FFXIV Best Healers 2021

Healers are specialized in healing your allies with heal-over-time spells, target spells, and area spells. They can also cleanse conditions from allies and cast restorative buffs on them. This role can be identified by the green-colored class/job golden frame icon.

1. FFXIV Best Healer 2021

Healer Score Description
Astrologian Astrologian 90 Astrologians are masters of fate that provide shields and regeneration to allies in a large area, and can also use Cards to provide damage buffs to fellow party members through use of their Star Globe.
Scholar Scholar 85 Scholars, accompanied by their faithful healing pets, pepper allies with powerful barriers whilst debilitating enemies with their devastating damage-over-time (DoT) effects.
Sage Sage 85 The Sage Sage can protect the party with barriers summoned by the Nouliths.
White Mage White Mage 80 White Mage White Mage is a straightforward healing class that forgoes utility to provide immense healing output and regeneration effects to their allies. In times of need, they can also blast their enemies with devastating elemental attacks.

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2. FFXIV Healer Classes

Base Class Job Role Starting
Location
Prerequisites Starting
Level
Weapon
A Realm Reborn
Arcanist Arcanist  Scholar Scholar Barrier Healer Limsa Lominsa None 1 Books
Conjurer Conjurer White Mage White Mage Pure Healer Gridania None 1 Wands and Canes
Heavensward
None Astrologian Astrologian Healer Ishgard Level 50
Main story 
30 Star Globes
Endwalker
None Sage Sage Barrier Healer Limsa Lominsa Level 70 70 Nouliths

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3.1 White Mage

White Mages are menders who bring light to the hurt, and vigor to the weak. In the midst of war, battles, and catastrophes, white mages come to move their allies forward with the touch of divine light.

The Conjurer Conjurer’s Guild is in Old Gridania. Conjurers may specialize into white mage once they reach level 30, and complete the quests Sylph-management and In Nature’s Embrace.

The conjurer is a disciple of magic and wears cloth armor. They use wands and canes as weapons. The following crafting classes can create items that are useful to the conjurer:

  • Carpenter Carpenter — Canes.
  • Weaver Weaver — Cloth armor.
  • Goldsmith Goldsmith — Earrings, bracelets, necklaces and rings.

Healer actions

Action Acquired Level Type MP Casting Recast Description
Repose Healer 8 Spell 600 2.5s 2.5s Inflicts target with Sleep.
Esuna Healer 10 Spell 400 1s 2.5s Removes a single detrimental effect from target.
Swiftcast Magic Ranged DPS
Healer
18 Ability Instant 60s Next spell is cast immediately.
Lucid Dreaming Magic Ranged DPS
Healer
24 Ability Instant 60s Gradually restores own MP.
Surecast Magic Ranged DPS
Healer
44 Ability Instant 120s Spells can be cast without interruption.
Rescue Healer 48 Ability Instant 120s Instantly draw target party member to your side. Cannot be used outside of combat or when target is suffering from certain enfeeblements.

3.2 Scholar

Scholars manifest their spells through earth and air, but their unique maneuver and experise allow them to conjure forth faeries to help in battle. Only the scholars may command their conjured faeries to cast healing abilities and restore their fellows in battle.

The Scholar’s advancement quest is accessed through Murie in the Arcanist Arcanist’s Guild, located in Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (x4.5, y11.3). Arcanists may specialize into scholar once they reach level 30, and complete the quests Sylph-management and Sinking Doesmaga.

The scholar is a disciple of magic and wears cloth armor. They use books as weapons. The following crafting classes can create items that are useful to the scholar:

  • Alchemist Alchemist — Books.
  • Weaver Weaver — Cloth armor.
  • Goldsmith Goldsmith — Earrings, bracelets, necklaces and rings.

Healer actions

Action Acquired Level Type MP Casting Recast Description
Repose Healer 8 Spell 600 2.5s 2.5s Inflicts target with Sleep.
Esuna Healer 10 Spell 400 1s 2.5s Removes a single detrimental effect from target.
Swiftcast Magic Ranged DPS
Healer
18 Ability Instant 60s Next spell is cast immediately.
Lucid Dreaming Magic Ranged DPS
Healer
24 Ability Instant 60s Gradually restores own MP.
Surecast Magic Ranged DPS
Healer
44 Ability Instant 120s Spells can be cast without interruption.
Rescue Healer 48 Ability Instant 120s Instantly draw target party member to your side. Cannot be used outside of combat or when target is suffering from certain enfeeblements.

3.3 Astrologian

Astrologians look upon the stars to foresee the coming seasons and use their magic to employ spells. By attuning to the constellations, astrologians can draw cards to unveil mystical magicks to aid their allies in battle.

The Astrologian Astrologian’s Guild is in The Pillars. This job starts at level 30.

The astrologian is a disciple of magic and wears cloth armor. They use star globes as weapons. The following crafting classes can create items that are useful to the astrologian:

  • Weaver Weaver — Cloth armor.
  • Goldsmith Goldsmith — Star globes, earrings, bracelets, necklaces and rings.

Healer actions

Action Acquired Level Type MP Casting Recast Description
Repose Healer 8 Spell 600 2.5s 2.5s Inflicts target with Sleep.
Esuna Healer 10 Spell 400 1s 2.5s Removes a single detrimental effect from target.
Swiftcast Magic Ranged DPS
Healer
18 Ability Instant 60s Next spell is cast immediately.
Lucid Dreaming Magic Ranged DPS
Healer
24 Ability Instant 60s Gradually restores own MP.
Surecast Magic Ranged DPS
Healer
44 Ability Instant 120s Spells can be cast without interruption.
Rescue Healer 48 Ability Instant 120s Instantly draw target party member to your side. Cannot be used outside of combat or when target is suffering from certain enfeeblements.

3.4 Sage

Sage Sage, a Disciple of Magic job introduced in Endwalker, featuring the Nouliths-wielding Barrier Healer.

  • Heals and protects the party with barriers.
  • Uses Aether to manipulate Nouliths in combat.
  • Able to temporarily augment their own magic abilities.

Healer actions

Action Acquired Level Type MP Casting Recast Description
Repose Healer 8 Spell 600 2.5s 2.5s Inflicts target with Sleep.
Esuna Healer 10 Spell 400 1s 2.5s Removes a single detrimental effect from target.
Swiftcast Magic Ranged DPS
Healer
18 Ability Instant 60s Next spell is cast immediately.
Lucid Dreaming Magic Ranged DPS
Healer
24 Ability Instant 60s Gradually restores own MP.
Surecast Magic Ranged DPS
Healer
44 Ability Instant 120s Spells can be cast without interruption.
Rescue Healer 48 Ability Instant 120s Instantly draw target party member to your side. Cannot be used outside of combat or when target is suffering from certain enfeeblements.

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