User blog comment:Fistful of Force/Cast heals early, not late./@comment-76.229.139.77-20120612194433

yes ur right but they're are many cases when it's beneficial to heal later, like mundo ult, or baiting someone to commit. its a gamble to heal late, but it may pay off.

shields i agree with though. shields are always better early, or you just lost health when you could have taken 0 dmg.