The Zealot: Unholy Healer of the Destruction Warband

The Zealot in Warhammer Online: Return of Reckoning is a dedicated healing class, providing vital support to the forces of Destruction. Unlike some more unorthodox healers, the Zealot operates on a traditional Action Point (mana) system and serves as a good overall healer, equipped with both powerful single-target and Area-of-Effect (AoE) healing spells. Their strong mobility and healing output make them a staple in any RVR composition.

RVR Strengths: Versatile Lifeblood of Destruction

• Comprehensive Healing Versatility: The Zealot is a “good overall healer” capable of addressing a wide range of healing needs in RVR. They possess both robust single-target healing for burst damage on key allies and effective AoE healing spells for sustained group recovery during large-scale engagements. This makes them highly adaptable to any RVR situation.
• Strong Mobility and Survivability: Zealots boast very good mobility and good heals. This allows them to:
  • Effectively position themselves out of harm’s way, kiting threats, and quickly repositioning to support different parts of the frontline or backline.
  • Maintain distance from melee threats while healing.
  • Defend themselves effectively against 1-2 enemies, often buying critical time for their allies to peel or assist.
• Ubiquitous RVR Presence: The Zealot is a highly desired class across all facets of RVR:
  • Excellent for 6-Man Small Roaming Groups, Scenarios, and Warbands of All Forms and Formations: Their versatile healing, mobility, and single-target focus make them an excellent choice for keeping any size group alive through focused enemy fire. They are consistently accepted and needed in all RVR activities.
• Core Healer Responsibilities: As a healer, the Zealot is expected to:
  • Keep the health bars of your allies topped up at all times.
  • Recover after losses by resurrecting allies, a critical RVR function for maintaining momentum or recovering from enemy pushes.
  • Learn to position yourself out of harms way and utilize self-defense capabilities.

RVR Mechanics and Unique Attributes:

• Healing Criticals and Procs: The Zealot’s mechanics are driven by healing criticals and procs based on critical heals. This incentivizes building for critical chance, rewarding consistent healing with additional bursts of healing, making their throughput feel dynamic and rewarding.
• Willpower Independence: A key advantage is that the Zealot is the only healer that does not need a lot of willpower to heal. This provides greater flexibility in gearing choices, allowing them to prioritize other defensive stats or even offensive capabilities without compromising their core healing effectiveness.

The Hybrid Playstyle: Spell Casting DPS (Not Viable)

• As a DPS, the Zealot is a spell-casting ranged class with decent DPS, but it is nowhere near a pure spell-casting DPS class. This makes the DPS build “fun but not so viable” for serious RVR. While players might try it “for fun,” a Zealot’s true strength and RVR impact lie firmly in their exceptional healing and support capabilities, and sacrificing that for moderate damage is generally not optimal.