Originally Posted by Makaio
I am a +heal stacking druid, and will gem almost everything for 18 heal over the 9+2mana/5. You can regen so many ways, and can only effectively stack healing with gems and gear. Between food, oil, SP group, and BoWisdom, that a ton of mana. When needed, I chain pot.
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I think that if you need an SP group for anything but regrowth spam, you don't have enough regen on your gear. Also regrowth spam should probably be the exception rather than the rule. Unless you are swimming in SPs, they are probably better off supporting mages or other, more needy healing classes.
I believe that due to the +healing socket bonuses you lose by gemming pure red, it should be the last way you trade regen for +healing once you have done everything else and are still okay without a SP. If this is the case for you (and it may be the case for a lot of people post-2.3) then go ahead.