Healer

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Healer
A Healer in advanced gear.
Stats
Primary Stat	Constitution
Secondary Stat	Intelligence
Difficulty Rating	Easy
Considerations
Strength	Self and party heals
Weakness	Low damage to monsters and bosses

The Healer is a class that citizens of Habitica can select when they reach level 10. 

Healers have a high defense against damage and gain experience and mana quickly. Their skills allow them to heal themselves and other players in their party, provide their party with a defensive buff, and reduce the redness of their own tasks to reduce the amount of damage those tasks can deal to them. They are valuable allies to have in battles against strong bosses.

Benefits

• Healers specialize in the Constitution stat, which reduces the damage they take from missed Dailies and negative Habits. This may be useful to players who have many challenging Dailies, or who frequently indulge in bad habits.
• Healers don't deal much damage in boss battles, but they can play an invaluable role in keeping other party members alive. While the Healer's Constitution buffing skill (Protective Aura) does not defend the party against boss damage, Healers can help prevent death by:
  • Restoring their own and party members' health points using the Blessing skill
  • Buffing their own and party members' Constitution, which reduces additional damage taken from a player's own missed Dailies and negative Habits
• The Searing Brightness skill allows Healers to reduce the redness of their non-challenge tasks, further reducing the damage they take from uncompleted Dailies.

The Healer is a forgiving class that is good for people and parties who have difficulty with their Dailies and Habits. If a player doesn't want to focus on dealing damage, they can become a Healer instead and focus on supporting themselves and their party during battle.

Skills

Healer skills and their descriptions, as shown on Habitica's Android app. Skills that are listed in black can be used immediately. Skills in grey require more mana before casting.

• Consult the Skills and Buff pages for more information on how skills and buffs work.
• All skills' effects are based on the caster's stats at the time of casting, not on the attributes of other party members.
• Some skills are also affected by the value of the task they are cast on.
• Some skills adjust the value of the task they are cast on. They have no ongoing effect on the task.
• Skills never mark a task as complete. You do not have to complete a task before or after casting a skill on it. You can cast a skill on a complete or incomplete task.
• All skills that buff the party also buff the caster, unless stated otherwise.
• Buffs are applied immediately and persist until each party member's next Cron.
• Skills do not affect quests, unless stated otherwise.
• Consult the "Skills and Buffs" section in the Data Display Tool to learn more about the precise effect each skill will have when you cast it.

Healing Light
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MP Cost	15 MP
Unlock Level	11
Target	Player
Description	Shining light restores your health! (Based on: CON and INT)
Maximize Effects	To increase the effects, maximize your CON and/or INT (both have equal effect).
Critical Hit?	Does not occur.
Notes	Increases the player's Health (Health cannot rise above 50).
Calculation	Healing = (CON + INT + 5) × 0.075
Examples	At CON+INT=50 you will heal for 4 HP. At CON+INT=200 you will heal for 15 HP.
Changes	None

Searing Brightness
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MP Cost	15 MP
Unlock Level	12
Target	Player
Description	A burst of light makes your tasks more blue/less red! (Based on: INT)
Maximize Effects	To increase the effects, maximize your INT.
Critical Hit?	Does not occur.
Notes	Increases the value of all of the player's non-challenge Habits, Dailies, and To Do's (makes them more blue / less red).
Calculation	Reduced Redness = 4 * (INT / (INT + 40))
Examples	At INT=50 you will reduce redness by 2.22 At INT=200 you will reduce redness by 3.33
Changes	Now stronger Is not capped at 4, but diminishing returns produce a similar effect Now only applies to non-challenge tasks

Protective Aura
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MP Cost	30 MP
Unlock Level	13
Target	Party
Description	You shield your Party by buffing their Constitution! (Based on: Unbuffed CON)
Maximize Effects	To increase the effects, maximize your CON with stat points or gear (buffs to CON will not make this skill stronger).
Critical Hit?	Does not occur.
Notes	Increases the CON of every player in the party.
Calculation	CON Buff = 200 * Unbuffed CON /(Unbuffed CON + 200)
Examples	For unbuffed CON=25, you and your party will get an additional 22.2 CON For unbuffed CON=125, you and your party will get an additional 76.9 CON
Changes	Now stronger Uses diminishing returns Is not capped at 200, but diminishing returns gives a similar effect Uses unbuffed stat to determine the strength of the skill

Blessing
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MP Cost	25 MP
Unlock Level	14
Target	Party
Description	Your soothing spell restores your whole Party's health! (Based on: CON and INT)
Maximize Effects	To increase the effects, maximize your CON and/or INT (both have equal effect).
Critical Hit?	Does not occur.
Notes	Increases the Health of every player in the party (Health cannot rise above 50).
Calculation	Healing = (CON + INT + 5) × 0.04
Examples	At CON+INT=50 you will heal for 2 HP. At CON+INT=200 you will heal for 8 HP.
Changes	None

Equipment

Healers wield rods or scepters in their weapon-hands and shields in their off-hands.

Gathering all the Healer Basic Gear gives players the Ultimate Gear - Healer achievement. It costs 1205 gold to buy the whole set of basic Healer gear.

The tables below show the pieces of equipment that can be purchased through the Rewards column by players who do not already own them.

Name	Appearance	Cost (Gold)	Effect	Description	Notes
Novice Rod		0	Confers no benefit.	For healers in training.	Starting gear.
Acolyte Rod		20	Increases INT by 2.	Crafted during a healer's initiation.	Requires Novice Rod.
Quartz Rod		30	Increases INT by 3.	Topped with a gem bearing curative properties.	Requires Acolyte Rod.
Amethyst Rod		45	Increases INT by 5.	Purifies poison at a touch.	Requires Quartz Rod.
Physician Rod		65	Increases INT by 7.	As much a badge of office as a healing tool.	Requires Amethyst Rod.
Royal Scepter		90	Increases INT by 9.	Fit to grace the hand of a monarch, or of one who stands at a monarch's right hand.	Requires Physician Rod.
Golden Scepter		120	Increases INT by 11.	Soothes the pain of all who look upon it.	Requires Royal Scepter.

Name	Appearance	Cost (Gold)	Effect	Description	Notes
Acolyte Robe		30	Increases CON by 6.	Garment showing humility and purpose.
Medic Robe		45	Increases CON by 9.	Worn by those dedicated to tending the wounded in battle.	Requires Acolyte Robe.
Defender Mantle		65	Increases CON by 12.	Turns the healer's own magics inward to fend off harm.	Requires Medic Robe.
Physician Mantle		90	Increases CON by 15.	Projects authority and dissipates curses.	Requires Defender Mantle.
Royal Mantle		120	Increases CON by 18.	Attire of those who have saved the lives of kings.	Requires Physician Mantle.

Name	Appearance	Cost (Gold)	Effect	Description	Notes
Quartz Circlet		15	Increases INT by 2.	Jeweled headpiece, for focus on the task at hand.
Amethyst Circlet		25	Increases INT by 3.	A taste of luxury for a humble profession.	Requires Quartz Circlet.
Sapphire Circlet		40	Increases INT by 5.	Shines to let sufferers know their salvation is at hand.	Requires Amethyst Circlet.
Emerald Diadem		60	Increases INT by 7.	Emits an aura of life and growth.	Requires Sapphire Circlet.
Royal Diadem		80	Increases INT by 9.	For king, queen, or miracle-worker.	Requires Emerald Diadem.

Name	Appearance	Cost (Gold)	Effect	Description	Notes
Medic Buckler		20	Increases CON by 2.	Easy to disengage, freeing a hand for bandaging.
Kite Shield		35	Increases CON by 4.	Tapered shield with the symbol of healing.	Requires Medic Buckler.
Protector Shield		50	Increases CON by 6.	Traditional shield of defender knights.	Requires Kite Shield.
Savior Shield		70	Increases CON by 9.	Stops blows aimed at nearby innocents as well as those aimed at you.	Requires Protector Shield.
Royal Shield		90	Increases CON by 12.	Bestowed upon those most dedicated to the kingdom's defense.	Requires Savior Shield.

Grand Gala Equipment

This table shows the special Healer gear from all Grand Galas. These equipment sets are available for purchase in the Seasonal Shop, which opens during each Grand Gala. At that time, newly released equipment sets can be purchased with gold, and equipment sets from previous Grand Galas can be purchased with gems.

Year/Grand Gala/Item Set	Weapon	Armor	Head	Shield	Accessory
2020-2021 Winter Wonderland Arctic Explorer Healer	Flake-Flanged Rod	Arctic Parka	Arctic Exploration Headgear	Arctic Armguards
2020 Fall Festival Death's Head Moth Healer	Cocoon Cane	Hawkmoth Wings	Death's Head Mask	Cocoon Carryall
2020 Summer Splash Sea Glass Healer	Frosted Glass Rod	Regalia of Tumbling Waves	Glass-Studded Helm	Tumbled Glass Aegis
2020 Spring Fling Iris Healer	Sword-Lily Staff	Protective Petals	Iris Fascinator	Perfumed Shield
2019-2020 Winter Wonderland Winter Spice Healer	Clove Scepter	Orange Peel Gown	Star Anise Emblem	Giant Cinnamon Stick
2019 Fall Festival Lich Healer	Fearsome Phylactery	Robes of Darkness	Dark Miter	Grotesque Grimoire	Dark Visage
2019 Summer Splash Conch Healer	Bubble Wand	Tropical Tides Tail	Conch Crown	Conch Trumpet
2019 Spring Fling Robin Healer	Spring Song	Robin Costume	Robin Helm	Eggshell Shield
2018-2019 Winter Wonderland Winter Star Healer	Wand of Winter	Midnight Robe	Starry Crown	Enchanted Ice Crystals
2018 Fall Festival Carnivorous Plant Healer	Starving Staff	Robes of Carnivory	Ravenous Helm	Hungry Shield
2018 Summer Splash Merfolk Monarch	Merfolk Monarch Trident	Merfolk Monarch Robes	Merfolk Monarch Crown	Merfolk Monarch Emblem
2018 Spring Fling Garnet Healer	Garnet Rod	Garnet Armor	Garnet Circlet	Garnet Shield
2017-2018 Winter Wonderland Mistletoe Healer	Mistletoe Wand	Mistletoe Robes	Mistletoe Hood	Mistletoe Bell
2017 Fall Festival Haunted House Healer	Creepy Candelabra	Haunted House Armor	Haunted House Helm	Haunted Orb
2017 Summer Splash Seashell Seahealer	Pearl Wand	Silversea Tail	Crown of Sea Creatures	Oyster Shield
2017 Spring Fling Floral Mouse	Egg Wand	Robes of Repose	Petal Circlet	Basket Shield	Purple Mouse Ears
2016-2017 Winter Wonderland Sugar Plum Healer	Sugar-Spun Wand	Shimmer Petal Armor	Sparkling Blossom Helm	Sugarplum Shield
2016 Fall Festival Gorgon Healer	Venomous Serpent	Gorgon Robes	Medusa's Crown	Gorgon Shield
2016 Summer Splash Seahorse Healer	Healing Trident	Seahorse Tail	Seahorse Helm	Sea Star Shield
2016 Spring Fling Springing Bunny	Spring Flower Wand	Fluffy Bunny Breeches	Blossom Diadem	Floral Buckler	Purple Bunny Ears
2015-2016 Winter Wonderland Festive Fairy	Confetti Cannon	Festive Fairy Cloak	Fairy Wing Helm	Pixie Present
2015 Fall Festival Potioner	Swamp-Slime Potion	Potioner Robes	Hat of Frog	Stirring Stick
2015 Summer Splash Strapping Sailor	Wand of the Waves	Sailor's Armor	Sailor's Cap	Strapping Shield	Sailor's Neckerchief
2015 Spring Fling Comforting Kitty	Cat Rattle	Comforting Catsuit	Comforting Crown	Patterned Pillow	Green Kitty Ears
2014-2015 Winter Wonderland Soothing Skater	Soothing Scepter	Skating Outfit	Snuggly Earmuffs	Soothing Shield
2014 Fall Festival Mummy Medic	Scarab Wand	Gauzy Gear	Head Bandages	Jeweled Shield
2014 Summer Splash Reef Seahealers	Wand of the Shallows	Seahealer Tail	Coral Crown	Shield of the Shallows	Coral Collar
2014 Spring Fling Loving Pup	Lovely Bone	Fuzzy Puppy Robes	Crown of Friendship	Squeaky Ball of Ultimate Protection	Yellow Dog Ears
2013-2014 Winter Wonderland Snowflake	Snowflake Wand	Snowflake Robe	Snowflake Crown	Snowflake Shield

Player Classes
Warrior ♦ Mage ♦ Healer ♦ Rogue ♦ Class System