What Class or Job is the best Healer?

[prime11]

I'm arcanist atm, almost summoner. Have some interest in healin.
Is there 1 specific class/job that provides more to being a healer? ot does it boil down to a matter of perspective? No I don't have the dlc yet, might get it down the road. Still on 30 day sub free :D also how do i reset my bonus points? there all in intellegance, mind is for heals right?

[ghostkilled]

I am new as well to the game but my friends said White mage is very good and fun to play.

[zztoluca]

All three healers can do end game content just fine. Its really depends on what you enjoy playing more.
And yes as a healer all your bonus points into mind.
But all end game raids want a Scholar do to the pet they have which has infinite MP.

[Kitsune]

Alright, there's three jobs that are healer jobs. I'll explain them in a concise way.

White Mage: Heavy duty healer, capable of raw numbers and great regens. AoE damage is also nothing to scoff at.

Scholar: Healer pet(Eos or Selene) with no mana pool(infinite heals), has shields and instant cast heals working off the Aetherflow stacks. Can throw out good DPS. Thrives on crit shields.

Astrologian: Shield stance and Regen stance, can't swap between them in combat(outside of combat it is possible). Slightly less potent raw heals than White Mage, but has utility in cards and extending buffs they place. DPS is lacking of the three, but still helpful.


As for resetting your points, there's an item you get at the GC(forget the name) for a handful of seals that will reset your points. And you're correct, Mind is for healers.

[prime11]

Thanks everyone :D I'm leaning more towards scholar, i just like the pets lol. i'll still get the cross class skills unlocked also

[PFC Demigo [29th ID]]

Each healers are unique and situational depending and they have their own Ad/disadvantage.
White Mage usually have MP problems, then Astro to Scholar.
But that's to my experience.

[The Architect]

Astrologian is the best Healer right now, in both PVE and PVP.

It has great Utility too that boosts party DPS, that's why White Mage was booted from the "Best Team Combo".

Beat Team Combo as of 3.4 is:

- Dark Knight
- Warrior
- Astrologian
- Scholar
- Dragoon
- Ninja
- Machinst
- Black Mage/Summoner

[Witch ~]

White mage is the easiest
Astro the most fun
The summoner one the most... uh, don't really know. I guess the most unique?

[Oberon]

Początkowo opublikowane przez snupster Kitsune:

with no mana pool(infinite heals),

This is false. I've seen Scholars have to struggle to keep up with healing so much that Aetherflow and Energy Drain aren't enough.

[zztoluca]

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Początkowo opublikowane przez snupster Kitsune:

with no mana pool(infinite heals),

This is false. I've seen Scholars have to struggle to keep up with healing so much that Aetherflow and Energy Drain aren't enough.

He says pet

[Oberon]

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This is false. I've seen Scholars have to struggle to keep up with healing so much that Aetherflow and Energy Drain aren't enough.

He says pet

Ah, pfft. Disregard, then, I am an idiot.

[prime11]

hmm, well best thing i can do is lv all healing classes and choose for myself :D uhg but thats alot of lv'ing lol. i'll try scholar first as thats the one im closest to getting, plus i like the pets/carbuncles ect. um just to add, say i have a conjurer lv 30, switch it to white mage straight to lv60, does that make my conjurer lv 60 also? i read somthing about how conj/wht share the same lv or somthing

[Oberon]

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This is false. I've seen Scholars have to struggle to keep up with healing so much that Aetherflow and Energy Drain aren't enough.

Unless main healer (because Sch should be always second) was bad there is no way to run out from mana as Sch.

I've seen it happen in 4-man parties. You know how much MP raising takes? A lot. Stupidity can drain mana faster than anything.

[Shadezzz]

Początkowo opublikowane przez prime11:

hmm, well best thing i can do is lv all healing classes and choose for myself :D uhg but thats alot of lv'ing lol. i'll try scholar first as thats the one im closest to getting, plus i like the pets/carbuncles ect. um just to add, say i have a conjurer lv 30, switch it to white mage straight to lv60, does that make my conjurer lv 60 also? i read somthing about how conj/wht share the same lv or somthing

Yes cuz white mage is correlated with conjurer. Just like lancer/dragoon, maurader/warrior, archer/bard, thaumaturge/blackmage and etc.

[Asphe]

Początkowo opublikowane przez prime11:

hmm, well best thing i can do is lv all healing classes and choose for myself :D uhg but thats alot of lv'ing lol. i'll try scholar first as thats the one im closest to getting, plus i like the pets/carbuncles ect. um just to add, say i have a conjurer lv 30, switch it to white mage straight to lv60, does that make my conjurer lv 60 also? i read somthing about how conj/wht share the same lv or somthing

Then start with the Arcanist since that class gives you Summoner for 'free' when you level Scholar and vice versa.

i.e. level ArCaNist to 30, then switch to SCHolar and take that to 60... your SuMmoNer is also level 60.

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Początkowo opublikowane przez Shirayuki474:

Unless main healer (because Sch should be always second) was bad there is no way to run out from mana as Sch.

I've seen it happen in 4-man parties. You know how much MP raising takes? A lot. Stupidity can drain mana faster than anything.

Like not waiting for the WHM to SS2? Never mind the MP saved because the healer need to heal less... but SS lets your WHM use Holy... more. Holy being an AOE stunner... you can cut battle time immensely... like in ARF's trash pulls or the Orbs. The mere seconds you save rushing into battle costs you minutes or worse, a wipe but I sure do love having players like these... on the other team.

[Oberon]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Asphe:

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I've seen it happen in 4-man parties. You know how much MP raising takes? A lot. Stupidity can drain mana faster than anything.

Like not waiting for the WHM to SS2? Never mind the MP saved because the healer need to heal less... but SS lets your WHM use Holy... more. Holy being an AOE stunner... you can cut battle time immensely... like in ARF's trash pulls or the Orbs. The mere seconds you save rushing into battle costs you minutes or worse, a wipe but I sure do love having players like these... on the other team.

As someone who mains White Mage, I've never had a wipe because the Tank didn't wait for Stoneskin. Hell, at the point I'm at I don't care if they rush ahead without it, it's only 4000 damage blocked at most, my Regen and Medica 2 can heal through that easily.