Quote Originally Posted by Eldaena View Post
Scholar is a supporting healer, not a main healer.
/facepalm

That is why you need one scholar and one white mage in an advanced situation.
You don't need a scholar.

You do always need at least one whitemage.

What is unique to a scholar isn't powerful enough to be the difference between a win and a wipe.

Scared Soil, Virus, Adloquium, Succor, Eye for an Eye, access to Stone Skin and Protect, and Fey Covenant. All these abilities retroactively prevent damage. All these are accessible by every scholar.
Virus, eye for and eye, stoneskin, and protect aren't unique to a scholar.

Adloquium is pretty much cure ii that SCHs can't cast for free. Having succor alone as an answer for AOEs is a problem with the way shields work. Not counting whispering down because pet UI needs work and has a minute cooldown for a 21 second HOT with 100 potency (not the SCH's potency either, so it's slightly weaker than you think).