Honestly Panhaima really needs a stack nerf. Shave one off. Maybe two, but one for sure. It’s the strongest heal in the game at the moment. Though I guess AST has two competitors to that.

As for Scholar, Soil and Excog have their upsides versus Kerachole/Taurochole, and as bad as Protraction (is it is a weaker Benison at its absolute worst) it synergizes well with Scholar’s overall kit. I find that they’re still more reliable than Sage in spite of being weaker. Dissipation is a major factor in that. Sage has no direct equivalent to that.

Expedient is a prog healer’s best tool. It’s not a good speedkill button outside of dungeons, but far from worthless. It’s Temperance at worst and two-three Rescues at best.