Tips for Healing in CT

[JonBigwood]

Could you give tips about when and when not use regen? It may be very useful since the maps are big and people may be out of reach, tanks away from each other, and tanks won't lose aggro easily, but the abuse can also be dangerous in some circumstances (attract aggro from Bone Dragon, or from Giants, Nemesis,...)

[Nyaanyaa]

Could you give tips about when and when not use regen? It may be very useful since the maps are big and people may be out of reach, tanks away from each other, and tanks won't lose aggro easily, but the abuse can also be dangerous in some circumstances (attract aggro from Bone Dragon, or from Giants, Nemesis,...)

In what situation would you ever get hate from the Bone Dragon as a white mage? I keep a Regen on the MT at Bone Dragon and at Behemoth at all times. Many times I see no Regen on the MT except for mine, and many times when I MT these fights I see no Regens on me at all, so I'm sure the tank will appreciate it. Aside from that, I use Regen on people that were out of reach of Medica 2 if/when I use it (usually at behemoth), Regen on the MT in my party during Allagan Bomb (not necessarily 100% of the time), and I cast Regen on any MP sponges in my party that inexplicably run into every AoE. The only other situation I can think of is someone needing cures, but I have to move out of some AoE (since Regen is instant and I can cast it while moving).

[NorthernLadMSP]

I use Regen all the time in CT and never take on hate. It's perfect for a lot of the situations in CT, especially at Bone Dragon and Behemoth (along with Medica II).

[synesthetic]

The only times I can think of to not use Regen would be on tanks who are about to mob up all of the homunculi or valars in the first two rooms.. Wait until after the names turn red, then cast it.

[Kasandaro]

Two things I've found:

WHM
On the West Path, as soon as a tank gathers the elementals and the valar, you have one of the better AoE damage spells in the game. Get your hate on. And for most pulls, there is no earthly reason to not pop Cleric's at the start, toss a few Aeros, and go back to healing.

SCH
Shadow Flare's slow effect is noticeable, even if the spell's dot from a scholar isn't. If none of the SMN are casting it and you don't think you'll need Sacred Soil, put the mob in a snowglobe.

Honestly, the only time I can think of that Sacred Soil is useful in Acheron's Moonfall Slash, because of the Quake III that follows. The rest of the time that the party takes a large enough spike of damage to make SS more efficient than Lustrate, the party's taking damage that a) can be avoided (Meteor), or b) shouldn't be happening (Platinals, Allagan Napalm).

[Tlamila]

Magic Pot at Thanatos can be full healed with just two Lustrates.
This is for the SCHs. If, for whatever reason, you neglect to heal your pot normally, then you can double Lustrate it to break the tether. If you have a SCH in your party and your pot gets chained all the way to Thanatos, that SCH is bad and should feel bad.

This, oh this so much. I hate when I'm in party with a SCH and have to heal spam the pot myself...wasting time and mana I could use to heal the party, while maybe the scholar is doing nothing or just healing the party. Please, if a scholar is in the party whm shouldn't be the one ehaling the pot possibly.

[Mhaeric]

Behemoth (A): Don't stand near the comets when the Iron Giant is up.
The comets will periodically explode and burn anyone nearby. Don't take unnecessary damage, please.

Behemoth (B): Comet Burn can be Esuna/Leeched.
Same deal as with Valefor's Tail Swipe. You have no excuse to be dying to the DoT, which shouldn't be on you to begin with.

So frustrating as a healer seeing someone get the burn so you esuna it off only to have it reappear a couple seconds later, because they didn't move away.

[MagusVandel]

I normally identify the SCH as the main pot healer (whether I'm on sch or whm) and focustarget it at the very least while using ss and adlo.

Also, though it hasn't been said here, I would like to clarify the point that comet burns can only be removed from players, not the comets themselves. I know that wasn't anyone's idea here, I'd just like the clarification.

[Tlamila]

Also, though it hasn't been said here, I would like to clarify the point that comet burns can only be removed from players, not the comets themselves. I know that wasn't anyone's idea here, I'd just like the clarification.

I really wish you could Dispel and Heal comets :P

[reckless76]

On Behemoth, if you get aggro on an IG as a healer, don't run all over the area getting comets destroyed. Go straight to the OT and give them time to get it off you.