Shadowlands 9.2 Healer Raid Tier List for Sepulcher of the First Ones - Dratnos and Tettles Predictions

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predictionsDisclaimers About This Tier ListIf you want to make an argument that your spec should be in a higher tier, you are saying that you do not believe it deserves a buff!Patch 9.2 Shadowlands Healer Tier List Predictions for Sepulcher of the First OnesHealer Tier List Definitions

S: An exceptional choice that we expect to see in all or almost all top comps. Bringing exceptionally strong kits, two copies are likelier than zero!

A: A great choice, we expect one copy of healers in this tier in most top raid compositions.

B: A solid spec that can provide enough healing and useful cooldowns to be a credit to the raid team, but lacks some element of damage, damage reduction effects, or extraordinary throughput that the above tiers have.

C: A spec with weaknesses that make it noticeably harder to use effectively. There are no healers in this tier.

D: A spec with serious survivability issues that requires an exceptionally high degree of pilot skill and/or tactical sacrifices to kill bosses. There are no healers in this tier.

F: A spec with horrifying weaknesses that is in immediate need of developer attention and we’d be surprised to see played in many raid compositions at all. There are no healers in this tier.

VideoPatch 9.2 Shadowlands Healer Ranking and ExplanationsS Tier Specs for the Sepulcher Raid

Holy Paladin is the only S-Tier healer, and this is due to their kit being so powerful for progression raiding. Pally is a healer that does high amounts of passive damage, has an immunity, and with 虔诚光环 they can give a large amount of raid-wide damage reduction for important hits. Holy Paladin is a spec that you will likely see in every top composition due to their kit’s unique strengths, and the absence of one of these on any boss encounter would be almost unheard of. In the past you would double up on Holy Paladins on certain encounters, and while that is less prevalent this tier, it still may happen on some fights. They are without a doubt one of the most important healers.

Without their 4-set, Holy Paladin will likely struggle in the throughput HPS department, but once they do gain access to that + double legendary they will be able to pump out reasonable amounts of HPS in raid while bringing the best utility kit for healers in the game. 红烬圣土 may have gotten nerfed, but do not be fooled Paladin is still OP.

A Tier Specs for Sepulcher Raid

Discipline Priest is a healer that was S-Tier for Sanctum of Domination, but has fallen a bit for Sepulcher due largely to the problems that fight design can cause them this tier. Three out of the final four fights currently have some form of a healing absorb attached to them, which depending on the tuning can become quite problematic for Disc Priest. This is especially true if the mechanics do not work out well for Disc’s ramp timings. If the timings do work out in their favor though, Disc has some of the best burst healing in the game and can mitigate damage at an unprecedented rate.

Disc will still be a top tier healer, and the Double Legendary acquisition while playing Kyrian is something that will benefit them greatly. They also have access to 能量灌注 to buff up a raid member’s damage if necessary, and they do a decent amount of damage on their own. Disc will always be one of the better healers for damage mitigation, but their lackluster sustained throughput could cause them some issues. Now that Holy Priest is also in a better spot overall, it gives something for Disc to fall back on if they are in a spot where the lack of throughput healing is a problem.

Restoration Shaman is the jack of all trades master of none of the healing specs. They have quite powerful cooldowns and strong healing throughput. At the same time they don’t have the strongest healing throughput or cooldowns. They also do high (the highest?) amount of damage in raid whenever playing Kyrian, but they are required to commit globals to doing damage if they want to achieve that. They also can play DPS legendaries as their second legendary if they desire and they lose very little in terms of throughput or cooldowns.

The utility the Resto Shaman has in the form of 灵魂链接图腾, 狂风图腾, and 先祖护佑图腾 makes them highly desired for specific mechanics and specific encounters as other healers have a hard time of competing with these types of utility abilities. Ultimately the reason they are not in S-Tier is due to them being middle of the pack healing wise and not necessarily excelling at anything. They are the kings of being average at everything. It is relatively hard to stack Restoration Shamans though, which firmly plants them in the A-Tier.

Druid is likely the highest throughput healer in raid with their 4 set (复苏之花 & 幻磷化身) and double legendary. With the presence of healing absorbs on the final few bosses, and the concerns with Disc / Holy Paladin throughput, Resto Druid will be able to do a lot of the heavy lifting. They also have incredibly strong mobility while healing, which very few healers can compete with (think Painsmith intermission). The reason they are ultimately A and not S is due to the lack of a raid-wide damage reduction ability and the fact that their DPS output is pretty poor as a whole. 狂奔怒吼 is an ability that should never be overlooked, and if it is as useful as it was in Sanctum of Domination then you may see multiple Resto Druids on some encounters, but that is unlikely.

B Tier Specs for Sepulcher Raid

Mistweaver Monk is a throughput healer that while the throughput is high, it isn't the highest of all healing specs (probably). Additionally they run into problems where the only thing they reasonably can do is reliable throughput. Whenever you look at it through the lens of their damage is worse than Holy Paladin and Shaman, their healing is worse than Restoration Druid, and their utility is one of the worst of all the healing specs, you are not left with a lot of redeeming qualities. While they are not unplayable, when you compare them to other healers they are lacking in a lot of areas and defined niches.

They do bring 玄秘掌, which if you need a monk option they are a fairly solid pick overall. As was said about Restoration Druid this seems like a tier where you do want 1 solid throughput focused healer, which Mistweaver can certainly fill that slot if you also need the mystic touch.

Holy Priest runs into similar issues as Mistweaver Monk in regards to lack of defined strengths. With their 4-Set they can get 圣言术：赎 down to a 3 minute cooldown. Additionally, they likely will be playing Night Fae for Fae Guardians, and they also have 能量灌注 for buffing up DPS. While these things are good, the Holy Priest struggles to compete at an absolute top level against other throughput healing options for top tier throughput. With low survivability, bad mobility, and moderate to low damage options it just is hard to rank them any higher than B-Tier compared to the other healers.

It is not an issue that Holy Priest is unplayable, similar to Mistweaver Monk, but it is worse than other potential options. The best case scenario to see Holy Priests is having an encounter that is not Disc favored and plays towards H-Priest strengths.

Class Guides

Blood DKFrost DKUnholy DK

Havoc DHVengeance DH

Balance DruidFeral DruidGuardian DruidRestoration Druid

Augmentation EvokerDevastation EvokerPreservation Evoker

BM HunterMM HunterSurvival Hunter

Arcane MageFire MageFrost Mage

Brewmaster MonkMistweaver MonkWindwalker Monk

Holy PaladinProtection PaladinRetribution Paladin

Discipline PriestHoly PriestShadow Priest
Assassination RogueOutlaw RogueSubtlety Rogue

Elemental ShamanEnhancement ShamanRestoration Shaman

Affliction WarlockDemonology WarlockDestruction Warlock

Arms WarriorFury WarriorProtection Warrior

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