Geomancer

[Morningstar1337]

It does though. It absolutely does. They both use nature magic because nature is part of their core theme. They would both use that nature magic to heal. Connection to the elements is important to both of them. They both tune to their respective elemental deities for their power to work and grow stronger.

There’s nothing subjective about those similarities. Those are all objective statements I can make about both of them. Whether or not someone can justify its inclusion based on those similarities is opinion, yes, but no one can deny that they are very similar. My opinion is based on the factual evidence I can observe about both.

I think the issue here isn't whether the facts you listed are objected (they are) but whether it is enough to make them feel too similar to WHM as a healer (that's the actual subjective part)

My own take is that is a heal a lone does not a healer make as evidence by PLD, SMN and RDM, so it could have a Cure clone or even an Asylum clone and still be a DPS class. Conversely it is still distinct as a healer especially if it either starts at say 70 which is close to where WHM spells lose their aspects, or executes the elements differently (say in the form of terrains rather than attacks). Either option is both possible and probable.