Could someone please tell me what they found to be the BiS relic combo for sage healers.

Thank you

It's 2 Elite War Hero Relic of The Boundless Ages

It's 2 Elite War Hero Relic of The Boundless Ages

 

No.

Dread Guard proc-relic + Dread Guard Relic of Boundless Ages for most classes.

There's a thread around here listing the best combo for the classes.

Not this discussion again ..

 

It's a playstyle decision as much as it is a mechanics decision..

 

I would prefer the static power pvp relics to any of the current pve proc/clickables.

 

The heal proc looks nice, but the healer has NO control over who it procs on and when, so in action as a healer it's completely useless, even though the math probably supports it ok..

 

The clickable seems nice, but to really compare it you have to keep it off cooldown at all times and calculate the mean efficiency of the extra power.. And to be honest, in the more heal intensive fights I have better things to do than remembering to click a relic.

 

Plus, the pvp ones give a huge static powerboost - what's not to like really?..

No.

Dread Guard proc-relic + Dread Guard Relic of Boundless Ages for most classes.

There's a thread around here listing the best combo for the classes.

 

The proc relic isn't a smart-heal. So could give you 100% overheal...

I have beaten Nightmare Kephess with EWH + DG combo. DG relic provides nice power boost when you need it.

Dread Guard proc-relic + Dread Guard Relic of Boundless Ages for most classes.

There's a thread around here listing the best combo for the classes.

 

That combo only applies to DPS classes.

 

The heal proc relics are actually terrible for healers. They have no crit rate and can be wasted because the healer has no control over where the healing goes. It's actually possible for the healing relic to proc the heal on a CCd target (because the CCs actually heal the target). Even then, assuming they're not wasted, the amount of healing provided every 20 seconds is so low that, if you're doing anything more than just spamming your free heal, you'll get more additional healing out of the passive power relics or the power use relic. The only class/spec that *should* use the heal proc relic is Shad/Sin tanks because they can never waste the heal on a CCd target, should be constantly taking damage, and have enough self heals to ensure that it's on a near-ICD effective proc rate.

 

As to your first relic, if you use the use relics on or near CD, they amount to more Power over time. This is predicated upon you *actually using the relic*. If you don't use the relic or don't want to have to use the relic because it's one more button on a 2 minute CD you have to pay attention to or simply because you don't need marginally improved healing for bursts of time, you are much better off just going with a passive power relic.

 

As to the second relic, the answer is always the passive power relic. Healers should already have more than enough alacrity that the alacrity relic is next to useless, especially considering the DR curves and that's the only other real option, other than the previous mentioned worthless proc heal relic.

 

In short, the best loadout is either a passive power relic and the power use relic or 2 passive power relics, depending on personal preference and playstyle.

As other have said the proc healing relic is too unreliable to use. Unless there is a fight where you know everyone is always below 100% a lot of it will go to waste.

 

There is a slight case to make for it if you're doing 16man content, but even then it's situational.

Very good advice everyone! Thanks a lot for taking the times to answer that question. I was already thinking about going with two war-hero relics for power but wanted to check if anything better was out there. As most of you agreed, I also do not care for the clickable relices and prefer the passive ones...thank you all again and Happy Holidays!

 

Kaeldra