New set allows for haste healing?

[Arkpit 101]

So, with the new set bonuses, have anyone tried swapping crit for haste?

I'm attempting to alternate my build for a more single-target based sustained healing and more available raid CDs to rotate through fights. The idea is basically getting the Haste for better use of Undulation talent (50% more heals ever 3rd cast) and the 2set bonus (Tidal waves adding 15% HW and Surge). Since you lose some mana sustain from the loss of crit you make up for this by making extensive use of Healing Wave as your primary casts alongside Riptide.

For raid dmg you can rotate Ancestral, Tidal and Anscendence to still make good use of Undulation hits to aoe heal. For most fights it seems you can have at least 1 CD up for every "scary" raid dmg coming in (2min Ancesctral, 3min on the other 2).

This is all just theory ofc but I like the idea of not just spamming Chain Heal for 30% of the fights so attempting to alternate with the added heal bonus from the set! Right now though the cast of HW for me is still to slow and makes unexpected dmg difficult to deal with, especially in M+.

You guys think this idea is a giant waste of time or is there a chance for Resto Shamans to expand beyond Chain Heals? :)

[Arkpit 101]

In a recent FinalbossTV session with resto shamans "Keehn" from a top tier guild on Sylvanas is currently running a build which NEVER cast a single chain heal and is mostly haste based!

I basically got my theories confirmed and the only difference was that he runs Cloudburst instead of Echoes but still runs Undulation/AG/Ascendence! Checked his warcraftlogs and he is mainly casting Healing Wave and Riptide :)

Just need to go practise!