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Welcome to the Monk Research Page for the Complete Guide to Monks! Here is where all the math comes from, and all the big questions about monks. Warning, lots of math.

Reversal of Fortune vs Orison of Healing
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Glimmer of Light vs Word of Healing
This is to find out the effiency of both Word of healing and Glimmer of light to see which is the better healing elite. All of these numbers are 16 healing prayers.

Glimmer of Light
Cost: 5 energy

Heals for: 122

Heal per energy spent: 24.4 health

Word of Healing
Cost: 5 Energy

Heals for: 138 + 106

Heal per energy spent if above 50%: 27.6

Heal per energy spent if below 50%: 48.8

Ok so with that information we know that word of healing will always be a more cost efficient spell if you use it just once. If you use it on someone with less than 50% health it is exactly twice as effective as Glimmer of Light.

Now what if you spam it? In 5 casts, how long would each take to cast them all.

Glimmer of Light
Time spent spamming skill 5 times: 1/4 cast, 3/4 after cast, 1/4 wait = 1.25 seonds x 5 = 6.25

Heal amount = 610

Word of Healing
Time Spent spamming skill 5 times: 3/4 cast + 3 second recharge = 3.75 seconds to cast x 5 = 18.75 seconds

Heal amount v50% = 690

Heal amount ^50% = 1220

Conclusion: If glimmer of light is spammed for the 18.75 seconds that Word of healing is being spammed, Glimmer beats Word of healing, even if the target is always below 50% health. However it would cost 75 energy for all of that. So in short, if you can spam glimmer it is a stronger heal, but word of healing is more versitile, which in the end wins it.