How To Setup Healbot (HD) (WotLK)

Healbot is a healing class addon for World Of Warcraft. This shows how to configure the settings to make it much more friendly. Be sure to enable HD option on video.

[@GodsmackFTW]

If you're wondering how to get other players to "Fade out" when they're out of range of your heals, Alert Level has to be set to 100%. Mine was at 90% and 30 min of trying to figure out how to set it up I gave up and watched this video. That's VERY nice to have.

[@MCiborowski]

This is by far the best and most informative healbot tutorial i have come across. The HD quality of this tutorial makes every text and check box crystal clear. Along with Surannhealz calm but direct tips, makes me wish he made a "How To Setup and use Auctioneer with all the bells and whistle" video, but that would be reacing for the moon I guess. Awsome tutorial! Thanks man.

[@Irefuselol]

I still use these settings today with cataclysm patch 4.2. I changed very little from your settings, they are the best.

[@fczbkk]

Thank you. This was very useful. You explained exactly what I was looking for.

[@nodswal]

Love it, and glad to see the KT part, was wondering that the other day which inspired me to look up some info and found this, great tutorial!!! Apperciate it!

[@bosoxlifer82]

Thanks for the video! Cleared up a few things I didn't like about the mod and introduced me to some new features.

[@boomsgrl]

very useful, thank you for your time making this video!

[@Surannhealz]

@xrichx04 Yes, all recent versions of Healbot will use different settings for the Spell Tab when you switch specs. Its an option that is on by default, so if for some reason you don't want that feature you can turn it off.

[@Surannhealz]

Couple things to consider. To cast a spell on a target, your method requires 2 key presses, which involves delay sources from mechanical button pressing, your brain to finger reaction speed, as well server/client lag. When using Healbot, the button you press over the box determines the spell to be casted and who to be targeted all in 1 click. It takes 1/2 the time to get the spell going. You also get a minimal yet efficient uniform display that is the same no matter who is in the raid.

[@thelyricaldappa]

Cheers mate great video, learned a few things about healbot I didn't know.

[@Irefuselol]

I still use this exact layout to this day. Only a few minor tweeks with fonts. You can still use this guide more or less but the new versions of healbot have a different layout for options.

[@Surannhealz]

Yep, thats one of the most crucial options to check in my opinion.

[@scottyknows07]

Thank You so much, long time rogue first time healer, and this is exactly what I was looking for. :) horde FTW

[@stagnetbard]

Thank you very much! This has helped me a lot.

[@YungBadman]

This video was tremendously helpful. 5 stars, and I'm subscribing.

[@Surannhealz]

So this is not to say that you can't heal using the standard UI, because you certainly can. However I usually give guildies about a month of using Healbot after I get them to try it out before I ask them how its going. I have never had someone come back saying that didnt feel like they were a better healer. There was a blue post back in Burning Crusade where they said they basically design raids around the idea that DBM, Omen (back then) and Healbot were being used.

[@Shotorn]

Thanks for this tutorial, It healped me a lot :P

[@Neutron939]

I don't use healbot either. I am a resto druid, and my UI setup is: | (below Esc key) = Wild Growth 1 = Lifebloom 2 = Rejuvenation 3 = Regrowth 4 = Nourish 5 = Healing Touch (rarely used) < = Nature's swiftness + Healing Touch macro F = Swiftmend Mouse button 4 = Abolish Poison Mouse button 5 = Remove curse When I heal, I select targets manually by clicking them from the raid icons, then I press the key for the spell I want to use. I feel that I heal much better this way than with any addon.

[@Surannhealz]

The reason it changes to different colors once you leave combat is because its monitoring for missing buffs on ppl. On the buff tab you will see individual buffs like Fortitude, Spirit, Inner Fire (on your self). Each of these can be assigned a different color (and time remaining before they show up). If you dont like this feature you can turn off "Monitor buffs while out of combat" or just set each buff to None. But its beneficial to your party to keep buffs up. Once you buff they r green.

[@Surannhealz]

Thats going to be the Custom color on the Cure Tab. You can set it to anything, but the dark purple is very obvious and grabs your attention.

[@Surannhealz]

Out of combat, Blizzard will let addons do some automated things, like using the correct dispel/decurse. But while in combat it can only tell you that something is happening. You must use the ability yourself, so while in combat you would have to use a button that has been assigned to Dispel Magic or Cure Debuff.

[@Surannhealz]

Skin 2 tab. Adjust the "Width" to about 100 to get them not so wide. I have "Col Spacer" set to 3 just to keep a small gap between them. This means space between the columns.

[@ShottySniperz401]

6:38 oo shit nice save. Thx for the guide it helped a lot :)

[@Surannhealz]

I never leveled a Pally enough to experience the blessings. But I would imagine this has to do with the Buff Tab. See if it has your Blessings all set to just "Raid" or "Party" this will cause them to overlap each other as it goes down the list. If so you might consider having a seperate entry for each class (rogue, warrior, priest, etc..) or type (melee, ranged, caster, pet). All our pallies always use an addon called Pally Power, which allowes them to coordinate all that.

[@Surannhealz]

one of the numbers is how many stacks and the other is how long on the duration. I think the 1 in the top is the stacks (so you would need to cleanse twice for example if it said "2", but after the first cleanse you would see it drop to 1). The 5 is the duration counter and should be counting down. Generally if its stuck in the middle like that (even out of combat), you need to do a /reload to reload your UI.

[@Midas1231]

nice video thanks man this really did help

[@thephoenixdown]

I find that with a 5-button mouse, I have enough free buttons I'm able to assign PW: F, Shadow Prot, and DS their own buttons. If you do this, and tell HB to track the raid-wide versions, you are able to apply both raid-wide and single target versions of the spells through healbot.

[@copstack]

It will remove debuffs with a left-click only when your targets are out of combat and you have ooc smart cast activated. Otherwise, just use default dispel/cure button.

[@Surannhealz]

Its good to point out that option, but I think in the end its a personal preference. I play a Disc Priest and a Resto Druid, both of which place alot of "icons" on the target with almost 100% uptime. By having it on the right (default) I block their health bar when they are above 50% health, but can generally see below 50% with no obstructions. So I would rather see the bar clean when they low on health as opposed to above half. Like I said personal preference, but I prefer default.

[@Surannhealz]

This is happening to everyone in a BG's now. I believe it is a way to let you get full loot value when you loot a players corpse (since they drop 10-30 silver now), as well as not punish you with diminished "raid XP" since you can level up in BG's as of the 3.2. I also noticed I was able to join a guild raid group the other day while in a BG.

[@LukowLukow]

i wonder whats the button 4? which button is that? i want it to cast power word shield on my friend if i right click and it doesnt seem to work.

[@Surannhealz]

Both Druids and Discipline Priests require several buffs/cooldowns on a target at a time. With the Druid its all the HOTs, while the Disc Priest is looking at actual buffs and debuffs and Penance cooldown. A Druid is better at preloading a target with HOT's, which are much much stronger then a Priests Renew HOT. The Disc Priest is better suited as a reactive healer. So for a Druid you plan ahead, and a Disc priest you stop damage and then heal back up. Both are excellent, just different.

[@BeastnHarlotDFO]

Just got healbot and it had made everything thrice as easy

[@29loot]

When trying to buff my group i kept buffing another in the raid ? shouldn't it auto target my group

[@Surannhealz]

As of 3.1.3.1 there is definently a Death Knight option under Classes on Healing Tab. I never messed with that feature so I can't comment on how it works.

[@Surannhealz]

I added a trick on the last part about Macros for Druids to deal with the Wild Growth bug that uses your real target instead of your mousover target.

[@Cross64]

Very helpful. Thanks much.

[@sztygargornik7802]

How to set the spell on the right mouse button?

[@lobbiester]

on my HB on my own name (i play a resto druid) in the middle of the bar is a poison icon which i dunno what is... top left corner says "1" bottom right corner says "5"

[@kiwischlong]

Thank you very much :) Great Help!

[@jjujoe]

when the name turns blue do you have to just click on it then it will debuff or did you set a certain key for debuff

[@23SuS23]

wow awesome, helps alot. thanks dude

[@staaky]

great video, thanks a lot

[@jewsterbeam]

Yeah I know what you mean, but it was like an example. Cause I wasn't able to select the person you know. Like checking whats going on, and I don't have all my keybindings to my mouse cause I preffer my keyboard after all :P But I fixed it already, person in my guild knew how it worked so all fixed so far, thanks for replying though :)

[@707Reese]

Which healbot is this exactly? I'm running patch 3.3.5a and don't want to download the wrong one.

[@Surannhealz]

Healbot is very much approved of by Blizzard. In fact they expect you to be using it, or something similar, in raiding enviornments.

[@Shalois]

Thanks alot for this vid :) helped alot

[@Surannhealz]

This is a pretty old version, curse or healbot.info will have current versions. General operation is the same though.

[@LukowLukow]

never mind i didnt write the spell right. but still i wanna know which button 4 and 5 are

[@WingerBE]

Thanks a bunch!

[@Mysterio2610]

Hi guys i got a major problem with my healbot.. it wont update anymore and always says(when extracting the folder) installation failed. I had a while ago made the mistake of updating it while i was logged into wow.. now it cant be updated, reinstalled or uninstalled! pls HELP!

[@westernlobster]

Surann, I found this very helpful and went to change some things on my heal bot to improve my ability to heal. But there is now a new version. Any chance you can take a look at it and send us a new update video or pass a link so I can download the old Heal bot

[@Hobbes250]

yes it is. almost all healer use it or an addon like it

[@lleksikon]

Afaik, you cannot get banned from using an addon, other than if it does something clearly illegal (which addons aren't intended to do), like fly or something. I have heard of addons that actually alter game mechanics, and I have witnessed just that.

[@guiterguy3]

thanks alot it rly helped

[@Surannhealz]

Look under "Skin Tab 1" Enable "Show Headers" in the middle of the pane.

[@xrichx04]

do you know if it keeps ur settings for each spec?

[@Surannhealz]

Check the Video Response to this video....it links to an updated Healbot tutorial.

[@evelkenevel7948]

I wanna know how to install it

[@onlinerdude]

Great thanks so mutch :D

[@YungBadman]

grats

[@jewsterbeam]

Im using the new Healbot 4.0, why can't I click on myself? Like I can't click on my Power word: shield, and click on the person in Healbot. It doesn't respond on that. And if i have to click on a raid person which is not in my group, I will never be able to click on him? Ffs I'm really getting pissed off on healbot. Plz help.

[@KAMTxInferior]

Does this still work for 3.5

[@CivilWarcraft]

your.... buff timers are on the wrong side of the bar, it should be on the left so you see the health deficit on the player >.>

[@ronniestapler]

alsome ass video man thx for making it

[@Lestat13TheVampire]

Imma let you finish, but Grid is the best heal, and raid frames ever, now go ahead and do your thing.

[@copstack]

If I understand you correctly, then I'd just say that it doesn't work like that. You do not have to click on the PW:S button at all. Simply assign PW:S to a mouse button (I use shift:right button). Then mouse over the persons name in the healbot window, shift:right click and voilà - they are now in a bubble of happiness.

[@Qeter1]

does bars do not even show on my screen...=\

[@baggens55]

no, without a simmilar add on you cant see an entire raid at the same time without blindly healing

[@xxcxmd]

@Clearkill1232 what are you talking about?

[@LowkoTV]

Yer, its just an addon.

[@Surannhealz]

Under Skins > Lock Healbot at the very top of the panel.

[@ninalovesebastian]

That was really useful... thanks! =)

[@CivilWarcraft]

hm, well check out my videos of how i have it, I think you'd like it better on the left.

[@KAMTxInferior]

@TheWorlink nah it sucks

[@Hoopermagic3]

your volume is so damn low

[@alex99099]

SPEAK THE HELL UP

[@Clearkill1232]

What? Healbot is a straight cheating program. Blizzard has made multiple comments on how mods like this make healing to easy and they will ban if they catch it running