Spell Focus: Flash Heal
Description
Flash Heal (Rank 9)
470 Mana, 40 yd range
1.5 sec cast
Heals a friendly target for 1101 to 1279.
Flash Heal is kind of an emergency spell for the priest. It is fast, but not very mana efficient.
You will use Flash Heal if you need to heal someone very quickly. Either because they may die if you don’t, or if you cannot spare much time to stand still and cast.
Imagine a fight where random raid members are taking mediocre amounts of damage, but you cannot predict any damage patterns to heal in advance or cast a Renew on them. This is where Flash Heal shines.
Strengths
It is fast and packs a sizeable punch. It will be topping of players if they have taken a beating, but are not severly wounded.
So, Flash Heal is a very good spell if you need to heal solid amounts of damage in a flash.
Weakness
It eats your mana. Flash Heal is not cheap. It’s quite expensive to be honest. Spamming Flash Heal will drain your mana pool quickly, and is not recommended. If your target will take more damage, you should continue by casting Greater Heals.
When & how to use
Use Flash Heal when a player needs health right now and you don’t have much time. If you can leave your maintank unattended for about 2 seconds, you can use Flash Heal to pad a badly injured damage dealer that may receive some damage soon, for example.
Also you may use Flash Heal if you need to stay mobile during a fight. Shade of Aran in Karazhan is a pretty good example of a fight that should see plenty of use for Flash Heals.
When not to use
Don’t use it if you have the time to cast a Greater Heal instead. Don’t bother if your target won’t take any lethal damage soon, use Renew instead.
