Scholar Guide [Eng]

     

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     So you want to be a Scholar? Good. Lets start by forcing you to read a WHOLE LOT of stuff. (TLDR's in each section, I'm aware this is a wall of text.)
When I went looking for resources regarding Scholar healing initially all I could find were guide upon guide written by people who had never bothered to read a tooltip. Eye for an Eye increases your tanks damage done? Always cast Stoneskin instead of Adloquium? Seriously?
Anyway.
NOTE: This is written from the perspective of someone healing at 50, so not all of this will relate to levelling. I'm currently about to start into Coil, and have my relic. So hopefully some of this will help some less experienced or prospective healers.
The Heals!
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Physick - (133 MP, 400 Potency) Your standard, efficient heal. It matches Cure for potency and can be paired with Embrace to create a powerful, spammable nuke-heal. Consider binding Petbar 9 (Embrace as either Fairy) to a convenient button to really improve your single target throughput but remember you can only command your Fairy between casts. So hit your bind and then instantly Physick.
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Lustrate (1 Stack of Aetherflow) This is your single target panic heal. It costs 1 stack of Aetherflow Aetherflow.png and heals for a flat 20% of the targets total health. The animation is brief so in a real emergency you can fire off all 3 if needed in very rapid succession. This is convenient for emergencies or periods of heavy movement to top off tanks, just don't waste Aetherflow if you don't have to.
FFXIV - Scholar - Adloquium
Adloquium - (319 MP, 300 potency + 300 potency shield) Your strongest single target heal, assuming you don't overwrite one Adloquium before it expires and/or the shield will be used within 30 seconds. This is extremely solid for helping tanks prepare for big hits, and if combined with Stoneskin right before a big attack goes off, can provide a really significant bit of mitigation. As with Physick, if you need to focus one target through heavy burst, use Adloquium with Embrace to vastly increase your healing throughput. (this is your highest possible single target HPS)
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Succor (399mp, 150 potency + 150 potency shield) Your only true AoE heal (Whispering Dawn being a pet dependant aoe on a CD) it is worth noting that whilst comparatively spammable, the weakness of Succor is the low direct healing done combined with the Adloquium shield not stacking or rolling. In many cases unless the AoE is coming in waves this can result in wasted healing since half the potency is wasted/overwritten. Nonetheless, one of the merits of Succor is that during periods of low healing you can throw one out to keep a constant minor damage buffer up on the entire group, since Adloquium shields last 30 seconds.
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Embrace (Free, 300 potency) Single target mini-physick that costs nothing and isn't on your global. Eos/Selene will fire this off on any targets below 70% health or so, acting as a smartheal but prioritising you. As discussed above, during times of heightened tank damage it's worthwhile keybinding this to give your single target a huge boost at no extra cost. Don't forget that during Rouse (1/3 of the time if you're using on cd) these Embrace heals can get VERY significant and it's like having a little pocket White Mage to cure spam with you.
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Whispering Dawn (Free, 100 potency) This AoE is a fairly solid HoT on a 1 minute cooldown. The best thing about it is that it shares a CD with Rouse, so you can usually stack them provided you're not mid cast when it comes off cd to get a 140 potency HoT on everyone. Not too shabby. Take note this is an Eos-only spell.
(Optional) Stoneskin (266 mp) Unlike WHM, our Stoneskin is only a 10% absorb, so it's often only worth using on tanks or on the recently raised to try and supplement the penalty somewhat. Saying that, during free globals when the tank is running to pick something up, or before a boss uses a heavy nuke, try and get a Stoneskin on them as well as Adloquium. On a Titan geared Warrior for example that amounts to about 1300 damage absorbed at least between the two. That takes a good chunk of damage off tank killers like Mountain Buster.
HEALING TLDR: Keybind Embrace and use it with Physick or Adloquium for high tank damage. Use Rouse with Whispering Dawn on cd, and remember your absorbs from Adloquium/Succor don't stack or roll. Don't be afraid to cast a Succor when nothing else is happening to keep a shield on the entire group.
The Cooldowns!
Rouse (1 minute cd) for 20 seconds out of every 60 (assuming you're using it almost every cd) your pet is basically on cocaine. Immune to a lot of conditions/CC and his healing increased by 40%. As mentioned already this effects Whispering Dawn and has the same CD, useful to keep an eye on! Rouse is also extremely useful for popping right before going into cleric stance during phases where you need to help dps something to give an extra safety buffer for the tank.
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Sacred Soil (30 second cd) lasting 15 seconds and costing 1 stack of Aetherflow, this large aoe shield gives a significant bit of damage reduction (10% from all sources) to everyone. Fantastic for Stack phases in boss fights or as a minor tank cd when the crap is hitting the fan, and has a chance to proc a free Succor when cast. I make more liberal use of this than most Scholars I play with but personally I find it pretty invaluable. Reckoning and Eye of the Storm phase in Garuda, Tumult or Mountain Buster in Titan etc. 
Note: You cannot have Sacred soil.png Sacred Soil AND Shadow flare.png Shadow Flare active at the same time, they overwrite each other.
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Virus (90 second cd) the animation is quick, the cd isn't bad, and it's that little bit less damage being taken by the tank (-15% strength, dexterity and intelligence for the boss for 10 seconds) so well worth keeping keybound. I usually cast Eye for an Eye on the tank, hit T to go to the boss, Virus him and back as a minor tank pseudo-cd. Considering how little damage reduction Foresight gives a Warrior, this can actually work out better than one of their own cd's, even if Eye doesn't proc.
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Eye for an Eye (120 second cd) a somewhat RNG but very useful tank cd. Anyone hitting the tank has a chance to have all their damage reduced by 10% for 20 seconds. Once again, it's free and the animation is quick, use this OFTEN.
(Optional- but not really.) Swiftcast (1 minute cd) Calling this one optional is a bit of a misnomer, really it should be SUPER MANDATORY CROSS CLASS SKILL. Seriously, once you get this you'll realise just how badass you can be. An instant raise every minute? Don't mind if I do. Instant Fairy summon? Sure. Instant Succor to double aoe heal in rapid succession. The list of uses is endless, and on such a short cd you can't go wrong. Get your THM to 26, you'll be glad you did. Also because of our efficiency mana wise compared to WHM, do your Mage buddy a favour and toss that instant raise (unless there's a summoner) and let him save the MP for those tasty healbombs.
(Optional) Surecast (1 minute cd) Situationally useful. Lets you cast a Resurrection, Succor or Summon during times of AoE if needed without worrying about it getting interrupted. Ifrits Inferno is a good example of this, where I'll usually surecast and try land Succor right as Infernos animation finishes.
COOLDOWN TLDR: Use Rouse in tandem with Eos' Whispering Dawn, and make sure you're using it as often as possible. Don't underestimate the combo of Eye for an Eye and Virus for lowering a tanks damage taken. Swiftcast is one of the best tools you can get, GO GET IT (THM26) for instant Resses if nothing else. Make liberal use of Sacred Soil when aoe or heavy tank hits are inc.
MP Management!
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Aetherflow (1 minute CD) You'll be tempted to just use this on cooldown, but don't just let it become automatic. If you have leftover stacks and aren't desperate for MP, use the stacks for Energy drain.png Energy Drains if nothing else before re-Aetherflowing. 20% mana back every minute is nice, but don't squander it when you can make use of your 3 Aetherflows first. Aetherflow stacks are free heals and defensive cooldowns, and are worth making use of.
Energy Drain (No cd, costs 1 Aetherflow stack) A minor selfheal that's instant and gives back a moderate amount of MP, great to use periodically when you have stacks going spare and want to just keep your MP topped up. I often use this if I see Aetherflow will be off cd soon to burn spare stacks.
MP MANAGEMENT TLDR: We have a very strong set of management tools in these 2 abilities. Use Aetherflow only once you've expended your current charges and/or you're properly f**ked for MP. Use Energy Drain to burn off excess stacks of Aetherflow.
Damage Options!
DoT's - You have
Bio, Bio II and Miasma as single target DoT's. They do decent damage and Bio II and Miasma last a very respectable amount of time. Pop Cleric Stance, cast them, cancel Cleric Stance and go back to healing if you have 5 or 6 seconds free. The DoT's will retain the boosted damage for their duration.
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Ruin II - Adds a blind to your target, useless with a Paladin tank due to Flash but useful with Warriors. Hits hard in Cleric Stance and is cheap enough to be fairly spammable. This and your DoT's make you fairly formidable when assisting in burn phases.
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Shadow Flare - Doesn't stack with Sacred Soil, but does moderate aoe damage for 30 seconds in an aoe. Worth casting on a tank who is picking up a lot of adds when not much healing is needed. It also gives a constant Slow effect in its aoe (despite the tooltip) which can be useful for lowering tank damage even more. [Edited to include the Slow element, credit to Cakewst]
(Optional) Cleric Stance - Invaluable for a SCH. This ability is free and has a tiny cooldown so feel free to weave it in during times of low healing, your Fairy will keep healing and you can push out some decent DPS.
DAMAGE TLDR: Don't underestimate your potential to play a hybrid role in farm content or on certain encounters during damage luls. Cleric Stance, pop all your DoT's, and cancel Cleric and go back to healing. You've wasted very little mana, added a not-insignificant bit of damage, and you can always use Bane to spread your diseases like a rampant hooker. While you did all that, your Fairy kept healing too.
Utility!
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Leeches (186 mp) Cheap and quick casting dispel. Not much more to be said here, but some debuffs in this game can SERIOUSLY hurt (heavy poison ticks, reduced damage or healing), so don't ignore them or assume you can lolheal through them all the time. Get used to what debuffs require immediate cleansing.
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Resurrection (798 mp) Your combat raise, it's slow to cast and expensive as hell, but usually if there's no Summoner, you're better off casting it than the WHM who might be mana boned for longer. USEFUL TIP: Macro your Res to say the name of the target you're raiding in party to avoid confusion with healers add <se.7> (or is it se.07?) either way add that in to make a PING for everyone as you cast so they know a res is inc. Use with Swiftcast for maximum effect.
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(Optional) Protect - Be wary that this only boosts everyones physical defences, and I believe amounts to about 10% total damage reduction, stacking with other such effects. it has no effect on magical attacks. (WHM version only)
Eos Vs. Selene and Fairies in general
Quick and dirty rule: Is damage on this fight very easily healable? Do we overgear the encounter? Does the fight have no period of massive aoe damage? If the answer to these questions is yes, then use Selene. It'll speed up the kill considerably and you don't have wasted healing.
[DISPROVED RUMOUR]: "When you summon your Fairy, it snapshots your MND stat, so don't summon it while in Cleric Stance and try to summon it when you have an active Mind potion going. [Edit: Tested by several redditors, we can put this rumour to bed and thanks to all who tested, the Fairy does NOT snapshot your MND stat and seems to heal for a static amount. Cleric stance and pots do nothing]
If your Fairy dies from some boss cleave or something, don't panic. If you don't anticipate any boss 1 shot mechanics in the coming minute, don't be shy about Swiftcasting your Summon I or II.
Trying to micro your Fairy is tough. One of the simplest and best binds you can use with it is simply binding Place and Heel, as a moving fairy does less healing than one planted in a safe spot beside the Melee. Don't forget fairies have vastly reduced aoe damage taken passively from MOST attacks.
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SELENE - Fey Light (1 minute cd) Lasts 30 seconds, for 30% spell speed for everyone in the group. Selene will pop this on cd every cd. It's a damn fine boost to a caster heavy group especially when burn phases roll around, and is mutually exclusive with the skill version.
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SELENE - Few Glow (1 minute cd) Also 30 seconds, for 30% skill speed (people get confused by this, this one buffs tanks, bards, monks and dragoons) but will never be cast by Selene on her own. Buggy AI or whatever but she will always overwrite this with Light when Light becomes available so if you're melee/bard heavy, use Light THEN manually use Glow to get the most out of it.
Fey illumination.png / Fey covenant.png
EOS - Fey Illumination/Fey Covenant - I'll list them both together because if you try to toggle one and then quickly swap back to Obey it'll still autocast the other damn thing in most cases before you can change anything. Sometimes it works, but not often, and may not be worth microing. Either way this is a significant raid cooldown on a 2 minute cd. Increased magic defence and 20% more healing received in an aoe. It requires a lot of micro to use well but it can pay off if you're patient.
FAIRY TLDR: Selene for farm content and dps races, Eos for healing intensive encounters/progression. More micro yields more healing done, don't be scared to keybind some pet spells/stances.
Alright well I'm sure there are mistakes, feel free to let me know and I'll update stuff! I just wanted to try and give some clarification/advice for people out there who don't quite GET Scholars and can use some pointers. Any questions feel free to ask and I or a more experienced Scholar will try to help! Thanks all and sorry for the wall of text. Happy healing.



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