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This quote from Megan of the Out of Mana blog was just too good not to share:
And I’ll say this once, I’ll say it again — against DOT heavy teams who rush the tempo or even Bloodlust/Heroism gib teams in Blade’s Edge, powering a Tranquility underneath the Blade’s Edge Bridge while the fighting goes up on top tastes so good it should be packaged and sold next to Bacon.
Am I the only Durid (the Druid equivalent of “Huntard”) who hasn’t figured out how to make this work, yet? I once tried this in a 5v5 and watched helplessly as my four teammates were turned into so much guildmate-flavored paste. And were subsequently eaten by the 5-year old playing a Warlock on the opposing team. He was alone, too.
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I wouldn’t want my druid underneath the bridge. They need to play LOS game, but underneath the middle of the bridge is WAAAY too far from being in position to continue healing on your teammates upstairs after Tranq is done.
Tranquility under the bridge has to be timed well and against the right opponents. Usually in Blade’s Edge, both teams are mounted and race up the ramps to see what the other team is—usually the first clash is in the middle of the bridge.
Now, DOTgib teams (eg Lock/SPriest/Healer or another Lock/SPriest) and Heroism/Bloodlust gib teams usually want to initiate the fight very early—they’ll rush in mounted, pop AE fears, totems, and other offensive cooldowns very quickly to try and get one of yours down.
As soon as I see this type of team run in, I quickly get off some basic HOTs and jump off the bridge and position underneath. The goal then is to outlast the initial barrage of gibgibgib, and Tranquility is overpowering when it lasts it’s full duration. Underneath I cannot be silenced, interrupted, stunned or feared and my buddies play full survival mode using defensive cooldowns.
If things are still hazy, my teammates also jump down. If not, I travel form back up to the top. Your mileage may vary.
I imagine Tranquility under the bridge also works best when you have at least one other healer on your team (in 5v5), ready to pick up the slack while you come back up. In 2v2, it’s such a mana-intensive spell (relative to the amount healed) that I rarely use it.
Thank you for the tips, Megan!