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Objective of the Build
The goal of this build is to act as white mage, that is, a pacifist healer who supports allies primarily through sheer healing capabilities, without ever having to make a damage roll. The secondary means of support is through debuffing enemies using powers that do not deal damage. The first downfall of this build is that it actually gives up healing potential from powers that deliver damage while granting allies the opportunity to spend healing surges, but in exchange, the Healing Word power and the utility healing powers of this build are strengthened thanks to Pacifist Healer. The second downfall of this build is that its non-AC defenses are pretty bad, though this can be patched up with some feats.

The Build at Level 24
Level: 24
Race: Kalashtar
Class: Cleric (Healer's Mercy)
Paragon Path: Compassionate Healer
Epic Destiny: Chosen of Melora
Background Benefit: Auspicious Birth/Born Under a Bad Sign
Ability Scores: 10 Strength, 14 Constitution, 12 Dexterity, 13 Intelligence, 24+2+2 Wisdom, 22+2+2 Charisma
Hit Points: 157; Bloodied: 78; Surges: 9; AC: 37; Fortitude: 35; Reflex: 34; Will: 41
Heroic Feats: Defensive Healing Word, Healer's Implement, Implement Expertise (Holy Symbols), Mark of Healing, Pacifist Healer, Potent Restorables, Power of Life, Toughness
Epic Feats: Beatific Healer, Epic Fortitude, Epic Reflexes, Reinforcing Healing, Robust Defenses, Supreme Healing
Multiclass Feats: Student of Artifice
Equipment: +5 Symbol of the Warpriest (level 25), +5 Healer's Brooch (level 24), +5 Shared Valor Weavemail (level 23), +3 Mace of Healing (17,000 gp), +1 Medic's Mace (840 gp), Epic Gloves of the Healer (325,000 gp), Heroic Bracers of Respite (520 gp), Heroic Circlet of Indomitability (3,400 gp), Cincture of Vivacity (21,000 gp), Ring of Invigoration (13,000 gp), Boots of Eagerness (4,200 gp), Escape Tattoo (680 gp), Keoghtom's Ointment

Ytterbium_Dragon wrote:

A few questions: is the Artificer MC simply to get healing infusion 1/day and potent restorables?

It's also to get the Reinforcing Healing feat.

Ytterbium_Dragon wrote:

Also, have you considered hybriding? Clerics only lose one use of healing word after level 16 if they are hybrid with another leader class, and Astral Seal seems to be the crux of this build anyway.

I'd like this build to have a full array of three Healing Words per encounter, since Healer's Lore, Beatific Healing, and Pacifist Healer wouldn't affect Inspiring Word, Majestic Word, and Spirit Healing.

Ytterbium_Dragon wrote:

As another aside, if you take the Arcane domain feat, you might be able to get even more healing and the benefit of safety by applying the White Lotus Riposte series of feats.

Power of Arcana unfortunately doesn't cover Astral Seal.

Ytterbium_Dragon wrote:

As an aside, I love the opening quote.

Thank you.

Ytterbium_Dragon wrote:

As another aside, the level that the build is for seems oddly specific... lol.

Well, the build works at lower levels to a lesser extent, but 24 is its sweet spot. +5 Shared Valor Armor, a +5 Healer's Brooch, and a +5 Symbol of the Warpriest can be taken as your level 23, 24, and 25 items respectively. For a paragon-tier version of the build, level 14 would be its prime level.

Yorrin wrote:

I don't have DP yet, but from what I hear the Saint ED would do more for your healing. Unless the +25 to heals is the lvl30 feature?

The Saint's +25 healing is at level 30, and applies only on divine healing powers.

Bigfluffylemon wrote:

Just going over your numbers, I think you've missed the additional +5 you get to healing powers with the 'Healer's Implement' feat. You don't list it in the static mods.

Thanks, it seems I've missed that too. I also happen to have fumbled over the numbers for Healing Infusion: Curative Admixture, but that's fixed now as well. Adding up healing bonuses can get confusing given how some of them only selectively apply to your powers.

Cespinar wrote:

You're missing paragon tier feats unless I am blind, which is possible

The build has no paragon feats.