Healing Wave: which rank to use
Shaman · Nature · 10 ranks, 5 learned by level 30.
At level 30 with 45 healing power, Healing Wave rank 1 gets the most healing per mana; rank 5 does the most healing per second.
Most mana-efficient rank by gear: rank 5 up to 8, rank 1 from 9 healing power.
Every rank at level 30 with 45 healing power
| Rank | Healing per cast | Mana | Cast | Healing per mana | HPS | Mana lasts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank 1 (level 1) | 61 (56–66) | 25 | 1.5 s | 2.44 | 40.7 | 1 min 30 s |
| Rank 2 (level 6) | 102 (94–109) | 45 | 2 s | 2.26 | 50.8 | 1 min 7 s |
| Rank 3 (level 12) | 171 (158–183) | 80 | 2.5 s | 2.13 | 68.3 | 47 s |
| Rank 4 (level 18) | 306 (284–328) | 155 | 3 s | 1.97 | 102 | 29 s |
| Rank 5 (level 24) | 394 (366–422) | 200 | 3 s | 1.97 | 131.4 | 23 s |
HPS counts the global cooldown. Mana lasts: casting only that rank from 1,500 mana.
Forever against Classic Era
- Rank 1: 61 healing for 25 mana in Forever instead of 47 for 25 in Classic Era (spell power share 0.429 instead of 0.123).
- Rank 2: 102 healing for 45 mana in Forever instead of 88 for 45 in Classic Era (spell power share 0.571 instead of 0.271).
- Rank 3: 171 healing for 80 mana in Forever instead of 172 for 80 in Classic Era (spell power share 0.714 instead of 0.500).
- Rank 4: 306 healing for 155 mana in Forever instead of 339 for 155 in Classic Era (spell power share 0.857 instead of 0.793).
- Rank 5: 394 healing for 200 mana in Forever instead of 460 for 200 in Classic Era (spell power share 0.857 instead of 0.857).
How it's worked out
- From the client, for each rank: base damage or healing and its range (SpellEffect base points and variance), the extra per level up to the rank's max level, the spell power share (coefficient), mana cost, cast time, duration, global cooldown and cooldown.
- No downrank penalty in the Forever client. Classic Era's client puts a penalty for spells learned before level 20 inside the coefficient (Shadow Bolt rank 1: 0.14); Forever's client gives the full share (0.486), for 80 low-level ranks across the classes. Anything else would be on Blizzard's servers, so the calculator shows Classic's rules only as Speculation.
- Speculation: crits count only on direct hits, at 150%, as in Classic; the example gear (1.5 spell power per level) is not client data.
Other Shaman spells
Lightning Bolt, Earth Shock, Flame Shock, Frost Shock, Lesser Healing Wave, Chain Lightning, Chain Heal, Lava Burst, Riptide