an overall stronger group package.

For the build, we’re picking Restoring Light or Ardent Flame, Curative Runeforms, and Green Balance. Here’s why:

Restoring Light:
Provides awesome sustain and a great group HoT, which can be more forgiving when sustain pressure is high.

  • Extended Ritual: good, large-radius HoT. Has the Purify synergy, which purges effects.
  • Channeled Focus: what gives the sustain. Insane magicka regen with Major Resolve

OR

Ardent Flame:
Offers a clean way to get Minor Heroism in group with Firekeeper. Cauterize is good when people are in range too. The trade-off here is that your sustain suffers – you don’t have the regen from Restoring Light – so it’s more on the limit.

  • Firekeeper: Provides Minor Heroism to group members inside the AoE HoT.
  • Cauterize: Heals every 3 s inside a radius that automatically targets. Isn’t necessarily gated by movement/positioning.

AND,

Curative Runeforms:
The main skill line for buffing the group. You get Tidal Glyphic (200 w/s dmg), Zena’s (Minor Courage and Minor Endurance/Intellect), and Chakram of Destiny.

  • Tidal Glyphic: strong AoE HoT for intense phases; gives 200 w/s dmg and Major Protection when powered.
  • Zena’s Empowering Disc: our source of Minor Courage and Minor Endurance/Intellect, which is otherwise not easy to get.
  • Chakram of Destiny: solid group shield to spam when your HoTs are up and ticking.

AND,

Green Balance:
We don’t use any of the abilities from this skill line, but it’s good for the Minor Toughness passive, which doesn’t rely on Green Balance abilities to proc. Frankly, there’s nothing better for this last slot unless your tank is missing something from the buff sheet.

Note: Enlivening Overflow. This is essential for any trifecta group; it allows your group to quickly regen from heavy dodge/blocking phases.

We’re using the usual bread and butter: Ozezan, Spell Power Cure, Powerful Assault, and Master’s Restoration Staff. Ozezan is great because it mitigates incoming damage that would otherwise be difficult to sustain through – it saves lives. Spell Power Cure, since it’s the most consistent way to get Major Courage on the group. We’re also using Powerful Assault, which is better on healers than tanks in dungeons because of uptimes and positioning constraints. Finally, the Master’s Restoration Staff for the regen to sustain us through it all.

Glyphic is being used over something like Barrier or an extra Warhorn so we can get the biggest ult dump with no buff overlap during burst windows.

Overall, subclassed and pure class healer specs still have their places. Subclass healers allow great flexibility with the buffs you can get in group (if needed), while pure class specs have an overall stronger toolkit which offers more bonuses. Subclass specs ultimately lose out on the bulk in the number of buffs, but allow the healer to compensate for buffs that the tanks may be missing.

But to return to the thesis: why use subclass over pure class like an Arcanist?
And the answer is, simply use it when you need to patch specific holes (for buffs) in the group.

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