Healers doing damage

[Cynfael]

Healer DPS is absurdly strong.

BiS BLM = 600+ int
BiS WHM = 600+ mnd

Cleric stance swaps the mnd/int value, and adds +10% damage.

Holy = 200 +10%
Flare = 260

WHM can cast Holy 20 times before they run dry on MP, BLM can cast it 4 times before rotating again.
In any short group pull with more than 3 enemies, WHM DPS can arguably be the strongest DPS in the game.

(This only applies to trash pulls! Hehe)

Holy is indeed very strong, and your point is good, but don't forget to factor in AF when comparing AoE potency Flare hits about twice as hard as Holy.

Aside from Spell Speed debates, this is THE hot button topic for many of us on this sub-forum. While there are a few people who maintain an extremely narrow view of the healer role, I think that the majority of skilled players maintain that assisting with DPS is something that good, active healers do whenever it doesn't interfere with their ability to heal.

In short: your FC doesn't know how to play WHM or is giving you wrong-context advice. Not using Holy in faceroll dungeons should be punishable by...well...something. Maybe the Mudra rabbit?