Guild Wars 2

I have been wondering if runes of the monk’s heal gains astral force in the same way that rune of the dolyak’s hps does…

If so how does it compare, is the heal once every 15s(ish) comparable in af regen and health generation? I was thinking if the heals are similar runes of the monk might be better at af generation due to it also affecting allies…plus it improves your healing to allies making heals give 10% more af per heal.
I realize your vitality and toughness will go down as well and that is a downfall of the tradeoff…

You don’t gain AF from the amount you heal but from the number of applications, which is why constantly ticking heal from Dolyak runes is better than 1 heal every 15s from Monk’s. Also 10% outgoing healing isn’t going to improve your AF generation.

Do the number 4 heal allies for monk?

Chase.2798:

I have been wondering if runes of the monk’s heal gains astral force in the same way that rune of the dolyak’s hps does…

If so how does it compare, is the heal once every 15s(ish) comparable in af regen and health generation? I was thinking if the heals are similar runes of the monk might be better at af generation due to it also affecting allies…plus it improves your healing to allies making heals give 10% more af per heal.
I realize your vitality and toughness will go down as well and that is a downfall of the tradeoff…

Actually i had made good experience with dwayna runes, they give you nearly perma regen and also allies which leads to a lot of AF.

My Sweet Lily.1952:

You don’t gain AF from the amount you heal but from the number of applications, which is why constantly ticking heal from Dolyak runes is better than 1 heal every 15s from Monk’s. Also 10% outgoing healing isn’t going to improve your AF generation.

Thanks for the explanation

InsaneQR.7412:

Chase.2798:

I have been wondering if runes of the monk’s heal gains astral force in the same way that rune of the dolyak’s hps does…

If so how does it compare, is the heal once every 15s(ish) comparable in af regen and health generation? I was thinking if the heals are similar runes of the monk might be better at af generation due to it also affecting allies…plus it improves your healing to allies making heals give 10% more af per heal.
I realize your vitality and toughness will go down as well and that is a downfall of the tradeoff…

Actually i had made good experience with dwayna runes, they give you nearly perma regen and also allies which leads to a lot of AF.

I might have to try those

Since your question has already been explained I might as well offer some alternatives in case you’ll need them.

I had a good use of Lyssa runes before I stopped playing.
With the recent condi clear nerf, that (up to) 5 condi > boon convert will come in handy. It doesn’t improve your CAF regen, but is a decent choice for a bunker rune if you get other means to regen and building Astral Bar. It saved my life a few times back in the day.

Does signet of the wild affect af regen?

Chase.2798:

Does signet of the wild affect af regen?

It does.

I can second Dwayna and Lyssa runes – the latter I’ve been considering for a build that uses (traited) survival skills like Entangle to see whether or not the condition conversion on elite happens before or after a survival skill’s 2 condi cleanse. If so, it’ll shave 7 condis if you’ve gotten bombed while trapping some enemies.

Leadership might also be an option if you’re regularly with a Herald or other heavy boon provider in team fights

I still think Dolyak’s one of our best options, though.

So i have been running protect me instead of glyph of equality…why is glyph of equality the meta over protect me?

Chase.2798:

So i have been running protect me instead of glyph of equality…why is glyph of equality the meta over protect me?

Instantaneous, 2s, AoE daze is incredibly powerful. It also works with Verdant Etching which is still a plus even after the nerf.

Tragic Positive.9356:

Chase.2798:

Does signet of the wild affect af regen?

It does.

You also get Af generation from regen food if in WvW, though Mussels Gnashblade is probably a better choice overall.

Substance E.4852:

Chase.2798:

So i have been running protect me instead of glyph of equality…why is glyph of equality the meta over protect me?

Instantaneous, 2s, AoE daze is incredibly powerful. It also works with Verdant Etching which is still a plus even after the nerf.

Tragic Positive.9356:

Chase.2798:

Does signet of the wild affect af regen?

It does.

You also get Af generation from regen food if in WvW, though Mussels Gnashblade is probably a better choice overall.

Thanks for letting me know, i havent done too much outside of pvp on mybranger in wvw i usually go war might have to check that out tho

If you can find a way to keep perma regen on a number of your allies you won’t need Dolyak runes to rebuild AF before the cooldown timer runs out. I’ve had good experiences using both Altruism and Lyssa’s runes in a addition to Dolyak. Especially if the enemy team is stacked with bunkers or condition dealers, respectively.