Friday, 25 January 2013

Druid Tier 15: Leafstorm's Perspective

So for those up to date with the recent happenings in the WoW community, the Tier 15 sets have been datamined to reveal their respective appearances and set bonuses.
Most important of all, here is our Tier 15 Druid set:



Initially the set seemed a little dark for me, almost Tier 14 Warlock and even the name "... of the Haunted Forest" presents an ominous impression. On further inspection however, my perspective changed and I admired beautiful design and structure of the set, something Druid sets have severely lacked over the years. 


The set is reminiscent of the Ancients and Treants that are not only a strong part of  Night Elf society, but druidism in general. I love that this important part of druid culture is so vibrantly expressed through the set. My favourite, for obvious reasons, is the normal tier. The green glow is perfect for my preferred restoration spec. I tend to be rather unbiased when choosing my favourite armour sets for the season, but if I'm completely honest, I'd have to say Tier 15 druid has to be the best looking of the bunch, just in front of the Mage and Monk sets in my opinion.


To the set bonuses (Restoration):

Vestments of the Haunted Forest:

2 piece bonus - Swiftmend's ground effect can now heal up to 4 targets each time it heals.
4 piece bonus -  The healing done by your Rejuvenation increases by 6% each time it causes healing.

The rejuvenation bonus really caught my eye, the increase in healing with every tick will be extremely useful, especially for many resto who throw a rejuvenation on the tank just before a pull, it will help negate to some degree the horrible increases in damage after mobs have thrown on their debuffs, it will also help us use our other abilities more frequently as it gives druids the incentive to leave our rejuvenation right until the final tick.
Swiftmends healing ground effect upgrade from 3 to 4 targets is welcome but minor, similar to many other 2 piece bonuses.
Overrall I'm a huge fan of our set bonuses this tier. Tier 14's 2 piece bonus reducing the mana cost of rejuvenate 10% was hardly useful, and while Tier 14's 4 piece bonus (reducing Swiftmend's cooldown by 3 seconds) is epic, I''m much more pleased with the newest bonuses. That being said I do think the Tier 14's bonuses are a little more raid friendly than Tier 15, who seem to be almost primed for Challenge Mode dungeons.

So what do you guys love (or hate) about Tier 15, so far? Do you like the look of the set? Do the bonuses tickle your fancy? Leave a comment and happy shifting!

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