Why is the healer class basically a one spell dps class?

[IceBlueNinja]

That's just blatantly off, as Savage is the only point at which Ewer and Bole could see competitive value in even typical circumstances.

Outside of Savage, there's no point at which Bole (which provides a 20% eHP increase but, due to multiplicatively diminishing returns with each layer of mitigation, far less actual savings in healing required) would provide a larger healing benefit than Arrow. And even in the very worst of situations, unless Bole just happened to come up in alignment with a tankbuster to which the tank would otherwise die because you've had to heal others from severe avoidable damage taken before soon-incoming unavoidable raid damage, and still have more healing yet to be done and thus cannot otherwise save them... Bole is going to be useless because it lacks the eHP increase in Expand to save anyone from their mistakes and the larger part of damage taken isn't predictable.

Similarly, outside of Savage, one becomes increasingly unlikely to be forced into MP starvation except by such absolute sh*tshows as are probably best, at that point, not to resurrect more than once each. There, too, you'd have been better off with that bit more Haste by which to get someone to sufficient eHP before what would otherwise finish them off, saving you the 3000 MP.

Even so the dry 5% or 8% lil damage increase of shadow bringers cards atm is still pointless, I much rather a claimed 20% bole which situational and may not be used alot far more viable than a worthless 5% buff and only single party target vs even a aoe bole that will be cut to 10% migi for entire party, remember there is succor or aspected helios(noct) could stack with bole for better migitation so a dirunal ast using bole with a sch succor or another ast in noct field works wonders. its pretty much now atm co opp is the new and improved bole. Ewer again well it is very viable if you get a party or raid that everyone is clueless and dropping like flies over and over, that is how this mp issue happen on ast when we got this rubbish card system rework before they finally after how much request decide to make draw give back mp and sleeve draw.