ArenaNet:Skill feedback/Monk/Healer's Boon

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Healer's Boon

72.71.223.24's issue - Limits effectiveness of non-elite healing prayers

Issue

Prevents a lot of non-elite healing prayers from being buffed as they would be overpowered with this. 50% fast cast devalues Mesmer primary attribute. There are plenty of healing prayers skills that are trash but cannot be buffed at the moment as they are even a bit overpowered when used with Healer's Boon. This skill is borked and needs a nerf.

Suggestion

Reduce cast time bonus to 25% and decrease the healing increase to 5...29...37%. Buff healing prayers to compensate.

Same as above

Issue

Overshadows other healing elites like WoH and, as mentioned above, prevents other non-elite skills from being buffed.

Suggestion

A *minor* nerf to this (rather than buffing other elites, which leads to power creep). Something along the lines of:

Elite Enchantment Spell. For 8...32...38 seconds, your Healing Prayers Spells cast 30% faster, recharge 30% faster and heal for 30% more Health.

Since most healing spells already recharge quickly, the recharge bit wouldn't be a major buff but would make up for the decrease to the activation and health bonus (the health bonus being the most important change). The decreased duration means monks have to pay a bit more attention to keeping it up. Alternately, just change the health gained to something like 20...36...40%.