Cataclysm Chakra Possibly Benefits Smite
The priest preview for Cataclysm was posted today. I’m sure we’re all excited. 
I gobbled it up way earlier this morning, but just now got the time to actually blog about… Chakra for Smite!
So, the story. The first thing I did, of course, was comb around for smite benefits. A sad face struck me when I saw how they would be balancing the mastery system (it’s all healing fun for the Discipline and Holy trees), but then my shadow priest friend pointed out later the possibility of Smite being thrown into Chakra, the Serendipity-Replacement-on-Steroids.
Here’s Ghostcrawler’s quote:
The idea behind the Holy “cast three in a row” talent (it’s called “Chakra”) is that we’ve always positioned Holy as a versatile healer. This talent lets you shift into different modes. If you need to be a tank healer, cast three single target heals and your single-target healing is now better. Cast three area heals, and you can be a temporarily specialized group healer. We’re going to try to play this mechanic up with a cool UI to try to get that “I’m almost in the zone” feel. We’ll let it apply to as many types of spells as we can, perhaps even Smite for those times when nobody’s taking damage.
The way Chakra was described earlier in the post is an “improved healing state” that Holy priests will have access to. I imagine it’ll be deep into the tree to avoid Discipline priests getting access to it in addition to their already stellar bubbles. (Did I mention they’re finally doing the group bubble and — wait for it — LIFE GRIP!?)
The other thing I really liked about the changes – beyond the fact Smite has a chance, however small, of being as neat as it was in Burning Crusade once Cataclysm hits – is that they’re addressing Holy in PvP. Now, I already PvP Holy, so whatever they do will be a bolster in my stubborn land. Hurray for Discipline not being the only way to go!
To read more, check out the priest preview on the forums.
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