The COMPANIONS You NEED for a HEALER in NEVERWINTER 2023

[@thejammiestjam]

I use a lot of these companions already, so I agree with a lot of it! However, I will say that it's frustrating when people say that a healer is being "selfish" in any of these build videos because they make choices that help their stats. I think it's just good advice for anyone that if they are capping the stats that they need then going for team support ones are good options. Healers already get enough blame, don't make us sound selfish now too!

[@dangerousqq]

Hey Aragon .... Awesome video as always. Just to add you did miss an augment companion that is great for low level healers. Joy dancer of Llirra, only available during an event...cant remember what event but the healer stats are very good. As I said only for low level healers that need to fill gaps. Augments the following control resist, incoming healing and outgoing healing, but also has nice equip powers of dance of joy +3.8% incoming and outgoing heals. Currently 260k on AH :)

[@Aragon-]

Ah yes, thqnk you :)

[@althegamer6606]

i have two healers builds one for heals and over healing and the other for defensive healing that buff the party so the ' defensive healer spec i made use Blessed Resilience + master work weapons buffs + and useing the Swift Golden Lion mount's equip power + pegasus mount combat power and yes im selfish so i use my companion buff that give me more outgoing healing so i can do more healing also i in the boons i spend my point on what a healer needs from recharge speed, power to crit to crit avoidance, awareness etc and the rest of the points i add to ( Marathon Runner ) for more running speed so i can keep up and ( Lingering Medicine ) for getting heal over time just incase i take damage from mobs and my healing gets alittle bit slow or just to self out heal their damage so i dont drop and lose my consumable buffs and ( Lingering Fortification ) for extra hp which helps me alot yes i know its for tanks but i know this build like the back side of my hand and what im doing and ( Lingering Power ) for extra power to put some extra power heals out and yeah buuuuuut im still at 54k item lvl and im saveing up ad so i can maximize the build but atm this build puts out the same heals as my other spec that give healing over time but without the healing over time and provides alot of buffs that serves the team well and for our survival mainly the the master work weapons which is the bread and butter to the build and this spec is to be used for more challenging content but i will be changing and experimenting as always and yah my class is healer clirc and race aasimar for the racial passive and my main stats are crit and critcal severity and cap on power and outgoing healing so atm im tryign to spread my stats to awareness and avoidance so yah

[@marcp3791]

I play console, but I would love for a PC player to run some tests regarding Critical Strike as it pertains to healing. One of my guild leaders helped me tweak my cleric's build, and following his advice I don't worry about Crit. My stats at 81kTIL are 90% pow + ogh, about ~40% crit strike, and ~65% crit sev and my heals are fine and are pretty much the same as when I was sweating crit strike. I would love to see actual numbers from ACT to see how important crit really is.

[@Aragon-]

The effect of critical severity on heals is only halved. So at 90% you will only gain a x45% boost to your heals. Yes focus on the power and outgoing healing first, but to really max your healing, go with critical severity and critical strike next

[@marcp3791]

@@Aragon- Yes, all that about power and crit severity I understand. I would like to see a comparison between a build with no attention to crit strike vs one that has as much crit strike as possible in order to see the quantitative effect of crit strike. As I mentioned, one of guild leaders has almost 0 crit and heals perfect all the time, in all content. Im just wondering, since we dont have ACT or any reliable data output.

[@T2RIllusion]

Hey Aragon quick question because there seem to be no info on that one and cant really see when I test it, on the cleric the feat Cycle of prayer, how much of divinity regen are we talking? Because I used the buttom one but since we mostly spam animation cancel it feel useless now and was wondering if the top one had a significant divinity regen. Thanks

[@michaelanon2791]

Am I wrong to think that you may be undervalueing Forte? more ofter than not the average PUG group dps are all standing in 'stuff' requiring lots of extra casting

[@Aragon-]

A 40% gain in Forte = 10% gain in divinity regen. I made a video a short while ago on how it effects Cleric healer specifically

[@ericdavis4941]

I get hate sometimes on my favorite healer weaver, but the only people yhat ever die are the ones that sprint 3 rooms aheaf of group or refuse to touch aoe greens for feypact. Usually these are either the tank that thinks he can solo the run and runs ahead or the rogue that does the same. 9/10 times the most toxicity i see is from rogues screaming keep up learn the game while they sprint ahead and die 20 plus times lmao.

[@niccolodebriganti1240]

Hey Aragon, On top of the 5 companion enhancement you mentioned and Advantage nullification, there is also another one called blurred vision which reduces the enemy's accuracy. it comes fromthe lighfoot thief and from a couple other companions if you check on collections. would you say all 7 of those should be used in a party to maximise survivability of the team? and between advantage nullification, blurred vision and weapon break which one would you say is better?

[@Aragon-]

The ones that reduce enemies accuracy and crit chance are not reliable. You mainly use survivability ones to prevent people from getting one hit dead. So if you reduce the enemies accuracy but they don't deflect their hit, you are still dead in one hit. Same with the crit chance. Just reducing the chance by 7.5% doesn't mean the enemy cannot still crit and kill you.

[@sotjede2232]

I do run almost the Same backpage, just change Alpha Compy for fawn or kenku archer (Power+Crit) and buff with Sorbet instead of Squash soup Ez AD save

[@johngillan4475]

Thank you for your information video

[@pudelinocacalat2951]

I noticed you got Superior Crushers on both your tank and healer loadout. Is it the best option for a pally? Trying to gear mine

[@Aragon-]

yes, 5% power and defense is about as good as it gets xD

[@magicrug1278]

​@@Aragon- that statement kind of ignores how often it is 0%

[@daveygravy1234]

@@magicrug1278 wrong , its always 5% power and def, the range is so small its always up

[@Aragon-]

@@magicrug1278 it works differently than stated. You only need one party member 30 ft or further away to have the bonus active

[@dealerofic3cream1]

The correlation between using a build with an augment and the implication that the player is new is just wrong. But then I guess some players are Tunnel Vision oriented and can't do anything creative or fun.

[@Aragon-]

ok i don't mean totally new, just that their character is not maxed out yet. With a maxed character and optimized, you will have capped power, crit and crit sev with ogh without using an augment, and so you may aswell use a support companion

[@iancardoso9959]

Hey Aragon, I love your videos but you REALLY need to start giving us some cheaper version of the items you recommend I mean what the hell the LAST companion on your list cost over 2.000.000 astral diamonds, that's just unreasonable

[@Aragon-]

there just really are not any good ones besides these listed. You can get ones with half as much stats, but that's very inefficient

[@ronsimpson8666]

Your video is blurry and I can't magnify to see it on phone... ty though.

[@Aragon-]

You should be able to zoom in on your phone by using two fingers to swipe apart on the screen, also set the quality higher.

[@StarLord.2k]

I just watched a video of a oath keeper doing the latest 10 man with an augment *shrugs shoulders

[@Aragon-]

sub optimal xD

[@StarLord.2k]

@@Aragon- by opinion ONLY. I've also seen a warlock healer do mtos with an augment....

[@Aragon-]

@@StarLord.2k I'm not saying using an augment can't work. If you are new and don't have all the stats they will help, but you should be able to get all your stats without needing to use an augment, and then you can use a companion to boost your team

[@StarLord.2k]

@@Aragon- after that last rankings video and the past couple of build videos, you don't get to refer to ANYONE as "baby" when it comes to this game. The game offers us a pinch of versatility in the way we want to play it and set it up as such...not everyone is making content nor do we want to burn through scrolls and stones trying to do it like they do on KZbin. LEARN YOUR CLASS, balance your stats, play YOUR part and enjoy the game, that's all we're here to do.

[@redkelly8113]

@@StarLord.2k Objectively a min maxed character currently will not be using an augment companion in this meta. Yes absolutely you don't need to be using all the meta items and companions to beat content but to truly "beat" the game you'd take every advantage rather than disadvantage yourself. I agree when you said to learn your class, balance your stats and play your part. That does in fact reinforce my point, since Neverwinter is a team focused game why wouldn't you use support boosting comps? This is what permanently separates the 0.01% from the rest of the playerbase. That "But this works for me" mindset is an L in an everchanging game

[@FYBxSelmaboy]

Playing support characters to much for me man I wanna try em but the game to toxic

[@jankadlcek608]

An Average Group warning: Do not try to push Armor Break/Dulled Senses on a healer. Without animation canceling, they are notoriously bad at triggering anything "on attack". Sometimes they downright position themselves too far to even be able to trigger those debuffs. And use your brain a bit - pushing BDScorpion and AB/DS on healer and tank in Tiamat is a rookie mistake, because when the DPS matters, support roles are away, playing with the minibosses.

[@Aragon-]

The scorpion is coded to attack the tiamat claws and chest rather than the mini boss

[@r8d4tube]

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[@ShaDusK]

what's so funny? 😂 😂