Quote Originally Posted by Halfgeeek View Post
Agreed.

AST will be the clear favorite among players who like some complexity with their healers. Their revamp card system is smoother, and new EW skills requires thought, pre-planning to use, but its very powerful.

SGE will be the meme aesthetic healer, but the fad will quickly die down as people realize its basically a SCH clone with an identity crisis.

Meanwhile, SCH is where the true power resides. Deploy shorter cooldown, instant effect, and Adlo being 180% shield combines well with Recitation for huge fat crit shields on everyone! (We all know the real reason though: everyone wants Chain Strat for their own dps buff...)
I don't really agree with SGE being a SCH clone. I think there is a bit of overlap, but SGE actually seems to have better control and better potencies on a lot of those similar actions. In regards to Adder's Gall, I'd say SCH's Aetherflow is better, but I'd say the their only other advantage really is Chain Stratagem. It's hard to say really, but it is a number's game at the end of the day. I also think Zoe has the potential to blow Critlo out of the water since it's just doubling the healing value, meaning that also affects the barrier and can still crit on top of that. When we're talking about raid prog, a doubly potent E. Prognosis is bound to crit on at least a couple allies which is going to offer massive shielding. Of course, as I mentioned, we could also see SCH/SGE comps. With proper communication, you could also alternate between who's using Recitation/Zoe barriers for an even easier time in prog potentially. It's not like pure healers offer something unique and important that barrier healers don't have. AST is still a powerhouse of course, but we could see them on more even footing.