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Healing Surge

Healing Surge

20.7% of base mana	40 yd range

1.5 sec cast
Requires Shaman
Requires level 7

Heals a friendly target for (412.5% of Spell power).

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School

Nature

Mechanic

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Dispel type

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GCD category

Normal

Cost

20.7% of base mana

Range

40 yards (Long)

Cast time

1.5 seconds

Cooldown

n/a

GCD

1.5 seconds

Effect

Heal

Flags

Cannot be used while shapeshifted

Guides

Elemental Shaman Guide

Elementals in
Draenor: A Guide
to Elemental Shaman

Restoration Shaman Guide

Warlords of Draenor
Monk Changes

Warlords of Draenor
Shaman Changes

Comments

Comment by Jadamsmhs

Lesser Healing Wave is an amazing spell that should be spammed when you are healing.

Comment by DELPylon

Shaman version of Flash Heal. Heals for slightly less, costs a bit less mana.

Comment by TokiLoki

This is the shamans burst healing spell. Don't expect to be using this one if your enhancement unless you like being oom. Even elementals go oom fairly quick using this.

Spamming this as elemental can prevent wipes if healer dies, but only buys you 30 secs or so.

Comment by westrock2000

In patch 4.0, its a heck of spell. Particularly while leveling. Its way faster then Healing Wave and only does a little less healing then Greater Healing Wave (which you don't even get till 68 after patch 4.0).

It is mana intensive, but considering the speed this is going be your go to direct healing spell. With 3/3 Tidal Wave Greater Healing Wave is reduced to about the same cast speed. GHW will heal for a little more, but will cost a little more mana. Plus you have to get a Chain Heal out first to get Tidal Wave.

So that makes Healing Surge a great general use heal. With this spell, 9 charges standard with Earth Shield, plus Cleansing Waters Shamans are much more resilient in 4.0.

Comment by Pythagoreant

This is shamans' quick, expensive heal.

In Cataclysm (as of 4.0.3a), all healers have the following types of heals:

Quick, expensive heal: 1.5 second cast, very high mana cost, high heal value.
Inexpensive heal: 3 second cast (usually talented to 2.5), very low mana cost, low heal value.
Slow, big heal: 3 second cast (usually talented to 2.5), high mana cost, very high heal value.

The mana costs differ very slightly between classes. Two of them have the quick heal cost more than the big heal.

Priest
Quick - Flash Heal
Cheap -
Big - Heal

Shaman
Quick - Healing Surge
Cheap -
Big - Healing Wave

Druid
Quick - Regrowth
Cheap -
Big - Healing Touch

Paladin
Quick - Flash of Light
Cheap -
Big - Holy Light

Comment by evgen4

As of Patch 4.0.6, this and both healing waves have a new, wavey effect.

Comment by Ionite

This along with was recolored to a watery blue color in 4.2.

Comment by Pope

Oh healing surge.
The nerfhammer has really hit you hard.

Healing Surge has become nearly obsolete nowadays (sadly).

In direct comparison to Healing Wave, (assuming Tidal Waves, 5% Haste-buff, and the usual 916 Haste)

Healing surge has a cast-time of 1,33 seconds. It also has a high crit chance - 60% with 30% from your gear.
Healing Wave has a cast-time of 1,71 seconds.

Due to a higher Base-healing, and a higher spellpower-coefficient, Healing Wave will heal for a lot more.

So for making Healing Surge effective, you'd need a really urgent emergency-situation, or no tidal wave-stacks active.

Just because I like numbers and stuff:
Base Heal is 4802
Scales with 0,483% of your Spellpower (without Restorative Waves and )

Comment by shadosan

In 6.0.2 and 6.0.3 (so far), Healing Surge is pretty much spammable for the whole fight. Heck i had 70% of my healing as HS and i was #2 on the healing chart on many occasions (close behind).

Using Riptide and Unleash Life before casting this empower it, so it's useful for topping someone up in a sec.

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