Warlock or Cleric

[ɢɪᴀɴ]

Going to get started on this game and def want to be a healer title pretty much says it all was wondering whats the best healer currently. Warlock seemed cool but cleric is probably more useful right?

[CriTical]

heyho welcome to neverwinter!
yes cleric has the most power heals, warlock can be a nice healer with whirlwind and tap heals, my opinion paladin has the worst heals in the game BUT he can give every party member a hp shield ( nice in ToMM/zariel ) but if you only want to be a healer with big crit heals then definitely cleric! :)

[ɢɪᴀɴ]

Thanks for the reply and the welcome :) I figured as much. I think what id like to do is go full healing setup so cleric is probably my best bet. It was interesting that warlock had the possibility to heal though. I took a look at bard as well but didnt really seem to be my style.

[Irene ❤]

I'm a Cleric and I have to say other healing classes have better heals in theory. For example they are able to shield the player before taking damage. Some have buffs to weaken the enemy. Throughout the game everyone is getting very light damage, easily healed to full with a chain heal and able to use potion as emergency.

If we think in the shoes of tank and DPS, I believe they will feel that getting a shield is better than waiting for our big heal. their success rate can be higher without a cleric. The best healer is not one that spam big heals but one that has the highest chance to keep the team alive.

For cleric it can be punishing if you have used a strong heal at the wrong time, or wasted a few heal spams and went out of divinity. On the other hand it can be more rewarding if the team constantly take big damage which can break a lot of shield. So it's pros and cons.

[ɢɪᴀɴ]

Thanks for the reply :) I made both a paladin and a cleric I figured ill get them both to like level 10 or so then decide what I enjoy more/am better at. From what I am gathering the cleric is huge AoE heals, The Paladin is shielding and buffs for the team, and Warlock is like... heals over time? short burst heals?

[DangerousQ]

im playing both AC (Arbiter Cleric) and OP (Oathkeeper Paladin) the OP is far easier to solo, you do more damage and can keep yourself alive in larger mobs. the AC is much harder to kill but doesnt do a lot of damage at all and is best when running with a friend or groups. Im told OP is the worst healer in the game but I still enjoy the experience but keeping high level groups alive in harder content is very hard compared to AC.

[CriTical]

the only thing where i can see a potential for the op is zariel/tomm but only if the 2 healer is a cleric :DD bcs the pally is only for the hp shield in group heals are just to bad...
25% hp shield by op is nice to have but not a must have...
the encounters say all about op/dc:

paladin.
encounters:
Divine touch: 700 Hmagnitude. heal allies, decreases as the number of targets increases .
Divine shelter: 265 Hmagnitude. + hp shield.
Cleansing touch: 300 Hmagnitude.
tab heal:
Hand of divinity: 1000 Hmagnitude.
ULT:
Sanctuary: 12s 600 Hmagnitude ( dot heal ) .

cleric.
encounters:
Bastion of health: 1600 Hmagnitude. heal allies, decreases as the number of targets. increases.
Intercession: 1800 Hmagnitude.
Healing word: 450 Hmagnitude + 350 dot heal ( +100% uptime ).
tab heal:
Light of divinity: 1700 Hmagnitude.
ULT:
Guardian of life: 800 Hmagnitude + 15s 500 ( dot heal ).
Hallowed ground: 12s 500 Hmagnitude (dot heal ).

please, I don't force anyone to play "the best" class! I'm a fan of: play what you like.
it's just a pity that there are so many big differences in support chars.
until mod. 13/14 was my main on console: full AA buff dc + healadin and CW
it was a good and the best time in neverwinter.
and now cw + op are the worst of all :(
I would play a pally just because his weapons are beautiful xD but it's not worth it for me.