Panacea Fan + Soulshade Umbrella — Immortal Support Build
This guide is a complete, practice-focused walkthrough for the Umbrella & Fan Immortal Support healer in Where Winds Meet. It covers core concepts, gear choices, stat priorities, talent trees, rotation and micro-rotations, positioning, dew and resource management, group synergy, PvE and PvP adaptations, sample builds, and troubleshooting. Wherever possible, I’ve translated theory into actionable checklists, sample rotations, and one-page summaries you can follow in-game.
Key terms I’ll use frequently: Umbrella & Fan, Immortal Support, Panacea Fan, Soulshade Umbrella, dew, healing rotation, and group sustain. I’ll bold and italicize the most important of these so you can scan the guide quickly.
Quick overview — what this build does and why it’s powerful
Role: Primary support / raid healer with strong single-target and moderate area healing, exceptional survivability, and reliable crowd-control mitigation.
Core weapons: Fan (healing amplifier / sustain) paired with Umbrella (defensive shields, AoE mitigation).
Playstyle: Reactive sustain with planned cooldown windows; less about raw throughput and more about making allies effectively immortal through shields, mitigations, and steady heal-over-time effects.
Strengths: Longevity, survivability, clutch saves, team utility (movement control and debuffs), high uptime on defensive buffs.
Weaknesses: Lower burst throughput compared to DPS-centric healers; reliant on proper timing and dew/resource management.
Build goals and design philosophy
The primary objective of this build is to keep one or more teammates alive with minimal downtime while enabling aggressive play from allies. It leans into survivability: stacking cooldowns, using the umbrella for broad mitigation, and the fan for tight, potent heals. You aim to be the backbone of any encounter — fewer wipes, longer engagements, and secure clutch saves when mechanics spike.
Design pillars:
Prioritize survivability first (so you stay casting).
Convert defensive uptime into offensive uptime for allies.
Keep resource (dew) economy healthy to avoid emergency dry periods.
Optimize talents and runes to minimize cast interruptions and maximize shield uptime.
Recommended stats priority
Primary: Healing Power — increases base heal and shield strength.
Secondary: Cooldown Reduction — lets you cycle Umbrella and Fan abilities more often.
Tertiary: Dew Efficiency / Dew Regeneration — reduces reliance on pick-ups and preserves spike windows.
Useful: Movement Speed / Mobility — for positioning and quick target changes.
Avoid: Excessive crit-focused stats unless your Fan scales dramatically with crits; this build benefits more from consistency.
Core gear and itemization
Weapons
Primary: Panacea Fan — your main healing tool that scales well with healing power and has strong HoT components.
Secondary: Soulshade Umbrella — provides layered shields, an AoE damage reduction aura, and utility procs on block.
Armor
Focus on pieces that grant Healing Power and Cooldown Reduction.
One or two pieces with Dew Efficiency or passive dew gain on ability use are highly recommended.
Accessories
Trinkets that grant a burst heal on potion use, additional shield refresh, or reduced interrupt chance are top-tier.
Ring/amulet slots should favor consistent survival bonuses: flat damage reduction, increased max health, or increased shield absorption.
Gems / Runes (if applicable)
Prioritize runes that increase heal-over-time magnitude and shield strength.
If a rune reduces cooldowns on umbrella activation or fan application, prefer that over raw spell power.
Talent and skill tree guidance
This section assumes a generic talent system with three primary branches: Healing, Defense, and Utility. The names below are representative; adapt to your in-game skill names.
Healing branch: Maximize talents that increase persistent HoT effects and reduce cast time of the Fan’s primary heal. Take talents that convert a portion of healing into small shields when possible.
Defense branch: Invest heavily here — talents that increase umbrella shield absorption, reduce incoming damage while umbrella is active, or grant tenacity are core.
Utility branch: Take targeted debuffs that reduce enemy healing or slow heavy attack windows; mobility talents to reposition quickly; one talent that refunds part of a fan cast on critical heals.
Key talent synergies:
A talent that increases shield efficacy when applied after healing — use Fan then Umbrella in quick succession.
A cooldown reset mechanic triggered on saving a fallen ally — prioritize this for clutch play.
Consumables and situational items
Dew potions: Use immediately after major spawns or boss enrage windows.
Quick-heal potions: Keep for emergencies where cooldowns are unavailable.
Buff food: Choose items that temporarily raise healing power or cooldown reduction for raid-level content.
Utility items: Movement speed potions for fast repositioning; damage reduction consumables for burst phases.
Essential mechanics and micro-play
Fan charge management: Most Fan heals build charges for a stronger secondary effect. Use quick single casts to stack charges on tank before a heavy-damage window, then spend charges to produce a clutch multi-target heal.
Umbrella timing: Umbrella is strongest when pre-cast before a known damage spike. Avoid late reactive umbrellas when possible.
Shield chaining: Use talents and accessories that refresh umbrella shield when a Fan heal lands. This allows near-permanent shield coverage during sustained boss fights.
Dew economy: Flow dew into windows where cooldowns align. Avoid spending dew on small chips; save for orchestrated full-party mitigation.
Healing rotation — baseline and advanced
Below are two rotations: a baseline for most content, and an advanced rotation for perfectly-coordinated raids where cooldowns and debuffs are tracked.
Baseline rotation (single-target + group sustain)
Ensure Soulshade Umbrella is available; pre-cast before incoming major damage windows.
Cast Panacea Fan primary heal on tank (or most-damage target).
Apply Fan HoT to main carry or clustered allies.
Refresh Umbrella shield when Fan procs its shield-refresh rune/talent.
Use mobility/utility skills to reposition; use dew potions when Umbrella cooldown overlaps with Fan cooldown and group needs coverage.
Advanced rotation (coordinated raid)
Pre-buff: apply long-duration HoT from Fan to all major players before enrage.
Hold Umbrella to pre-cast exactly at the first mechanic that causes the spike.
Chain small Fan casts to stack charges; on final stack, use empowered Fan to deliver a large multi-target heal.
If a teammate drops to lethal, instant cast the Fan quick-heal talent and refresh Umbrella to absorb follow-up cleave damage.
Save major dew-based cooldowns for phase changes; align with raid defensive cooldowns for staggered mitigation.
Positioning and battlefield presence
Stay behind the main engagement line but within LoS of all primary heal targets.
Use terrain to break enemy line-of-sight against ranged assaults while maintaining coverage of allies.
Keep a safe distance from cleave hits; Umbrella’s AoE shield is helpful but does not negate melee range knockbacks.
Use your mobility talents to rotate between groups quickly; prioritize saving your Umbrella for the ally taking the most concentrated damage.
Group synergy and raid composition
Best pairings with Umbrella & Fan Immortal Support:
High-damage DPS that rely on short windows of safe uptime (you make windows longer).
Off-tanks who can maintain threat while you reinforce them with HoTs and shields.
A secondary mitigation support (if available) that can stack crowd-control or heavy single-target damage reduction.
Roles to avoid stacking:
Multiple passive healers with similar cooldown patterns (redundant coverage).
Teams that need burst-only heals; if the content needs burst, adapt the build with more healing power and less dew efficiency.
Adapting for PvP
PvP emphasizes clutch saves, mobility, and counterplay. This build needs slight changes for competitive play.
Changes to make:
Increase Mobility: invest talents or gear that reduce cast times and increase movement speed.
Interrupt resistance: choose runes that reduce knockback or interrupt durations.
Focus on single-target clutch heals: strengthen Fan’s instant-heal component and reduce its channel time.
Add offensive utility: a rune or talent that delivers a small debuff or slow on healed targets can aid escapes and chase-downs.
PvP rotation tips:
Bait enemy cooldowns with a temporary shield, then turn Umbrella into a counter—drop a heavy shield once the enemy commits.
Use HoTs while mobilizing; in PvP fights, repositioning matters more than maintaining a rigid stationary healing loop.
Sample builds
Below are three sample builds: Raid (default), Quick-Response (dungeon/5-man), and PvP.
Raid — Immortal Backbone
Weapons: Panacea Fan (main), Soulshade Umbrella (secondary).
Stats: Healing Power > Cooldown Reduction > Dew Regeneration.
Talents: Max Fan HoT potency; Umbrella shield absorption; shield-refresh on Fan heal.
Consumables: Dew potions, cooldown food.
Playstyle: Conservative, pre-cast, stack shields, maintain persistent HoTs.
Quick-Response — Dungeon Savior
Weapons: same.
Stats: Cooldown Reduction > Healing Power > Movement Speed.
Talents: Faster cast times, reduced Fan cooldown, immediate small-heal procs.
Consumables: Quick-heal potions, movement potions.
Playstyle: Reactive, high mobility, emergency saves on single targets.
PvP — Mobile Savior
Weapons: same.
Stats: Movement Speed > Interrupt Resistance > Healing Power.
Talents: Mobility talents, instant-cast Fan tier, interrupt-reduction passives.
Consumables: Mobility potion, stun-break consumable if available.
Playstyle: Agile, bait-and-save, stick with high-value targets.
Troubleshooting common problems
Problem: Umbrella never up when needed.
Fix: Shift one or two rune/talent investments into Cooldown Reduction. Pre-cast in safe windows and track enemy timing.
Problem: Dew runs out mid-fight.
Fix: Reprioritize Dew Efficiency and conserve dew for phase changes. Use dew potions only at pre-appointed windows rather than for micro-heals.
Problem: Fan heals feel weak.
Fix: Reevaluate Healing Power stat weight and check runes that convert heal into HoT rather than flat instant heals; ensure you’re stacking charges properly.
Problem: You’re getting interrupted frequently.
Fix: Invest in interrupt resistance talents and shield-on-heal traits. Stay behind terrain and use quick casts.
Advanced tips, tricks, and pro moves
Shield sandwich technique: Cast Fan → immediate Umbrella → instant Fan refresh to "sandwich" a target between a persistent HoT and a refreshed shield. This can make tanks effectively immortal through multi-phase damage.
Cooldown overlap planning: Use a simple timer (addon or mental tick) to align Fan major cooldown with umbrella availability. A strict rhythm reduces dry moments.
Micro-target prioritization: Always place HoTs on the second-most vulnerable ally if the main tank is being aggressively healed by other supports — this balances load across the team.
Disengage loop: If a teammate gets bursted, place Umbrella between them and incoming enemy, then use Fan HoT to cycle shield refresh while allies reposition.
Predictive shielding: Learn boss mechanics that produce predictable spikes (e.g., AoE telegraphed attacks). Pre-cast umbrella just before the telegraph lands.
One-page cheat sheet (printable)
Pre-fight: Equip Panacea Fan + Soulshade Umbrella. Quick-dew potion in slot 1.
Buffs: Apply long Fan HoT to tank + carry before pull.
First phase: Pre-cast Umbrella at 90% HP marker on tank; start Fan charge.
Spike window: Use empowered Fan, refresh Umbrella, use dew potion if > 50% group damage expected.
Emergency: Instant Fan cast on lowest-health ally, Umbrella on that cluster; follow with quick-heal potion.
Cooldown cycle: Track Umbrella (X sec), Fan (Y sec). Aim for Umbrella uptime >= 70% during sustained damage phases.
Sample talent and gear checklist (copyable)
[ ] Panacea Fan fully leveled.
[ ] Soulshade Umbrella fully leveled.
[ ] At least three armor pieces with Healing Power.
[ ] One accessory with shield-refresh proc.
[ ] Talents: Fan HoT potency maxed.
[ ] Talents: Umbrella shield absorption + cooldown reduction.
[ ] Runes: reduce Fan cooldown on healed allies.
[ ] Consumables: Dew potion ×3, Quick-heal potion ×5.
How to practice and train this build
Start in low-risk content: solo dungeons or training grounds where you can simulate spike damage.
Practice the shield sandwich until you can reliably stack Fan and Umbrella within a 1-second window.
Time your dew usage: run drills where you intentionally withhold dew until a designated phase to practice conservation.
Record short clips of raids with your healing UI visible; watch when Umbrella was late or Fan charges were misapplied and correct those habits.
If you run with a consistent team, set up quick callouts for pre-cast windows to synchronize defensive cooldowns.
Metrics to track for improvement
Umbrella uptime percentage during damage phases (target 70%+).
Average time between Fan empowered casts.
Number of clutch saves per raid (successful saves that prevent wipes).
Dew consumption per phase (aim to decrease over time as efficiency improves).
Ally survival percentage (post-encounter metric to measure effectiveness).
Build variations and experiment ideas
Hybrid Support-DPS: Slightly increase Healing Power while adding a small offensive Fan rune; increases throughput when team needs simultaneous healing and DPS.
Full Mitigation Build: Swap some healing power for flat damage reduction pieces; use umbrella as near-constant mitigation aura.
Emergency Burst Build: Convert a Fan into a high-instant burst heal by changing runes to favor instant magnitude over HoT.
Common mistakes to avoid
Overhealing minor damage and burning dew early.
Holding Umbrella too long; it’s better to use proactively than to panic-save it.
Ignoring positioning; a misplaced Umbrella often becomes worthless.
Stacking identical cooldowns with other healers — stagger them for continuous coverage.
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes Umbrella & Fan better than other healer combos
This pairing balances defense and steady healing rather than raw burst throughput. Umbrella provides broad, reliable mitigation that, combined with Fan’s persistent HoTs, makes the team much harder to kill during sustained damage phases.
How do I manage dew during long fights
Conserve dew for phase transitions and big mechanics. Prioritize dew use when Umbrella and Fan are both on cooldown and the group faces an unavoidable spike. Increase dew efficiency on gear if you consistently run out.
Which player should I prioritize with Fan HoTs
Tanks first, then high-damage carries who are exposed. If multiple targets are hurt, favor the one whose loss would most jeopardize the raid composition.
Can this build solo heal endgame content
It depends on the encounter. For many fights, yes — if mechanics are understood and timed. For content with extreme burst chains, you’ll need companion mitigation or careful cooldown coordination.
What to do when my shield doesn’t refresh properly
Check your runes/talents for shield-refresh traits. If they’re active, test the timing: the Fan heal must land immediately before or after umbrella use depending on trait wording. Practice the timing in low-stakes environments.
Is this build viable in PvP
Yes, with modifications (more mobility and interrupt reduction). The core strengths — clutch saves and reliable mitigation — are valuable in PvP, but you’ll need to play more aggressively and use mobility to avoid focus fire.
Final checklist before you hop online
Confirm weapons and main gear sets are slotted.
Quick-check runes and talent nodes for shield-refresh/talent synergies.
Slot dew potion and quick-heal consumable.
Run one solo practice encounter to warm up rotation.
Call out pre-cast windows to party before the pull.
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