Complements of Zel, this is for all those hippies trying to figure out how to heal with a Paladin. Warning, the Cataclysm changes mean you’re going to need to use at least three buttons!
No Spammable AOE? How do I heal up the group?
Cooldowns. Use them.
Your “Hand of …” spells are cooldowns you should be using all the time. Divine Favor, Avenging Wrath, and Guardian of Ancient Kings can be rotated for extremely high damage situations such as when you feel the need for a lot of group/raid healing.
Rolling what, now?!
You’re wearing plate now, hippie. Heal directly and mean it.
Divine Plea when you can
Divine Plea takes half your output. Don’t bother pairing it with a big cooldown, but do use Hand spells. Learn to look for opportunities to Plea during long fights and let other healers in the raid know you’re using it.
Why is my healing floor way over there?
No. Be assertive, hippie. “Why is nobody hugging me? HUG ME!!!” Radiance only works if people are next to you. Train your group to hug. If the boss hates hugging hippies then you’re in luck because you’re a Paladin and not a damned, dirty hippie.
a battle rez?
When triaging, keep Death Knight, Druid, or Warlock alive and let the Hunter die.
That’s an advanced topic. Get to EJ and use what you find there. Don’t cry about it sucking; you’re just going to rust your armor.
When mobs bite my face off…
That feeling? That sparkly aura of pink-tinged invincibility? That’s what it feels like to be a Paladin.