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cornflakes2014
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I was comparing the healer companions and to my surprise, it looks like the old "free" (the one you can get from the companion intro quest) female Cleric Disciple has the best heal.
Old free white female Cleric Disciple : 20% max hp over 10 secs
New free white male Apprentice Healer : sunburst (doesn't say how much is healed)
Green Fawn of Shalia : healing spring (doesn't say how much is healed)
Blue Dedicated Squire : heal 15% of health over 6 secs <--- is heath = current hp or max hp?
Purple Lillend : has 2 heals - (1) heal 1.6% of max hp , (2) heal 7% of health over 5 secs <--- is heath = current hp or max hp?
Purple 360 coin Angel of Protection : heal 6% max hp
Anyways, looking at this, it looks like the free female healer companion may be the best (will cost a lot to upgrade though).
Old free white female Cleric Disciple : 20% max hp over 10 secs
New free white male Apprentice Healer : sunburst (doesn't say how much is healed)
Green Fawn of Shalia : healing spring (doesn't say how much is healed)
Blue Dedicated Squire : heal 15% of health over 6 secs <--- is heath = current hp or max hp?
Purple Lillend : has 2 heals - (1) heal 1.6% of max hp , (2) heal 7% of health over 5 secs <--- is heath = current hp or max hp?
Purple 360 coin Angel of Protection : heal 6% max hp
Anyways, looking at this, it looks like the free female healer companion may be the best (will cost a lot to upgrade though).
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to that id add that angel gives a bubble whenever you are brought back from defeat, which works GREAT if you use soulforged armour enchant.
I've had good experiences with the Lillend, the Alchemist Experimenter, and Dedicated Squire.
For reference, healing word on the Cleric_Disciple has a 30 second cooldown, and the similar power on the Apprentice Healer has a 25 second cooldown.
The Lillend's powers have a 2 second and 7 second cooldown, the Alchemist's heal is 6 seconds between casts, and the Squire's are 5 and 14 seconds...
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Honestly i never thought of using the alchemist, i will check it out.
frankly even the free cleric one is ok.
So far the companions seem to get the same buff to DR that the reds get. Have had it a few times that I managed to get myself killed, and until the timer ticked off, I could hear my companion defending my corpse...
I concur with this. Though the Angel of Protection seems the strongest, fastest, most consistent. I would have to call this one the "best" among all of them for this reason. And there's a reason it costs so much to acquire (in terms of time, AH notwithstanding).
I just remembered also to check my Ardent Coin count on all my toons; just claimed 7 AoP companions and threw them into the bank because I feel the AH selling price for them is massively undervalued.
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I was not aware of such huge differences in cooldowns, thanks for pointing this out.
If the 6% heal has a cooldown of 2.5 secs, then it's prob the best healer I've seen mentioned in this thread (from a pure heaing perspective). Does it really heal every 2.5 secs until you're topped off? Or does it only do it sometimes? (I'm asking cause some of my battle companions just stand around sometimes.)
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Lmao, so tempted to name my angel that when I get her.
At level 35, whenever she is active she reduces incoming damage by 5%. That is a reduction in damage any other healing compaion would have to heal. Then aside from her heal and the permanent damage reduction, one of her powers intercepts half of all incoming damage for 10 seconds. Then her active power which shields you whenever you are revived. If you have Soulforged that is magic. And even better; when she isn't summoned this bonus is still activated. I think only the Battlefield Medic's active bonus is comparable.
The way I see it, the Angel prevents a lot of the damage the others would have to heal. Sure, she doesn't help with killing anything, but she keeps you safe.
Actually, now that I think of it, the Angel is a must if you can get one. Even if it isn't your summoned companion, her active bonus is one of the best around and she will synergise well with any of the other healers. I myself am considering getting a Battlefield Medic as well, as I believe it has an equally impressive active bonus.
This is a good thread, I was just wondering the same thing
I'm curious on which companion would be the best in terms getting the most heals out to my party, not so focused on just me. The Liz Shaman seems, so far, to have the most powerful heals of all the healers I've tried. Though it only heals up to 3 players at time the heals very frequent (lol idk the CD).
I'm keen for any suggestions along the likes of the Liz Shamans strong, quick party heals if anyone has any
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"beckylunatic" Gateway AH should have column headers to sort by buyout, bid, end time, quantity, etc. These disappeared iirc with the module launch. It's obnoxious.
Yep i voite for the lizard too. He have the biggest brust heal from all companions.
I have seen from her at lvl 35 60k-70k heals.
Marsh Blessing heals you and up to 3 allies for an amount based on your companion's level and your total Hit points.
Marsh Blessing has a 15s cooldown.
I agree but they'll likely get even more undervalued because everyone now has the potential to earn Ardent Coin twice as fast due to recent changes in invocation. I have no crystal ball and general game price inflation may or may not overwhelm any increase in supply.
The Alchemist is the only companion I've witnessed that actively seeks out and heals your teammates, even when not in combat. His heals *can* affect multiple targets, though that's only by chance.
The battlefield Medic also has an AoE heal.
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So the Alchemist's heal is 6 seconds between casts & the Liz casts every 15 seconds. The Liz heal is beast mode heals from a companion imo. What kinda #s do people see coming up when the Alchemist is healing?
"Last request - microtransactions for alllll old skins for zen/weapon appearance changes, 500 zen to make ur wep glow the color/enchant you want it... You will make more off that one item than any other zen item ever made." freshour
"beckylunatic" Gateway AH should have column headers to sort by buyout, bid, end time, quantity, etc. These disappeared iirc with the module launch. It's obnoxious.
"...welll, Nearly!" does it mean. And he grates on my nerves too. Especially near campfires...
Dont forget he also attacks quite frequently unlike most healer companions which allows him to proc bonding runestones ALOT more then the other less uber healers