Brief Guide to How Heals Work

[NeonC]

New Scholar question. I am pretty confused from simple situations and just want some insight. Lets take a hypothetical realistic situation, the tank is cornered while boss rear exposed for DPS. As a healer I feel comfortable moving to the flank of the boss in clear visibility of the tank and DPS.

Now I know the tank is going to take some licks but nothing serious so I am just using Physic on response to keep him up. First question, do I use a heal every time the Tank is not 100% meaning he is at around 90% is it what I am supposed to do. I try to place my fairy near him as well and just let her do her thing(still getting comfortable controlling it). Now I know the tank is going to take a huge shot, but not sure when. What is the best course here for when he takes a huge hit dropping below 50%? I get frantic with my lack of healer instinct at the moment and lose sight of what to do, what should I do with Aether Stacks? When should I use Adlo? What about the Fairy? Any help on this?

[Arfiel]

1. It is good practice to get a feel of each boss's attack speed so you can gauge when the next hit is coming. Unless experiencing serious MP issues, you can chain Physick if you don't trust your fellow healer. If you do, observe if s/he is inducting. Remember that in Coil, 1 Physick/Cure is about 1k heal. So if the tank is 5k out of 6k max hp and the other healer is inducting Cure, you may wait till the next hit. Remember the fairy will not top people up (from 80% to full) unless manually commanded to do so, and there's a cost to it (causing Eos to blow all her cds, for example) as mentioned in the guide.

[Arfiel]

3. There are 3 ways to use Aetherflow charges: energy drain (decent damage and mp return), Lustrate (instant heal), and Sacred Soil. You should judge accordingly. In 4 mans, there is little need to use Sacred Soil, but it should be the priority in AoE damage fights. Lustrate does not save you as much mp as energy drain + Adlo, but it's a frontloaded and instant heal. So judge accordingly. If people are not receiving burst damage (i.e. when Adlo/Physick suffice), by all means use charges on energy drain. However, be prepared to miss up to 1/3 of the attacks in Coil due to low accuracy. Hence the recommendation in the guide of avoiding this method and stick to Lustrate/Soil.