[ZEALOT] renown training for survivability

[Cylwen]

Level 29 Zealot wondering on the best approach for survivability. I don't want to maximise survivability, but I do want to take the best approach to option choices bearing in mind other factors (aside from gear). I think renown training is where I would like to focus on.

For tactics, they are both in healing boosts. I suppose at 30 I would add in a defensive tactic.

For renown training, this is in various defense skills. I'm just not sure where it's best to spend those points?

I am carrying an armor pot addiction, and have armor talis where available (they are more scarce than willpower talis).

I don't want to solo.
I don't want to survive a zerg.
I don't want to survive a wb wipe.
I don't want to be the last one standing in my party.
I don't want to be the game changer in my party.

I just want to survive a fight long enough so that I can heal my team while they are still fighting. This does involve evasive strategy, keeping on the move, and kiting, but also the spec should play a part. Any advice on this?

[Nekkma]

Skip willpower talis, go with armor or wounds.

As a healer you basically have two defensive options from renown. Deft defender (dodge/disrupt) and Futile strikes (reduced chance to be crit). Dodge/disrupt is more valuable in orvr due to the random nature of fights in the open and more rdps around in general(particalr BWs). As dodge disrupt is fairly cheap I typically specc it full and then go for FS and mix it with some crit.

If your Initiative is below 200 (when reaching T4) you might want to bost it a bit with a tali or the odd renown point.

You can also get the tome jewelry set "winds impervious" pretty early in t4 which gives huge resists, some armor and initiativ for a nice defensive bost.

[Cylwen]

Cool thanks, by T4 you mean level 40?

[Nekkma]

Yeah, before 40 you have the bolster and different levels and I am not really sure how that works regarding chance to be crit and initiativ.

[Sulorie]

Cool thanks, by T4 you mean level 40?

T4 is lvl31+

[wereku]

Honestly most important is propper positioning other than that I would go for dodge & disrupt and then -%crit. However don't forget that your most important tactic on zealot (20% heal) procs via heal crit so you might want so have some points for that too.

[roadkillrobin]

Maximize healcrit in renown. For all other choises you can make think like this, group support > individual ap management > survival > individual heal output.