Stumbled upon this video as I try my hand at being a healer. Installed both of these addons after watching and immediately loved them. Clique makes the macro binds stupid easy, and the grid is immensely lovely and simple. My favorite part about grid is how it shows you who is in proximity of your spells and who is not by simply highlighting the colors of those within distance. I was literally thinking about that before I started going into groups with grid and lo' and behold, there it was. Thanks for the suggestions!
Did you see his most recent video? Are you still using these addons? I love the tutorial and setup information madskillz presents here. Made me reroll a healer :)
Yes more of these, I'm leveling a healer (resto shaman) for the first time and atm I use elvui frames and have to make mouse over macros for everything. Your setup looks cleaner and after watching this is way easier to get going. Your vids are great, I started the shaman after watching some of your videos about it.
I use Healbot with great success. It basically combines Clique and Grid into one add on. It also shows hots or buffs like rejuv and glimmer automatically without having to manually add them. It's not nearly as clean looking as Grid or VuhDo but it gets the job done.
I've played WoW on and off for around 10 years, always been a casual player never even really used Addons, but trying to learn to Heal in BFA mythic+ and Raids I need a little help, hopefully I can learn how to use this! Thank you for your help.
I vote for even more in-depth healing set-up videos! I've been using healbot since forever. Always wanted to try Grid2 cause of the easy lay-out and how it looks. Thank you for this video. I was always missing some proper (simple) video that explain how to set it up, from an experienced healer PoV.
Such a great guide, man! Thanks a lot! As a very long time clicking healer I can already tell that when I get these new keybindings down to muscle memory I'm gonna be sooooo much better. Should've done this years ago...
Just been recruited into off-healing on my shaman (played DH for legion/majority of BFA) and have never healed before. Your vids have been a huge help and reassurance. Appreciate these uploads broski!
I tried grid and clique and found them to be unnecessarily complicated. I much prefer Vuhdo. It's UI is so easy to use and doesn't take forever to set up. I highly recommend Vuhdo and it has served me well for many years. Just my opinion, but use which ever addon works best for your personal taste. Thanks for the vids, i enjoy watching them.
I just started raiding this week and struggled as I have typically always healed by keyboard numbers. Tried a few addons the past few weeks in an attempt to make my healing more fluid during high damage trash but couldnt find one with an appearance that I liked. Turns out i had both of these addons installed and while I couldnt get grid to look the way I wanted it too a few weeks back I had a decent play with it tonight after watching your vid and really like what Ivé set up. Thank you.
It is hard to believe how relevant this guide is. Last time I healed I think it was Wotlk. I remember being undecided between Healbot and Vhudu and then someone told me about Clique and Grid. I wanted to go back to the healing domain now, after all these years being a DPS/Tank. Was so fearful of the whole healer UI setup and new addons but there I am, finding this video. Grid+Clique, I am at home
Man I've used this addon combo since Ulduar but i think this is the first guide of them tied together I've seen. These 2 addons increased my growth potential not only as a healer but also a tank raid leader, having all the relevant encounter information in one extremely customizable spot was such a good idea blizz even replicated it (terribly)
The author of grid2 need to provide a premade layout that replicates the original blizzard raidframes. Then, a new player can start to do minor personal changes himself.
Very informative videos. Coming back to WoW Shadowlands healing after a long break from healing. This video caught me up to speed on Grid2 and some other invaluable addons that drastically improved my game. This video and the second are a great way to spend a half hour getting caught back up to speed with this vid. Killer Job!
Thank you so much! Always been healing but never had the courage to try out Grid in combo with Clique. Your video is amazingly clear. As all of your guides are. :). Now witha new Evoker=healer I thought, let's do it :). Seems Evoker buffs are not added yet (or I'm stupid) so I'm stuck on that. But hopefully that will be resolved. Thanks a lot for your wonderful vids and the time and energy you put in them.
INCREDIBLE!!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge of Ui and addons to help healers learn to play the RIGHT WAY! What an amazing video. Thank you very much.
I've been using 'Vuhdo' and have found it to be quite good to work with and flexible, the 2 addons you mentioned are great but 'Vuhdo' works well as an 'all-in-one' combo. I've also never had it fail in raid which is what is most important to me, I tried 'healbot' once and it was a nightmare for stability.
Hear hear, I get 99 logs frequently and I use Vuhdo. It's admittedly not very new user friendly because there's just SO many options. I love not just having an icon for Glimmer and Atonement but also being able to make the frames really pop with information at a glance; coloured borders or a bar showing the duration. It's such a pity Blizz broke the AoE Scanner though, that was lovely.
vuhdo's coding is awful though. They don't keep up with a lot of debuffs and you have to end up adding a lot of boss and dungeon abilities. Vuhdo also has quite a few bugs that have been present since day 1 such as raid frames not updating when someone leaves or joins a raid group while you're in combat. Vuhdo also bugs out sometimes when you try to use rez or dispel something it just wont be responsive and you can't interact with mouseovers macros. It also doesn't auto size based on group size.
vuhdo is awful it didn't wana let me set up keys i wanted it was crushing all the time didn't like it. healbot however is awesome had only one problem that i notice in so manny years of using it. When u get dc/d mid fight in raid and come back to game sometimes it will bug out and only show you till fight stops then it loads to full grp.
@@stepdad9953 i have had vuhdoo just quit working mid fight for no reason at all. it's really fun watching everyone die because without the addon, I can't heal doing the click and cast method. I am glad to see your post. I was hoping it wasn't me making it break.
Nice guide and for sure I would like to see other guides (more in detail for every healing class). Once again a very nice guide. Not to mention that I wanted to try out Grid2 & Clique several times, but I ended Unstilling them. Now I will try them out on a leveling Holy Paladin and I hope that I will come back with some good feedback and why not some questions :)
Hey man, I just wanted to let you know I'm a new player, I've seen a few of these addon vids and this is by far the best. So detailed yet not too in-depth. Sub and a like. Can't wait to try this!
TY for this vid - Grid has not been updated, so I've had to make the jump to Grid 2. Trying my hardest to make it look like my old grid set up as best I can now that I know how to create the indicators I need and how to place them.
Maaaan, I just did this tutorial and my healing skill went up by a factor of at least a thousand! First instance I did after this I instantly got a "nice healing btw" after we finished. Thanks man!
Click + ElvUI raid frames, since you are using ElvUI, it is really easy to setup and it has basically everything Grid2 has, but main addon is definitely Clique no matte the raid frames. I really like the positioning and flexibility in ElvUI where you can move everything in the raid frames, just the filters are a bit messy in ElvUI.
I loved your resto druid vids during legion! I came back for shadowlands and really looking forward to your healing vids again! I see you play a lot more than just your druid now!
As a resto Druid main I found myself just using Enhanced Raidframes (to put my hots in different corners of the health bar) and Move Anything and aside from that I'm playing with the standard interface. I think every healer should play how he / she feels comfortable, I know for example that Gigabob the highest r.io resto druid from last season also only uses enhanced raid frames and Move Anything.
Thank you for this step by step I was always afraid of addons but this is actually simple enuf for me to understand but still fast enuf to not let me skip anything ^^
Amazing guide man, i was using Healbot on my holy priest, but on battlegrounds i was not able to bind "greater heal" ... and that was a huge problem for me... With grid2+clique i was able to fix that, i really appreciate your effort.
After many requests I decided to do a *healer keybind* video which also covers some of my most used healer macros 👉 ua-cam.com/video/bjXwcdAMQbw/v-deo.html
Thank gawd. I haven't played a healer since 2007 (yeah, no kidding), and watching this made my brain seize up...at first. I mean, healing, in general, makes my brain want to seize up, but after watching these videos combined --- I think I can do it. :D
Very nice video man 👌 I've been using clique since tbc and I can't play without it. BTW you can set up clique to ignore certain bars like your character unit frame if you don't want to have those alt modifiers.
I used grid long ago until I found VuhDo. I’ve never looked back. VuhDo works very well and not just for healer spec. (hand of freedom, dispels as dps or tank, etc etc). I know you are used to grid, but you should seriously look into VuhDo
Thank you for this video! Just started healing 18s and 19s on my druid alt and it’s so useful to have a guide to help me improve! Currently an elvui/click the target player but I plan to make many improvements based off your advice!
This is a great video as I currently use Vuhdo for my shaman and the buff bar bugs all the time! Stopping me placing essential totems when needed! Definitely gunna look at this!
Healbot was great, I used it back in the day and loved it. I'd suggest giving Vuhdo a try though, IMO it feels like Healbot 2.0. If it doesn't work out, you can always just go back.
I used healium from Wrath-> BFA. I promise you will not regret switching to mouseover macros and a unit frames addon (I use ElvUi). As an added bonus, you get all the screen space back that healium used to take up!!!
Mouse over macro + dbm , clickque is a program you can bypass if your running a lot of add-ons and have a gaming mouse. Also mouse over macro + wow group/ raid UI in game no need for grid. You do need a UI add-on like eluvi so you can move some stuff around where your comfortable. Just couple tips to save memory if you need it.
Check out the new *Grid2 Themes* video - load different size/look/location frames automatically when doing raid or 5-man content 👉 ua-cam.com/video/S612d9mUG8k/v-deo.html
@madSkillzTV - Awesome video, man. Its by far the best Resto Druid guide ive seen because you explain things well but also because nobody else really talks about addons and if they do, not in depth. I took up the resto druid and have had a lot of fun with it. I have been using HealBot and I know you mentioned it wasnt as popular. Can you elaborate on your opinion of it? As for an addon I feel that you missed that some people may enjoy....Decursive. Similar principle to what Grid2 does but its explicitly for removal of negative effects. The squares are super super tiny so you can put them anywhere and you dont notice them at all. They are also very very faint, so you only see them when an effect is up. each square is a person in the group and its color coded by class. it simply puts up a countdown and gives a specific sound to tell you its happening and you just click the person. I found it much easier to notice and address these things without having to see an icon. Maybe youll dig it, maybe youll hate it but im sure some folks like me may find ti useful. Worth noting that because its "decursing", any class or druid spec with a decurse\cure can use it without massive healing frames. Any resources for learning the mechanical rotation or philosophy of druid healing? I see a lot for different things where you shouldn't have excess mana and want to spend it or you shouldn't ever have to spot heal and all of these ideas that seem more niche than a rule. Maybe your approach can shed some light so some of us can be more efficient and make everyone's lives easier :) Sorry to be long winded. I appreciate the work you put into making these videos.
I'm one of those that uses healbot and its not as custom as grid such as displaying tics and such but from a direct healing standpoint it seems to carry the functionality of grid and clique combined
The way you use grid2 it is completely not needed. I think since cataclysm you can configure the default Blizzard Frame like that by default. You can go to Raidframe settings and set it up almost identically. Check the option at the top right to "show groups like raids" so you have the same raidframe for groups (like 5-man Dungeons). The only downside is that you cannot see more than 3 buffs, but with the addon "BigDebuffs" you can show up to 6. You will have a better raidframe with that with like 30 seconds of configuring.
I have been mainly playing a healer for a number of years. So my advice is use Vuhdo, period. I have tried them all, and settled on Vuhdo. Vuhdo works pretty well out of box. Even use as is out of box, it has features other healing addons won't give you. As you grow to be a better healer, you can use more Vuhdo features by learning how to configure it. So Vuhdo will grow with you. Other addons are very limited in features so as you grow you are limited by the them. In short, pick Vuhdo and thank me later.
My basic macro is #showtooltip /target mouseover (or focus, or player) /cast Spell Name I used to use Vuhdo or Healbot but the wow raid frames have improved so much I just use them now with mouseover macros. The only healer where I still use Vuhdo is disc priest. I need a BIG indicator and timer for atonement. What I miss from Vuhdo and Healbot is the spells cast from a simple left or right click. I don’t like using Alt or Ctrl modifiers, as my left hand has some disabilities.
Healbot my first and only healing addon I've tried. Mainly because I don't use custom UI. Healbot works fine for me for years now, probably because I only raid casually. My only dislike was that in a raid environment the layout can sometimes be a nightmare (as in it will cover most of your screen, although this is probably because I havent set it up properly). FYI I healed mostly on resto druid and resto shaman primarily, disc/holy priest and holy pally casually. I tried mistweaver and was successful a few years back and then they change it and I just lost interest in relearning again.
I'd love to see a more advanced guide. I've been using healbot for years, which is fine, but not quite as customizable as I'd like, and this grid/clique setup looks like it's providing more of what I want. But I need to learn about more functionality!
thanks SO much. I was trying to find a way to show my Forbidden Obsidian Claw trinket from raid atk power when my haste or spell power changed, and I think this will do the trick. However, I'm not finding the item or the correct icon option to adjust it. I appreciate ya and could use some help identifying where to go to set that up. Basically, I want a visual cue that shows the trinkets atk dmg and mana refund in real-time so when my stats change I know when to use the trinket.
Using Healbot atm. I’ve had my keys be non responsive at least once a dungeon. Keybinds not working for 10 sec. then working again. Not fun. Going to try this. Thanks.
While this is a great tutorial, I would strongly recommend Vuhdo for new healers. Much easier to set up (and comes with generalized setups based on class/spec) and use IMO.
people always say vuhdo is easy to set up, but i've used pretty much every raid frame addon out there in the last 7 years and i struggle to get vuhdo to even function properly at all, all other's feel like a breeze but man it's like they made vuhdo complicated just for the sake of being complicated
Part 2 video covering Grid2 & Clique advanced features: ua-cam.com/video/eGLKwpwIwdg/v-deo.html
Hey Mad, Can Clique allow me to mouse over a target and still use my native keys (i.e. 1-0,-,=,etc.)?
@@jewagr007 is there an addon that allow that? @MadSkillzzTV id like to know that either
Okay like, these videos are the only reason why I've picked up healing in legion. Love it bro.
Miss legion.....
Stumbled upon this video as I try my hand at being a healer. Installed both of these addons after watching and immediately loved them. Clique makes the macro binds stupid easy, and the grid is immensely lovely and simple. My favorite part about grid is how it shows you who is in proximity of your spells and who is not by simply highlighting the colors of those within distance. I was literally thinking about that before I started going into groups with grid and lo' and behold, there it was. Thanks for the suggestions!
Did you see his most recent video? Are you still using these addons? I love the tutorial and setup information madskillz presents here. Made me reroll a healer :)
Yes more of these, I'm leveling a healer (resto shaman) for the first time and atm I use elvui frames and have to make mouse over macros for everything. Your setup looks cleaner and after watching this is way easier to get going. Your vids are great, I started the shaman after watching some of your videos about it.
I use Healbot with great success. It basically combines Clique and Grid into one add on. It also shows hots or buffs like rejuv and glimmer automatically without having to manually add them. It's not nearly as clean looking as Grid or VuhDo but it gets the job done.
ragamuffin00 yea healbot is way better imo and has left and right click actions.
There are skins for heal bot now days
Switched to Grid2 from Vuhdo cause of this great video, now I can better organize my stuff! Spot on !
So i just got back into this game after years of not playing not gonna lie i love this makes healing sooooo much better. Thank you :D
I've played WoW on and off for around 10 years, always been a casual player never even really used Addons, but trying to learn to Heal in BFA mythic+ and Raids I need a little help, hopefully I can learn how to use this! Thank you for your help.
Months later but....how did it turn out?
I vote for even more in-depth healing set-up videos! I've been using healbot since forever. Always wanted to try Grid2 cause of the easy lay-out and how it looks. Thank you for this video. I was always missing some proper (simple) video that explain how to set it up, from an experienced healer PoV.
Such a great guide, man! Thanks a lot!
As a very long time clicking healer I can already tell that when I get these new keybindings down to muscle memory I'm gonna be sooooo much better.
Should've done this years ago...
Just been recruited into off-healing on my shaman (played DH for legion/majority of BFA) and have never healed before. Your vids have been a huge help and reassurance. Appreciate these uploads broski!
I tried grid and clique and found them to be unnecessarily complicated. I much prefer Vuhdo. It's UI is so easy to use and doesn't take forever to set up. I highly recommend Vuhdo and it has served me well for many years.
Just my opinion, but use which ever addon works best for your personal taste. Thanks for the vids, i enjoy watching them.
I just started raiding this week and struggled as I have typically always healed by keyboard numbers. Tried a few addons the past few weeks in an attempt to make my healing more fluid during high damage trash but couldnt find one with an appearance that I liked. Turns out i had both of these addons installed and while I couldnt get grid to look the way I wanted it too a few weeks back I had a decent play with it tonight after watching your vid and really like what Ivé set up. Thank you.
It is hard to believe how relevant this guide is. Last time I healed I think it was Wotlk. I remember being undecided between Healbot and Vhudu and then someone told me about Clique and Grid. I wanted to go back to the healing domain now, after all these years being a DPS/Tank. Was so fearful of the whole healer UI setup and new addons but there I am, finding this video. Grid+Clique, I am at home
I have used Vuhdo for years. Pretty happy with it.
As a new healer, I really appreciate the detail you went into with this video. The adding your own indicators is *very* helpful. Cheers!
Love this video even as an experienced healer.. this sort of thing would have saved me to much time/pain in the early days :)
Clique is my favorite addon for years. I use it with Elvui and couldn't imagine anything better.
@@crosswalkwizard You have an additional tab in the spellbook where you can bind the spells to mouse buttons with the modifiers CTRL, SHIFT and ALT.
Man I've used this addon combo since Ulduar but i think this is the first guide of them tied together I've seen. These 2 addons increased my growth potential not only as a healer but also a tank raid leader, having all the relevant encounter information in one extremely customizable spot was such a good idea blizz even replicated it (terribly)
This made a lot more sense now that I've played with the UI. Super helpful thanks gain
The author of grid2 need to provide a premade layout that replicates the original blizzard raidframes. Then, a new player can start to do minor personal changes himself.
Very informative videos. Coming back to WoW Shadowlands healing after a long break from healing. This video caught me up to speed on Grid2 and some other invaluable addons that drastically improved my game. This video and the second are a great way to spend a half hour getting caught back up to speed with this vid. Killer Job!
Thank you so much! Always been healing but never had the courage to try out Grid in combo with Clique. Your video is amazingly clear. As all of your guides are. :). Now witha new Evoker=healer I thought, let's do it :). Seems Evoker buffs are not added yet (or I'm stupid) so I'm stuck on that. But hopefully that will be resolved.
Thanks a lot for your wonderful vids and the time and energy you put in them.
INCREDIBLE!!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge of Ui and addons to help healers learn to play the RIGHT WAY! What an amazing video. Thank you very much.
I've been using 'Vuhdo' and have found it to be quite good to work with and flexible, the 2 addons you mentioned are great but 'Vuhdo' works well as an 'all-in-one' combo. I've also never had it fail in raid which is what is most important to me, I tried 'healbot' once and it was a nightmare for stability.
Honestly Vuhdo is a go to for me so much customization and not as much work to get it how you want it
Hear hear, I get 99 logs frequently and I use Vuhdo. It's admittedly not very new user friendly because there's just SO many options. I love not just having an icon for Glimmer and Atonement but also being able to make the frames really pop with information at a glance; coloured borders or a bar showing the duration. It's such a pity Blizz broke the AoE Scanner though, that was lovely.
vuhdo's coding is awful though. They don't keep up with a lot of debuffs and you have to end up adding a lot of boss and dungeon abilities. Vuhdo also has quite a few bugs that have been present since day 1 such as raid frames not updating when someone leaves or joins a raid group while you're in combat. Vuhdo also bugs out sometimes when you try to use rez or dispel something it just wont be responsive and you can't interact with mouseovers macros. It also doesn't auto size based on group size.
vuhdo is awful it didn't wana let me set up keys i wanted it was crushing all the time didn't like it. healbot however is awesome had only one problem that i notice in so manny years of using it. When u get dc/d mid fight in raid and come back to game sometimes it will bug out and only show you till fight stops then it loads to full grp.
@@stepdad9953 i have had vuhdoo just quit working mid fight for no reason at all. it's really fun watching everyone die because without the addon, I can't heal doing the click and cast method. I am glad to see your post. I was hoping it wasn't me making it break.
Nice guide and for sure I would like to see other guides (more in detail for every healing class). Once again a very nice guide. Not to mention that I wanted to try out Grid2 & Clique several times, but I ended Unstilling them. Now I will try them out on a leveling Holy Paladin and I hope that I will come back with some good feedback and why not some questions :)
Hey man, I just wanted to let you know I'm a new player, I've seen a few of these addon vids and this is by far the best. So detailed yet not too in-depth. Sub and a like. Can't wait to try this!
Just started leveling a resto druid, thanks!
Your best decision :)
I'm OBSESSED with the way you say buffs
just used your guide for my new shadowlands ui - love it :)
TY for this vid - Grid has not been updated, so I've had to make the jump to Grid 2. Trying my hardest to make it look like my old grid set up as best I can now that I know how to create the indicators I need and how to place them.
I personally just use healbot and decursive. Somewhat similar to clique I guess but it's an add-on I've used for years and I'm used to.
thats what i use
Maaaan, I just did this tutorial and my healing skill went up by a factor of at least a thousand! First instance I did after this I instantly got a "nice healing btw" after we finished. Thanks man!
Click + ElvUI raid frames, since you are using ElvUI, it is really easy to setup and it has basically everything Grid2 has, but main addon is definitely Clique no matte the raid frames. I really like the positioning and flexibility in ElvUI where you can move everything in the raid frames, just the filters are a bit messy in ElvUI.
I loved your resto druid vids during legion! I came back for shadowlands and really looking forward to your healing vids again! I see you play a lot more than just your druid now!
As a resto Druid main I found myself just using Enhanced Raidframes (to put my hots in different corners of the health bar) and Move Anything and aside from that I'm playing with the standard interface. I think every healer should play how he / she feels comfortable, I know for example that Gigabob the highest r.io resto druid from last season also only uses enhanced raid frames and Move Anything.
Thank you for this step by step I was always afraid of addons but this is actually simple enuf for me to understand but still fast enuf to not let me skip anything ^^
Amazing guide man, i was using Healbot on my holy priest, but on battlegrounds i was not able to bind "greater heal" ... and that was a huge problem for me... With grid2+clique i was able to fix that, i really appreciate your effort.
wait, why couldnt you bind greater heal?
After many requests I decided to do a *healer keybind* video which also covers some of my most used healer macros 👉 ua-cam.com/video/bjXwcdAMQbw/v-deo.html
Thank gawd. I haven't played a healer since 2007 (yeah, no kidding), and watching this made my brain seize up...at first. I mean, healing, in general, makes my brain want to seize up, but after watching these videos combined --- I think I can do it. :D
Extremely helpful, I thank you!
can i only show raid debuffs that can be dispelled only?
almost 9.2.5 this tutorial is still gold
Very nice video man 👌 I've been using clique since tbc and I can't play without it. BTW you can set up clique to ignore certain bars like your character unit frame if you don't want to have those alt modifiers.
I used grid long ago until I found VuhDo. I’ve never looked back. VuhDo works very well and not just for healer spec. (hand of freedom, dispels as dps or tank, etc etc).
I know you are used to grid, but you should seriously look into VuhDo
But... Grid2 can also be used in any spec. You just have to set up the necessary indicators and shit
Great content. I haven't messed with setting up mouse over macros since I recently came back to wow. 100% checking out Clique, looks so much easier.
Legitimately loving your content! Helping me understand healing now that I'm getting back into it!
That being said, would love to see a weakauras reccomendations for the various healers
I´m using clique and grid2 since Uldir on my Hpala but u showed me some new tricks to set it up. More pls :)
Thank you for pronouncing "buffs" the way you do
Thank you for this video! Just started healing 18s and 19s on my druid alt and it’s so useful to have a guide to help me improve! Currently an elvui/click the target player but I plan to make many improvements based off your advice!
Love this video. I happen to use mouse wheel up/down how you use left/right click. I love it!
this is awesome. Im 9 years removed. Last expansion was MoP. I have alot of catching up to do 😂
How did the catching up go?
This is a great video as I currently use Vuhdo for my shaman and the buff bar bugs all the time! Stopping me placing essential totems when needed! Definitely gunna look at this!
I have used healbot since forever it feels like. I Love it
Healbot was great, I used it back in the day and loved it. I'd suggest giving Vuhdo a try though, IMO it feels like Healbot 2.0. If it doesn't work out, you can always just go back.
I have used healbot ever since the end of bc. I have tried grid and vuhdo but I keep going back. Healbot forever.
Thanks for the info! I currently use healbot mostly but I definitely see the advantages of using Grid+Clique! Will be using those in Shadowlands
hahah I've started playing a healer for the first time 3 days ago, dude you are a true god you read in my mind!! :D
Absolutely amazing video! You never let me down when i need healer info!
Fantastic guide and walktrough!
amazing vid,, dude, this is exacty what i needed, thank you so much and keep bringing this type of content
I've only used helium, which I find simple to set up, having watched this I may give it a go, thanks for your great healing content 👍🏻
I used healium from Wrath-> BFA. I promise you will not regret switching to mouseover macros and a unit frames addon (I use ElvUi). As an added bonus, you get all the screen space back that healium used to take up!!!
Mouse over macro + dbm , clickque is a program you can bypass if your running a lot of add-ons and have a gaming mouse. Also mouse over macro + wow group/ raid UI in game no need for grid. You do need a UI add-on like eluvi so you can move some stuff around where your comfortable. Just couple tips to save memory if you need it.
I like this Video and ur Guide! Thank u for showing we what Grid2 is!
Vuhdo and Decursive. Thats all you need. Decursive sets up itself for each class. Vuhdo is extremely powerful as well
Check out the new *Grid2 Themes* video - load different size/look/location frames automatically when doing raid or 5-man content 👉 ua-cam.com/video/S612d9mUG8k/v-deo.html
@madSkillzTV - Awesome video, man. Its by far the best Resto Druid guide ive seen because you explain things well but also because nobody else really talks about addons and if they do, not in depth. I took up the resto druid and have had a lot of fun with it. I have been using HealBot and I know you mentioned it wasnt as popular. Can you elaborate on your opinion of it?
As for an addon I feel that you missed that some people may enjoy....Decursive. Similar principle to what Grid2 does but its explicitly for removal of negative effects. The squares are super super tiny so you can put them anywhere and you dont notice them at all. They are also very very faint, so you only see them when an effect is up. each square is a person in the group and its color coded by class. it simply puts up a countdown and gives a specific sound to tell you its happening and you just click the person. I found it much easier to notice and address these things without having to see an icon. Maybe youll dig it, maybe youll hate it but im sure some folks like me may find ti useful. Worth noting that because its "decursing", any class or druid spec with a decurse\cure can use it without massive healing frames.
Any resources for learning the mechanical rotation or philosophy of druid healing? I see a lot for different things where you shouldn't have excess mana and want to spend it or you shouldn't ever have to spot heal and all of these ideas that seem more niche than a rule. Maybe your approach can shed some light so some of us can be more efficient and make everyone's lives easier :)
Sorry to be long winded. I appreciate the work you put into making these videos.
I'm one of those that uses healbot and its not as custom as grid such as displaying tics and such but from a direct healing standpoint it seems to carry the functionality of grid and clique combined
You can custom it to show any buff
0:48 ":a lot of time" ME as a holy priest main : "he wanted to say the entire time"
Used HB for eons mate,, Until i found your video,, Thank you !
Also Mad, Im hoping im not blind but im keen to know what other mods you utilize mate? I use Dominos? Also Recount,, are yours alternatives?
More in-depth guides please, keep up the great work!
The way you use grid2 it is completely not needed. I think since cataclysm you can configure the default Blizzard Frame like that by default. You can go to Raidframe settings and set it up almost identically. Check the option at the top right to "show groups like raids" so you have the same raidframe for groups (like 5-man Dungeons). The only downside is that you cannot see more than 3 buffs, but with the addon "BigDebuffs" you can show up to 6. You will have a better raidframe with that with like 30 seconds of configuring.
Wow thanks i need to learn this new mouse over heal and try grid .. thank u
Great video. Super helpful!
A very useful add on is healium, and yes the out of date one. You’ll understand after you try ut
Yes, more of these! It helps a lot!!! Love it!
I have been mainly playing a healer for a number of years. So my advice is use Vuhdo, period. I have tried them all, and settled on Vuhdo. Vuhdo works pretty well out of box. Even use as is out of box, it has features other healing addons won't give you. As you grow to be a better healer, you can use more Vuhdo features by learning how to configure it. So Vuhdo will grow with you. Other addons are very limited in features so as you grow you are limited by the them. In short, pick Vuhdo and thank me later.
My basic macro is
#showtooltip
/target mouseover (or focus, or player)
/cast Spell Name
I used to use Vuhdo or Healbot but the wow raid frames have improved so much I just use them now with mouseover macros. The only healer where I still use Vuhdo is disc priest. I need a BIG indicator and timer for atonement.
What I miss from Vuhdo and Healbot is the spells cast from a simple left or right click.
I don’t like using Alt or Ctrl modifiers, as my left hand has some disabilities.
Helped me a lot to setup my ui. Thx
I use vuhdo, its damn good, so much u can customize.
I even use it on my dps for Heal spells and defensive abilities. Rouge hunter DK. It’s really versatile.
I'm using default wow raid frames combine with biggdebuffs to show dot. And also having clique, very easy simple healer set up.
That was just what I was looking for. thx a lot
Great video mate, is it a WA that shows your healing spell ticks on the mid right?
Healbot my first and only healing addon I've tried. Mainly because I don't use custom UI. Healbot works fine for me for years now, probably because I only raid casually. My only dislike was that in a raid environment the layout can sometimes be a nightmare (as in it will cover most of your screen, although this is probably because I havent set it up properly). FYI I healed mostly on resto druid and resto shaman primarily, disc/holy priest and holy pally casually. I tried mistweaver and was successful a few years back and then they change it and I just lost interest in relearning again.
Awesome explanation, thanks
Amazing! Thank you so much for that guide :)
I'd love to see a more advanced guide. I've been using healbot for years, which is fine, but not quite as customizable as I'd like, and this grid/clique setup looks like it's providing more of what I want. But I need to learn about more functionality!
I use Hb to this day too... Its just so good for me to have option mousover or classic without doing any macro. But yeah customizeablity kinda suffers
Amazing guide you have the best healing guides EVER
thanks for making this extremely helpful guide!
A very useful adding is healium, although it hasn’t been updated it’s not really something that needs updating much
thanks SO much. I was trying to find a way to show my Forbidden Obsidian Claw trinket from raid atk power when my haste or spell power changed, and I think this will do the trick. However, I'm not finding the item or the correct icon option to adjust it. I appreciate ya and could use some help identifying where to go to set that up. Basically, I want a visual cue that shows the trinkets atk dmg and mana refund in real-time so when my stats change I know when to use the trinket.
I love your work mad u rock dude !
Me, still using default ui for years xD
Like seriously, current ui is pretty ok & now, wow is managing mouseover by itself.
You have an upgraded version of this? very good video btw
Any chance you can Export your profile so we can get that to mess around with cause i quite like yours.
He does export them, but you have to pay) It's in his patreon and discord info
@@crioTimmy lmao you have to pay for that
cheers mate very good over view very good for me just getting my toe in the water! keep it up ty
This was perfect. Thank you!
Great video, very helpful thank you sir.
Hi Mad, thanks in advance for your guides, are very helful. I've a question: how did u glow some spells in the ability bar ?
great vid dude
Using Healbot atm. I’ve had my keys be non responsive at least once a dungeon. Keybinds not working for 10 sec. then working again. Not fun. Going to try this. Thanks.
You are the man! so helpful!
You can also use bartender and set up mouseover healing
it is very fast to set up
left and rightclick on target is not possible though
Great tutorial
While this is a great tutorial, I would strongly recommend Vuhdo for new healers. Much easier to set up (and comes with generalized setups based on class/spec) and use IMO.
people always say vuhdo is easy to set up, but i've used pretty much every raid frame addon out there in the last 7 years and i struggle to get vuhdo to even function properly at all, all other's feel like a breeze but man it's like they made vuhdo complicated just for the sake of being complicated