I have the heroic version now and the first kill to the raid version but who knows when I will get the rest of them. I raid casually in that I mainly help out people from guilds that I know when they are short on healers.
The effects are fine with me. Its the stats that I wish were more in line with the Fury one. Why would theirs have higher str when ours when they dont have a melee aa line.
As far as why I pick a weapon and worry about more then the effects? I look at the total package of any piece of gear I use and actually have a second set of gear that I use for special occasions when I know I wont be meleeing much if at all.
The weapon is good for a level 80 heroic weapon melee warden weapon but I still keep an eye out in case I find a better weapon. If I do I will use it for when there are special power needs.
To tell the truth about visual effects, while nice sometimes I really dont care what my equipment has for an animation unless it interferes with my playing/vision somehow. lol.