I must admit, PTD, I watched you on that first eagle phase on Zul’Jin more than I watched anything else (I was dead. I’m sure I did something stupid to wind up that way). It’s not often I get to see another tree in action, and when I do raid with another one, the minute methods are almost always different. Rejuv or LB? Regrowth or rejuv/swiftmend?

Sometimes, though, proven methods have to be shared, and a tree’s imperviousness to the eagle phase lends itself to uber tree-healing that can’t be ignored. Besides… my shadow priest wanted to see Zul’Jin down for the first time, and your being the tree in that run made it possible.

Yeah, 2 of our 4 best tanks.

@PMEL

We did not try that trick. I mentioned it before the run, and posted it in the thread, but I guess the plate wearers didn’t want any extra deaths. We were only going for the first 2 chests anyhow, which is easy enough regular. I think we’re trying a speed run this week, maybe then we’ll use it.

As far as talents, I generally avoid any talent that boosts either HT or Tranq. I use both so infrequently I can’t see the point of spending precious talent points on them. I have IS and some balance talents mostly to ease soloing and dailies, but I do also occasionally lend my meager assistance to DPS to raid bosses when we have them close to dead and the healing seems covered.

With tranq in particular, I only use that in “oh crap” moments, and I don’t think I’ve ever had a problem with the aggro generated from it. The fights are usually close to over when I use it anyhow. If tranq affected people around me, like other raid members, and not just my party, I’d use it more. As it is I find it very situational.