Best Ability Training Spec?

[Linnea]

It seems that Isha is more healing-based and the other two are more damage based. I've always been a healer in other games that I've played so I'm not sure which I want here. Their all decent paths to choose. Any suggestions on which seems the best route to take?
Thanks :)

[Yadama]

Well, if you like healing, go the route of the healer and mix it up with some points in a different tree.

[Linnea]

I mean yeah I like healing but I think I want to switch it up in this game. I was just looking for some input on what seems to be the best.

[Bearman]

Healing is the best if you want to heal... "The Best" path is all opinion. What do you want to do in a battle?

[Unwise]

The four stand out abilities for me are:


Balanced Mending - Isha
I was astounded to see that the AM gets a 35% bonus to healing others for a 15% penalty on healing themselves, via a tactic. Assuming that healing is balanced without this, surely no other healer can compete with that. In PvE where keeping the healer alive is not as hard, that seems an amazing ability.

Scatter the Winds - Vaul
50% less healing, for 9seconds, castable every 10 seconds. Wow. Tanks will scream for the AM to die first. I can't begin to consider not taking that for in RvR fights.

The good thing about these two abilities is that they are gained very early on in the mastery paths. You can mix and match a bit and still get both.

Magical Infusion - Isha
25% more healing on the MT in a raid is amazing. It would be pretty much essential for someone to have this, preferably too people.

Mistress of the Marsh - Vaul
60% AE snare, what is not to like about that. My only reluctance there is that fact it is very high up the Vaul path and I plan to be able to heal very well if I play an AM.

<edit> My AM will take Isha up to magical infusion. Then vaul to get Scatter the Winds.

[King Phar]

Does anybody know if balanced mending and magical infusion stack? That would be pretty intense...

Edit: Also, another question if I may. With AoE spells like mistress of the marsh it says any enemy within 30 feet (45 with tactic) are effected. Is this worded correctly? As in, all enemies within a 30/45 foot radius of that spot? I probably sound kinda' dumb asking this but I want to make sure. It seems like one of those things thats too good to be true ha ha :D.

[Bearman]

Oh yeah, everybody around you that is in range is affected. Magus have been freezing me in my spot whenever i get close.

[Rommie]

Balanced Mending only works with 1 spell, Healing Energy, not ALL of them.

I did a double take when the patch hit with that tactic - it took a little while for me to read it as Healing Energy (the spell) and not healing energy (what the class uses)

The one from Isha that stand out to me are:

Funnel Essence - I feel like one hand tied behind the back if I don't have this spell now.

I'm also getting addicted to the general tactic Hurried Restoration - instant resurrection.

Edited because I'm a blonde Elf

[Dastion]

Balanced Mending only works with 1 spell, Healing Energy, not ALL of them.

I did a double take when the patch hit with that tactic - it took a little while for me to read it as Healing Energy (the spell) and not healing energy (what the class uses)

The two from Isha that stand out to me are:

Funnel Essence - I feel like one hand tied behind the back if I don't have this spell now.

Hurried Restoration - Instant Resurrection is addictive as well.

Hurried Restoration is baseline :p