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Priests and Druids are perceivably better PvP healers due to their ability to use HoTs(Heal Over Time) and use pillars to manipulate LoS. When a Priest or Druid are getting beat on, their partner(s) are still getting healed via the HoTs, whether it be Lifebloom, Rejuvanation, Lifebloom, or Prayer of Mending. Priests also bring Mana Burn and an offensive Dispell to the table, whereas the Druid brings extreme survivability, Crowd Control, and ability to easily escape CC themselves.
Paladins are great and almost invulnerable to melee classes. They can literally spam Flash of Light without going out of Mana, bring Blessings, and some great Blessing utility(Freedom, Sacrifice, Protection). Their weakness, however, like Shamans, is that they have to cast to heal, which makes them very vulnerable to Silence and Interrupt effects. When they are not casting, your partner is not getting healed.
Shamans are for the very skilled. Higher ranked totems easily wand within 2 seconds of any Totem you happen to drop. Earth Shield is now dispelled by 5/9 classes, and like the Paladin, have to cast to heal which makes them vulnerable to being locked out. They wear mail, and are a bit more susceptible to melee than a Paladin. They are more of an "offensive healer", which means utilizing Rank 1 Earthshock to prevent CC casting and use of Grounding Totem right when spells get fired off. They also have nowhere near the mana regen of a Paladin. They also have no way of escaping when locked down...there are no "oh sh!t" panic buttons..they just have to stand there and spam healing as much as they can...Ghost Wolf is a joke.
Hope this helps.
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So what is considered the best pvp healer
Druid. The top 2v2 and many of the top 3v3 teams are littered with them. On my Warrior, once I hit the 1800+ range, over 70% of the teams I fought against featured a Druid/Warrior or Druid/Warlock. Ugh.
The old school best combo, at least when Arena first came out, was Holy Paladin/MS Warrior and SL/SL Warlock/Shadowpriest. How times have changed. One day, though, I think the trend will swing towards Shaman teams.
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antee
Don't know if this helps you, but im a elemental shaman, so I both dps and heal alot. Your heals aren't that great, but a couple of chain heals in midst of the battle tend to be popular. People like all kind of healing in battlegrounds.
But then again, thats elemental, not restoration.
Never tried arena though.
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