And he's much better used in any other position that isn't a healer. (mosty when you can get the Flags bleed resist high.) and Martyr flag while fun is basically just gambling with the flags life. But Flagellant risks bleeding himself pretty badly. With AoE heal and single target heal.įlagellants HoT is great I'll simp for it whenever someone calls it trash. but just running them every time is boring.Īnd Vestals are the only true healers without any caviats. Crusader is a secret second healer that everyone overlooks.īut yeah as others have said healer's Aren't necisarry.

None of my favourite parties have a vestal, and one of them is HM-PD-CRU-FLG, with the crusader doing the bulk of the healing. Originally posted by No One:However, the better you are, the less healing you can get away with. In short, it is natural to think you 'need' healing while getting to grips to the game - but rest assured that you don't need nearly much as one might think during early impressions. Other times, I'll dunk dungeons with janky fun-comps like Quad Grave Robber (which has absolutely no healing at all).

Like No One, most of my favourite/best comps do not contain Vestal's, and whenever I do use dedicated Healers, it is often heroes like CRU, ARB/MUS, FLA, or even ANT - despite being unable to heal the entire party, which is the only reason VES is valued so highly. Even most boss-fights will be blitzed before healing is a problem, and this only changes (slightly) in DLC content.

For example, a solid comp in solid hands with an eye for the meta won't require much healing at all - and will conquer the majority of standard content without even thinking about dedicated healers. ensuring all fights start healthy/sane), then out-of-combat factors such as food+camping.ĭamage intake is inevitable, however, so how much you 'need' to undo it will greatly depend on various factors - typically experience, prep, comps, and prevention. The best healer in the game is to not take damage in the first place, closely followed by dedicated healers, off-healers, self-sustain, stalling (re.

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