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Recuperate

Recuperate

30 Energy	100 yd range

Instant
Requires Rogue
Requires level 16

Finishing move that restores 3% of maximum health every 3 sec. Lasts longer per combo point:
1 point : 6 seconds
2 points: 12 seconds
3 points: 18 seconds
4 points: 24 seconds
5 points: 30 seconds

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Spell Details

Duration

n/a

School

Physical

Mechanic

n/a

Dispel type

n/a

GCD category

Normal

Cost

30 Energy

Range

100 yards (Vision)

Cast time

Instant

Cooldown

n/a

GCD

1 second

Effect #1

Apply Aura: Periodic Heal
Value: 3 every 3 seconds

Effect #2

Apply Aura: Mod Healing Taken - % (Arcane, Fire, Frost, Holy, Nature, Physical, Shadow)
Value: 20%

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Comment by Ganbantein

a HoT for combo points. 3% of health restored over 3 seconds. Paired with Premeditation in the subtle tree, you can target someone and get a free HoT that heals 12% over 12 seconds (assuming this heal doesn't break stealth). very useful in BGs

Comment by tmg1993

This...along with all the awesome stats I see on 85 gear...will be an awesome way for rogues to solo vanilla content :D I <3 my vanilla content..

Comment by Pachirisuneytor

on any nearby target

Is it just me or this is suggesting that it doesn't need to be your current target?
It's nice that rogues finally get to have a self healing ability ^^

Comment by drunkenwookie

Everyone seems to be overlooking the most important part of this spell....

School: Physical

No dispells!

Comment by drunkenwookie

No one (unless they're in the beta) can definitely say whether or not it will work as such, but I do know the Blizz has mentioned that the "self-buff" finishers (SnD atm) will be usable even on a dead target, therefore no longer wasting those CPs left on a target if they die.

To complement the change to combo points, non-damage abilities such as Recuperate and Slice and Dice will no longer have target requirements and can be used with any of the rogue's existing combo points, including combo points remaining on recently killed targets. This will not affect damage abilities, which will still require combo points to be present on the specific target you want to damage. To coincide with this, the UI will be updated so that rogues know how many combo points they have active.

Visions of a rogue clearing out a room and then activating Recuperate from the dead mobs' CPs before moving on to kill more have been flashing through my head for the last few days. /drool

Comment by Orthis

Rogues heal now. omg this is epic.

Comment by Mokushi

This skill is currently(Build 12319) able to be used after the monster you just killed is dead(Only if said monster had combo points). The window of use is roughly 10-15 seconds after the monster with the combo points dies.

Edit: This ability can be used while stealthed, and will not break stealth.

Comment by Hortensius

This ability stacked with http://cata.wowhead.com/spell=31245 would increase a 5 combo point heal from 30% to 36%. Paired with http://cata.wowhead.com/spell=79008, it would increase the overall heal from 50% to 60%.

Comment by Xanaxus

To also point out it has no CD as of this post.

Comment by Jessedaggerz

Its about damn time Rogues get a self healing ability

Thanks BLIZZ

Comment by delvun

undead rogues indeed

Comment by cardinn

Is this mutually exclusive with Slice and Dice?

Comment by Roguesaxaphone

Just wait til cataclysm comes out

1: Recuperate + http://cata.wowhead.com/spell=79008= 5% every 3 seconds which is in the 900s on my rogue

2: Shiny Shard of the Flame + http://www.wowhead.com/item=49463= 1086 every 5sec

3: http://www.wowhead.com/spell=44576#comments can give 310-356 per proc so double enchant FoK when alot of mobs r on u

4: Combat Readiness up to 50% less dmg from it when 5stack r up, imp recuperate xtra 6% and in the middle of the assassination tree- http://cata.wowhead.com/spell=31383#comments xtra 10% less dmg but if u dont want to be assassination spec, combat can get 50% more armor from leather, sublety can get 12 energy each recuperate tick but whatever spec u going for make sure u pick up Deadly Momentum and Imp Recuperate which will cost u 4 points but for troll rogues seeing this OMG
P.S: QUICK RECOVERY so u can very well do WotLK dungeons
P.S.S full recuperate put evasion on "I'm generating a lot more health and there's nothing u can do about it! this will be a good macro when ur fighting melee ppl also idk if its true or not but is first aid a cast instead of channel in cataclysm? pls be cast

Comment by TheAwakened369

This is exactly what rogues needed... self heal...
yaay...

Comment by Feik

BTW, if u use it in stealth, it breaks stealth effect?

Comment by ilusi0n

__(max hp)per time_____clean_______Impr. Recuperate______Quickening_______Impr. Recuperate with Quickening
________________________________________________________________________________________________
___(100 000hp)3s______3 000hp__________4 000hp__________3 600hp___________________4 800hp_________
1cp(100 000hp)6s______6 000hp__________8 000hp__________7 200hp___________________9 600hp_________
___(100 000hp)9s______9 000hp_________12 000hp_________10 800hp__________________14 400hp_________
2cp(100 000hp)12s____12 000hp_________16 000hp_________14 400hp__________________19 200hp_________
___(100 000hp)15s____15 000hp_________20 000hp_________18 000hp__________________24 000hp_________
3cp(100 000hp)18s____18 000hp_________24 000hp_________21 600hp__________________28 800hp_________
___(100 000hp)21s____21 000hp_________28 000hp_________25 200hp__________________33 600hp_________
4cp(100 000hp)24s____24 000hp_________32 000hp_________28 800hp__________________38 400hp_________
___(100 000hp)27s____27 000hp_________36 000hp_________32 400hp__________________43 200hp_________
5cp(100 000hp)30s____30 000hp_________40 000hp_________36 000hp__________________48 000hp_________

Since new (24.02.2011 PTR) patch Recuperate restores 3% of maximum health every 3 sec, up from 2%.
Since new (24.02.2011 PTR) patch Impr. recuperate causes your Recuperate ability to restore an additional 0.5%/1% of your maximum health, down from 1%/2%.
Mastery: Executioner NO longer affects the effectiveness of Recuperate.
Talent Impr. recuperate reduces all damage taken by 6% while Recuperate is active.
Talent Energetic Recovery restore 12/24/36/48/60/72/84/96/108/120 energy.
Does not break stealth.
Can't be dispelled.

Comment by tyrial

Now pray to the wow gods it doesnt get nerfed !

Comment by n4rt0n

Now pray to the wow gods it doesnt get nerfed !

The only thing is that God hates thieves, murders, and ninjas. lol

Comment by mikeclogrider

As far as I'm aware, it seems like once the target is dead, you can still use the available combo points UNLESS you target another mob/player before you use the points to heal.
So best to kill, stealth, recuperate, then target the next toon.

Comment by justicarkaanaa

If you're having trouble using this in BG for dead opponents, try this macro! ^.^

#showtooltip
/targetlasttarget
/cast Recuperate

It works wonders. Enjoy!

EDIT: You have to be quick, it only works before they release.

Comment by xexok

One thing I havnt seen mentioned here is that Recuperate benefits from Relentless Strikes as it uses combo points. So if you have 3 combo points on the target theres a 60% chance Recuperate is only going to cost you 5 energy, and 5 CP is obviously 100% chance.

I saw some people asking if you had to target things or not, and no you dont its the same for SnD. Just hit the button for either and it will use the combo points without targetting. No clue how far away this works.

Comment by Cer0

So the rogue class which had the 2nd lowest cooldown time while leveling (next to druids) are now #1.

Comment by n4rt0n

you can use recuperate without targeting the last target, it's going to consume the combo points of any target with combo points independent whether you're targeting it or not (if it's alive or not).

Another thing is the amount of combo points will not change the amount of healing per tick, only the amount of ticks.

Comment by Gismokvack

A cool trick is to, if you are at low health and in stealth but you have no combo points on any target, use Premeditation on a random target and use Recuperate on him. This will not break stealth, and you will get a nice small heal.

Comment by Kanariya

Nerfed to 2% in 4.0.3a. Rebuffed to 3% in 4.1.0.

Comment by Gismokvack

Recuperate seem to heal you depending on how much maximum health you have currently, and not how much you had when using/casting the ability. The vehicles in the Strand of the Ancients being one example, jumping up in the passenger slot after using recuperate will yield you extra healing as you seem to gain more maximum health while inside it. I do not believe this works with the driver slot, as the only extra maximum health you get is the vehicle's, and neither do I think it works with the turrets, for the same reason. This could add a lot of beneficial tactics for rogues in battle, especially vehicle ones.

Comment by DerSenf

Unnerfed version on Beta

You can see, even if that Rogue didn't stand a chance against a Warrior and a Healer, he survived more then 3 minutes thanks to Recuperate. Funny to watch imho, but sadly a very justified nerf.

Comment by evalowyn

I do not understand how cutting your arms would give you health, but hey... its a mad world.

Comment by slayer50513

I am going to miss this ability for powerpulling / PvP when it gets nerfed.

Comment by Kaleesh

Does... Anyone else find the icon disturbing?

Comment by Lionbone

I can already see the arenas:
-only the Rogue and the enemy are left
-rogue uses Vanish
-rogue uses Premeditation
-rogue uses Recuperate
-rogue sits quietly in stealth while enjoying the heal over time
-rogue saps the enemy if it tries to drink or eat
-Premeditation cd is done
-rogue uses Premeditation
-rogue uses Recuperate
-rogue sits quietly in stealth while enjoying the fact that he is about to have full hp and go all out on the enemy
-enemy is low on mana/hp
-enemy get's stunlocked and dies

Comment by Czrbonium

Would I be correct in assuming that haste does not decrease the time between the ticks of Recuperate? I only ask as it could be classified as a HoT, and given many rogues significant investment into haste...

Comment by drme

recuperate is the new death strike in 4.2

Comment by nexxius2

Not sure why a rogue should have this kind of healing, sure warriors have one heal but for that to work something worth xp has to die first, does not help if you need the heal during the fight.

Seen a 85 rogue use this healing him for 5800 every x seconds and that is like 3 times my hot on my 81 priest with 4400sp, while he can do crap lot of dps to.

Comment by Yzzami

Rogues get high on healing done charts in BGs nowadays

Comment by JackH

Recuperate ticks can proc the Hurricane weapon enchant.

Comment by andypoop20

You should really get the talent that recuperates energy as well when you use this spell, It can be very useful in PvP.

Comment by Yakeshi

This is merely an opinion
While I am by no means, dismissing the convenience of this ability... I, quite simply, have very strong feelings about it. Now for the not-so-simple part...

You see, Rogue's don't strike me as the healing type. I think it's cool, how they dodge so many things at once, and still manage to squeeze in attacks at such an astonishing rate. That was part of the reason I rolled one. I appreciate this ability, don't get me wrong. I do, I do. It's just... I don't think it should've been made. Hard logic to grasp, surely. To me, at least, a grand master Rogue is someone who can dodge everything that's thrown at him/her, and still be able to strike their enemy twice as many times as they attempted to hit him/her. They're someone who can sneak around, completely unseen, in broad daylight, through crowds of hundreds of people. They're someone so insanely skilled, people question how they can be human (mortal in Azeroth's case). They're not invincible. But they might as well be. Because at least then, their enemies would have a legitmate excuse for not being able to kill them.

I do NOT expect WoW to EVER make Rogue's like that. I realize all too well how OP I make them sound. But to me at least, they'll always be the coolest class around.

Comment by flinchfly57

To me this ability has always kind of annoyed me. Giving a self heal to a class that has the most control both in arenas and out is slightly aggravating. It surpasses even warriors self healing by far, not to mention helps them do more damage. 6400 hp3 for 30 seconds is no joke.

Rogues are now warriors 2.0 since they can do everything a warrior does, but better.

Comment by spsteevoe

As of 5.0.4, this ability is not available until level 16.

Comment by beadchaser

Recuperate is now proccing weapon enchants- known procs on Windsong and Elemental Force.

Elemental Force will damage a targeted mob within recuperate's range, but won't kick you out of stealth.

Comment by ilusi0n

__(max hp)per time______clean______Glyph of recuperate_____________
____________________________________________________________
___(300 000hp)3s______9 000hp_________10 500hp________________
1cp(300 000hp)6s_____18 000hp_________21 000hp________________
___(300 000hp)9s_____27 000hp_________31 500hp________________
2cp(300 000hp)12s____36 000hp_________42 000hp________________
___(300 000hp)15s____45 000hp_________52 500hp________________
3cp(300 000hp)18s____54 000hp_________63 000hp________________
___(300 000hp)21s____63 000hp_________73 500hp________________
4cp(300 000hp)24s____72 000hp_________84 000hp________________
___(300 000hp)27s____81 000hp_________90 500hp________________
5cp(300 000hp)30s____90 000hp________105 000hp________________
___(300 000hp)33s____99 000hp________115 500hp____(T15;2pt.bonus)
___(300 000hp)36s___108 000hp________126 000hp____(T15;2pt.bonus)

Comment by Pipkins

if you have combo points on multiple enemies and use recuperate, the effect will last for the time according to the number of combo points on your current target but consume the points of all enemies without adding them together for a total amount. so, make sure you spend all spare points on dead enemies before starting a new fight.

Comment by oraclecow

5.4 changes = love for rogue
Recuperate now restores 4% of maximum health every 3 seconds, up from 3%.
Glyph of Recuperate now increases the healing of Recuperate by an additional 1% (up from 0.5%).

5% x 30 s = 150% hp, just at the cost of combo points, so sweet =D

Comment by Zlayolon

This spell is broken. It heals me for 27 k in 3 seconds (that is 4 procent of my health). On a dummy. But when I'm in combat in PVP, it heals me for 9 k kealth in 3 secs only. Anyone noticed it? And also, Shiv with a Leeching poison, it does not heals as it says.

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