Still leveling AST, and only recently finally got SCH to 50. No favorite for SCH yet, but AST's Lightspeed is amazing, and Assize makes my seat sticky every time I use it <3
Still leveling AST, and only recently finally got SCH to 50. No favorite for SCH yet, but AST's Lightspeed is amazing, and Assize makes my seat sticky every time I use it <3
As a Scholar, I know we got some really nifty new abilities between 50 and 60, but my favourite Scholar ability is Lustrate. Its flexibility, uses per minute and instant-cast make it my go to ability for difficult situations.
"What's that,DPSI screwed up and took heavy avoidable damage right before a room wide attack? Lustrate!"
"I don't think I'm geared enough for a speedrun, oh looks like we're doing a speedrun. Please don't die before Eos finishes Illumination -> Rouse -> Whispering Dawn! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah, Lustrate!"
"Welcome to Neverreap, Eorzea's Tornado alley. Lustrate!"
Synastry is by far my favorite healing tool. I find it to be very versatile...I've used it to up my healing potency on a tank so that I could save other CDs for later, but I've also used it on DPS that were near death but were running outside of healing range/didn't take priority over a tank who had taken unnecessary damage. I also appreciate that it's a viable alternative to spamming AoE healing spells, and it gives you a good solution when you know for a fact that someone in your party is about to drop. It allows you to save two people instead of just one, or to heal a recently resurrected party members extra fast while healing other members.
Visually, however, Gravity wins out.
WinterMaintenance is coming
I'd say Tetragramatton. Assize/Divine Seal is a close second.
SCH: all of them?? Indomitability might be my favorite--skill name, animation, and that instant gratification.
WHM: Assize. The only downside is that I can't use it more often. ASTs, please keep me in mind for your Spear trash!
AST: Essential Dignity! But I main SCH so I love the insta-heals. Essential Dignity might be my favorite between Lustrate and Tetra, though. The heal scaling is really neat... And again, the animation is really nice.
I'm very fond of Auto-attack. Why? Because no one expects it.
WHM: Divine Seal. More potency means more HP recovered, and stacking HoTs with DS means more stones can fly too.
AST: I quite like the card mechanics. I like buffs.
SCH: Fairies. C'mon.
It's a tough choice between Succor and Stoneskin for me. They're the two I use the most, and I think their appeal to me in part is the same reason SCH as a whole appeals to me, preventative healing instead of reactive healing....
Succor: I like AoE healing in general over single target, and being able to use it before or during a to add a bit of extra defense to everyone is nice. The fact that it also means overhealing isn't as much of an issue, since it essentially adds on HP for half of it's effect, means I don't feel like it's a waste of MP to use it when half the group isn't hurt or barely has any damage. Also, with Emergency Tactics, it makes for a great just flat out AoE heal as well if things get rough or they already have a barrier up but need more healing.....
Stoneskin: I just like being able to prevent damage. This skill is good at that. I try to keep it up on my party at all times outside of casting during boss fights, or them having aggro, simply because it lets them take an extra bit of damage before I have to worry with saving them. Combined with SCH's barriers, I can easily go half a pull before my fairy even has to start healing.....
As a SCH, may favorite tool isn't a tool, it's my companion. Having a fairy out while solo is a God send. I never have to heal myself unless I did something to stupid like aggro. And when I feel especially homicidal, I'd abuse dissipation for some extra oomph in burst damage.
And of course in a party setting, the ability to split healing without having to use an aoe heal unnecessarily is a huge asset.
AST: Lightspeed and Synastry. Time Dilation is a VERY close second.
WHM: Divine Seal and Presence of Mind
SCH: Emergency/Deployment Tactics and Lustrate. I also like having a healer pet because I get to DPS/focus on other things. ;P Plus sparkly.
Can't choose just one. ;;;;
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