White Mage Healing Rotation, Ability Priority, and Cooldowns — Dawntrail 7.1

Arguably, White Mage has the most potent raw healing actions in the game, with Astrologian being comparable or on par. Though Scholar and Sage do not have as many raw healing actions in their respective kits, both jobs are more focused on providing potent barrier healing instead.

There is nothing notable about raw healing actions, as all they do is restore HP with no added benefits. They are very reliable for recovering health, but usually come with either larger MP costs for stronger heals, or requires Lilies to execute.

White Mage's Healing Gauge system is known as the Lily Gauge. Lilies generate every 20 seconds in combat, including during downtime, and each "Lily heal" costs one blue Lily. A total of three blue Lilies can be stored at a time. Lily heals are not always used purely for healing, and their offensive use is covered more extensively in the Damage Rotation Guide.

There are two Afflatus Lily healing spells in the White Mage's kit:

• Afflatus Solace: Single-Target
• Afflatus Rapture: Party-Wide

You will generally prioritize Lily heals over regular spells, as using any Lily will contribute to building the Blood Lily for Afflatus Misery. In addition, Lily heals are instantaneous, strong, and cost no MP, all of which your other healing spells will require additional assistance to mimic (via Swiftcast and Thin Air).

More information about each Lily spell is covered in their respective target categories.

Actions that are regenerative healing over time, or also commonly known as HoT or Regen actions, will restore HP progressively. You will not see the full healing effect immediately, but they are usually more potent than raw healing actions (so long as most or all of the effect is applied). However, if players require an immediate heal, such as for an emergency or fast-paced mechanic, they should consider using faster healing measures instead, such as Lilies or raw healing.

A lot of White Mage's specialty revolves around providing strong raw healing as well as regenerative healing. As this type of healing cannot affect damage before application, players are advised to use Regen actions either as soon as damage is taken, or when the full HoT effect can be used.

Do note that if you cast multiple Medica IIIs in succession, the Regen effect will only overwrite each other, not stack. However, if you are playing with multiple White Mages, the Regen effects can overlap. The same can be said for Regen, if it is applied to the same target.

Though White Mage does not have many barrier actions available, the few they have are enough to assist with the most potent instances of damage out there. Barrier actions are useful for essentially giving "free temporary HP" to players.

In order to mitigate with barrier healing, the barrier action must be applied before damage occurs. If players do not have enough raw health to survive an attack after the barrier is removed, they will still die.

White Mage's barrier options, which include Divine Benison and Divine Caress, cannot be overwritten by other barriers in this game. Instead, they stack with each other to create a larger barrier. However, due to removal priority, specific party compositions, and damage reduction, it is possible for the White Mage's barrier(s) to not be removed if insufficient damage is taken.

If all of White Mage's barrier options are used together, Divine Caress will be removed first, then Divine Benison. They may not be removed if barrier actions from other jobs are also applied. For more information on the priority, please refer to the "Dawntrail Shield Priority" found in The Balance Discord.

Every job in this game has damage reduction in their kit, and White Mage is no exception. It is slightly similar to barrier healing, where damage reduction ensures players do not take lethal damage from an attack. However, it is not the same, as damage reduction does not change your current health points. Damage reduction is often multiplicative, where overlapping more can significantly reduce damage taken.

Whenever you need to heal or mitigate, these actions should be prioritized first when available, as they cost no MP and will not affect your damage contribution.

1. Aquaveil
   • A damage reduction ability that is similar or equal in potency with Tank mitigation actions, such as Holy Sheltron and Oblation.
   • Despite not having multiple charges, this ability is worth using for heavy tankbusters or immediate mitigation during single-target recovery.
2. Divine Benison
   • A barrier ability that has two charges. The barrier has the same heal potency as Cure, so you can save a possible Cure from impacting your rotation.
   • It is good for covering tankbusters or auto-attacks when available.
3. Tetragrammaton
   • A raw healing ability with two charges. Players can use it on two players, such as recovering from a double tankbuster; or just on one player for extra healing.
   • Do note that each charge has its own cooldown of 60 seconds.
4. Benediction
   • A raw healing ability with infinite potency, as it will always restore a player's HP to full.
   • This is most often used for recovering players with low HP, or when a Dark Knight cannot drain enough HP for Living Dead.
   • The priority fluctuates depending on the situation. Regardless, it should always be used if an unnecessary death can be avoided, and no other ability or spell will be as effective.

Notably, though some party-wide actions can also work for single-target, players are highly recommended to avoid this, as it often costs significantly more MP or longer cooldowns for a similar or lower amount of healing potency.

1. Afflatus Solace
   • Your strongest raw healing spell for single-target; costs one Lily each.
   • As Lilies have no MP cost, they are highly recommended if players need to single-target heal anytime or move without casting.
2. Regen
   • Your only regen healing spell for single-target.
   • This spell will heal significantly more than Cure over time, at the same cost.
   • Prioritize this if you have no Lilies available, know the full HoT buff will apply, and only one player needs to be healed.
   • This will mostly be used in player recovery or when there is combat downtime. Do not use this for quick emergencies, as the full benefit takes a while to happen.
3. Cure II
   • Your strongest raw healing spell that uses MP.
   • This has the same potency as Afflatus Solace, so you should only use Cure II if you have no Lilies available, and you have already expended your oGCD ability options.
   • This will heal more than Regen on application, but less when Regen's full HoT effect has been applied.
4. Cure
   • Your weakest raw healing spell for single-target.
   • This is only recommended to use if you run out of lilies for Afflatus Solace, and have no MP for Cure II.
   • You have a low 15% chance of getting a no MP cost buff for your next Cure II upon use, but it is usually not worth spending your MP to obtain it specifically.

Just like with Single-Target priority, players should prioritize their abilities first before spells when reasonable. Please note that White Mage's party-wide abilities are situationally useful, so the priority can vary greatly between players.

1. Temperance
   • An ability that provides buffs for increased healing potency and damage reduction. In addition, it also enables players to use Divine Caress.
   • Players can also use Divine Caress in addition to Temperance, so the overlapping mitigation buffs can help players manage heavy raidwides more effectively.
   • This is best used in co-ordination with your co-healer and party, either to stack multiple mitigations together for one mechanic, or to spread across multiple mechanics. The most effective method will depend on the fight and party composition.
2. Divine Caress
   • An ability that initially applies a small barrier to party members within range. After the barrier is removed, a regen healing effect is applied to all affected players.
   • This ability is only available after Temperance is used.
   • As the ability is conditionally available, players can choose to use this ability together with Temperance, or wait until after Temperance runs out.
   • This is best used in co-ordination with your co-healer and party, either to stack multiple mitigations together for one mechanic, or to spread across multiple mechanics. The most effective method will depend on the fight and party composition.
3. Liturgy of the Bell
   • Your strongest raw healing ability that must be placed on the field.
   • You get the strongest potency from taking multiple attacks yourself, up to 5 times.
   • The best way to use this ability is to set it up prior to you taking damage. As you can decide when you want the ability to expire (within the given timer), this ability provides the flexibility of both immediate and periodic healing.
4. Asylum
   • Your only regen healing ability that must be placed on the field.
   • This ability will heal more than Assize at one use, but is slightly less when the player executes their second Assize.
   • Prioritize this if most of your party members will benefit from the full HoT effect.
   • You can also use this ability if you want a potency buff for any healing actions done by anyone to anyone while in the designated area. It does not affect players outside the area.
   • This will mostly be used for raidwides, or if players are going to be in the area for a long period of time. Do not use this for quick emergencies, as the full benefit takes a while to happen.
5. Assize
   • Your weakest raw healing spell that provides both damage and extra MP.
   • Because the damage potency is significant over the course of a fight, players should prioritize using this ability when available.
   • The extra MP recovery is also a gain, as it minimizes the need for action gaps in your rotation.
   • After two uses, this ability will have the same base heal potency as a full Asylum, so it is highly advised to use Assize off cooldown.
   • If drifting is not an issue and a raidwide is coming up soon, players can also choose to hold Assize until after players take damage, so there is less healing required for recovery.
   • If too much drifting occurs, players may have a lower damage contribution as a result.
6. Plenary Indulgence
   • An ability that provides additional healing for party-wide spells. It can provide both raw healing and regen healing, depending on which spell is used.
   • This ability is incredibly useful for heavy raidwides, as it significantly reduces the number of overall healing spells used in a fight. It also affects Afflatus Rapture, which can heal more than Cure III when buffed.
   • However, this ability only affects spells used after the buff effect is applied on players. Any prior spells must be refreshed to benefit from Plenary Indulgence.
   • This is best used in co-ordination with your co-healer and party, as using any healing spells can reduce your damage contribution. The most effective method will depend on the fight and party composition.

Though these spells are very potent compared to their abilities or single-target variants, they often come with high MP costs. This can be mitigated with the priority use of Afflatus Rapture or Thin Air.

1. Afflatus Rapture
   • A decent raw healing spell that requires no MP; costing one Lily to use.
   • Just like its single-target variant, Afflatus Solace, players can use this spell to build the Blood Lily (for Afflatus Misery) or movement.
   • Generally, it should be prioritized over other spells, as it can prevent players from overcapping Lilies. In addition, the spell uses no MP, which helps with MP management.
   • While it is not as potent as Medica III (at its full effect) or Cure III, this instant cast spell provides the most flexibility of use.
2. Medica III
   • Your only regen healing spell that affects all players in the area.
   • This spell will heal more than Cure III or Afflatus Rapture at its full effect.
   • Prioritize this if most of your party members will benefit from the full HoT effect. Note that applying multiple Medica IIIs by yourself will only refresh the buff timer, not increase the healing potency.
   • This will mostly be used for raidwides, or if players will not take too much damage after application. The regen effect is very useful for multi-hitting raidwides.
   • Do not use this for quick emergencies, as the full benefit takes a while to happen. It is good for recovering situations, where you cannot act while being occupied (such as multi-raising).
3. Cure III
   • Your strongest raw healing spell that also costs the most MP.
   • This spell will provide more immediate healing than Medica III or Afflatus Rapture.
   • Prioritize this if most of your party members need strong healing as soon as possible, such as in party-wide emergencies or heavy multi-hitting raidwides.
   • If you do not need Swiftcast for any Raises, Swiftcast can be used to remove the cast for Cure III.
   • In addition, Thin Air can also remove the MP cost for this spell.
4. Medica
   • A decent raw healing spell that costs the least MP of its category.
   • This spell has the same potency as Afflatus Rapture, but because it has a cast time and requires MP, players should always prioritize using Afflatus Rapture first.
   • Players can also use this if they need additional healing through spells, have no Lilies, and do not want to re-apply Medica III before the HoT effect expires.