Stats and Gearing
This section covers stat weights, trinkets, and embellishments for M+. I do not know what your individual raid prog or gear looks like, if you’re looking for specifically tailored information on gearing then please visit Questionably Epic Live .
Subject to change based on tuning
Stats
Int > Haste > Crit or Vers > Mastery
Haste
Haste is our highest priority secondary stat. It provides us with a quicker GCD, faster casts, an increased HoT tickrate, and lower CD on certain abilities like Rising Sun Kick and Renewing Mist. Haste also increases the speed at which you drink your Mana Tea.
Haste will be the stat that you feel the most. It will be very noticeable if you have low haste and the gameplay will feel clunky.
Critical Strike
Increased damage and healing, also contributes to Mana Tea generation. If you are not worried about damage intake or being one-shot, then you can prioritize Critical Strike over Versatility.
Versatility
Increased damage and healing (less potent than Critical Strike), aids in survivability as well as scaling on abilities like Chi Cocoon. If you are worried about damage intake or being one-shot in higher keys, then you can prioritize Versatility over Critical Strike.
Mastery
Additional healing proc from Renewing Mist application, Enveloping Mist, Rising Sun Kick (with a talent), Expel Harm, Revival, Sheilun’s Gift (primary target only), Jadefire Stomp, and Vivify.
Chi-Ji is our primary healing CD which also uses Mastery to heal through it’s own version of Gust of Mist.
Best 4 Piece: Head (Vers/Crit), Shoulder (Haste/Mas), Hands (Crit/Mas), Legs (Haste/Crit)
Off-Piece: Chest (Mas/Haste)
Tier Set Bonuses
Conduit of the Celestials
2-set: Heart of the Jade Serpent additionally triggers for 8 sec at 100% effectiveness after you cast Thunder Focus Tea.
4-set: Heart of the Jade Serpent increases your haste by 10% while active and for 4 sec afterwards.
Gameplay Changes
Conduit of the Celestials is unlikely to ever be better in Mythic+ but with the tier set it becomes increasingly important to make sure your Life Cocoon, Rising Sun Kick, and Thunder Focus Tea are on cooldown as much as possible to benefit from the CDR from Heart of the Jade Serpent. The gameplay gets a bit weird to play around the CDR because you don’t want to send important healing from Sheilun’s Gift or Thunder Focus Tea empowered spells and have it be useless but the main draw of Conduit is the CDR.
The tier does allow you to roll your healing beyond the windows due to the haste and CDR for things like Rising Sun Kick and Renewing Mist but most of this tree is still passive.
Master of Harmony
Gameplay Changes
2-set: Gaining Vitality has an increasing chance to cause your next Tiger Palm to unleash a Harmonic Surge, dealing nature damage split between your target and nearby enemies, and healing up to 5 injured allies.
4-set: Casting Thunder Focus Tea guarantees that your next 2 casts of Tiger Palm will trigger a Harmonic Surge.
Master of Harmony gameplay doesn’t change but our priority spells during Harmonic Surge may change based on the situation. When you have a Harmonic Surge, Tiger Palm becomes your highest healing ability (outside of Jade Empowerment). This is also mostly passive but will overall provide a large amount of healing
Trinkets
Loom’ithar’s Living Silk
This trinket is likely to get nerfed due to how powerful it is for any role but currently this would be our best for Mythic+. This is a trinket with haste base and an on use AOE shield on a 1:30 CD. This really helps cover the weakness that Mistweaver has with group survivability tools on such a short CD as well.
Depleted K’areshi Battery
This was performing well on PTR from a damage point of view.
Araz’s Ritual Forge
This has the same CD timer as our Celestial so you can macro this into your Celestial for bigger windows.
Diamantine Voidcore
High proc rate and part of the Shards of the Void set, this is a permanent wear.
Crafting
Don’t be in a rush to craft!
First Spark
Weapons are one of the largest budget items so it’s typically recommended as your first craft. You can craft an off-hand since we will want to wear the Voidglass Kris as our main hand for the Shards of the Void set.
Second Spark
Replace your lowest slot with your embellishment and craft as long as it is not in a tier, weapon, boots, or cloak spot.
Embellishments
Duskthread Lining (Mythic+)
Versatility ends up being pretty useful for Mistweaver in Mythic+ so if you don’t have to worry about raid progression gearing, then you can run Duskthread.
Binding of Binding (Mythic+)
If you don’t have to worry about raid progression, Binding of Binding is a solid choice for Mythic+
Ascendance (Raid)
Ascendance is pretty mid in Mythic+ because you regularly drop combat. You’ll likely see a lot of Mistweavers using it in the beginning due to raid progression.
Writhing Armor Banding (Raid)
Buffs Ascendance, again pretty mid in Mythic+, but popular early on due to raid progression.
Races
Night Elf
Even if Night Elf isn’t 100% the strongest for throughput I tend to prefer Night Elf for healers in general for Shadowmeld. Shadowmeld regularly lets you drop mechanics entirely, drink mid combat (rarely needed), as well as working as a wipe prevention or skipping tool.
Dwarf
Stoneform is quite strong and in general for self dispels but again I prefer to play Night Elf.
Mag’har Orc
Mag’har Orc is more of a raid choice but is our strongest throughput wise.