The glossary

21 of 304 words for “Healer”

1. Healer

   WoW

   The role that keeps the group alive. Priests, druids, shamans and paladins. Healing generates threat too, which is why healers get eaten when a tank loses aggro.

   “Two healers is enough for Stratholme.”

   “Healer is OOM, stop pulling.”

   See also: Tank, DPS, OOM

2. Spirit healer

   WoW

   The angel at the graveyard who can resurrect you on the spot for durability damage and resurrection sickness. The alternative to a corpse run.

   “Took the spirit healer, gear's at 40%.”

   See also: Corpse run, Rez

3. +Healing

   WoW

   Spell power that only works on heals. Healers stack it; DPS casters can't use it at all.

   “That chest is +healing, useless for a shadow priest.”

   See also: Spell power, Healer

4. Diff

   Gaming slang

   Difference: the gap between two players in the same role decided the game. 'Healer diff.'

   “Healer diff, ours was OOM the whole game.”

   See also: Cracked

5. Five-second rule

   WoW

   Also: FSR

   Vanilla's mana rule: no spirit-based regeneration for five seconds after any spell. Healers cancel-cast and skip heals to get regen ticks.

   “Stop casting for five seconds and let the regen tick.”

   See also: Mana, OOM

6. HPS

   WoW

   Healing per second. The healer's version of DPS. Overhealing does not count.

   “Top HPS on that fight was the shaman, mostly Chain Heal.”

   See also: DPS, Overheal

7. Mouseover

   WoW

   Casting on whatever your mouse is over, via a macro, without changing target. Healers live on it.

   “Mouseover macros for every heal.”

   See also: Macro, Focus target

8. OOM

   WoW

   Also: Out of mana

   Out of mana. The healer's most important sentence.

   “OOM, stop pulling.”

   “Innervate me, I'm OOM.”

   See also: Healer, Mana

9. Aggro

   WoW

   The attention of an enemy: whoever it is attacking. Built up as threat; tanks want it, everyone else wants to lose it.

   “Watch your aggro, the healer just pulled it off me.”

   “Wait for the tank to get aggro before you open.”

   See also: Threat, Tank, Taunt

10. CC

    PvP

    Also: Crowd control

    Crowd control: anything that takes an enemy out of the fight for a while — sheep, sap, fear, stun, root.

    “CC the healer, then burst the mage.”

    “That pack needs two CCs.”

    See also: Diminishing returns, Sheep, Sap

11. Comp

    Esports

    Also: Composition

    Team composition: which classes or characters a team fields.

    “Their comp is two healers and three warriors, we can't out-damage it.”

    See also: Meta, Draft

12. DPS

    WoW

    Damage per second, and by extension the damage-dealing role and the people playing it.

    “We're at 3 DPS, need a tank and a healer.”

    “His DPS is fine, his positioning is the problem.”

    See also: HPS, Parse, Rotation

13. Dual spec

    WoW

    Later feature that lets you keep two talent builds and swap between them. Not in vanilla; watch for it in Forever.

    “No dual spec means you're a healer on raid nights, full stop.”

    See also: Respec

14. EFC

    PvP

    Enemy flag carrier. The one everyone should be hitting.

    “EFC is in their tunnel with two healers, we need to send more.”

    See also: Flag carrier, WSG

15. LFG

    MMO

    Looking for group. The message and the channel.

    “LFG Scholo, healer here.”

    See also: LFM, PUG

16. Peel

    PvP

    To get an enemy off a teammate: stun, snare, fear or just hit them until they switch.

    “Peel for the healer, she's got two rogues on her.”

    See also: Flag carrier, CC

17. Reroll

    MMO

    To start a new character, usually a different class, and make it your main.

    “Rerolled priest because the guild needed healers.”

    See also: Alt, Main

18. Silence

    WoW

    An effect that stops all casting for its duration. A stronger interrupt.

    “Silence the healer and go.”

    See also: Interrupt, CC

19. Stamina

    WoW

    Also: Sta

    The stat that gives health: 10 HP per point past the first few. The survival stat.

    “More stamina, more HP, more time for the healer to reach you.”

    “Twinks stack stamina and agility.”

    See also: Twink, Balance

20. Tank

    WoW

    The role that holds the enemy's attention and takes the hits, so everyone else can do their job. Warriors, druids in bear form and paladins in vanilla-style games.

    “We still need a tank for Scholo.”

    “Tank pulls, DPS waits three seconds, healers keep the tank up.”

    See also: Healer, DPS, Aggro

21. Wipe

    Raiding & dungeons

    Everyone dies. Then the corpse run, the buffs, and the second attempt.

    “We wiped at 2%.”

    “Wipe it, the tank's dead and the healers are OOM.”

    See also: Corpse run, Progression