If you started a templar healer today, would your race be Altmer(high elf) or Breton?

Gulnagel

So who would you pick of the two and why?

Siliziumdioxid

Argonian

Lightspeedflashb14_ESO

Breton

Siliziumdioxid wrote: »

Argonian

This is the only real answer.

Subversus

Breton

Because they are the best looking race imo.

Gargath

No, SAXHLEEL is the best looking race and still my only choice for a healer .

Icy_Waffles

Argonian.

paulsimonps

Argonian!

Drakkdjinn

Argonian or Ar-Go-home!

FluffyReachWitch

Both have good magicka passives, so I'd say it comes down to how much you want passive Breton spell resistance. Personally I'd pick Altmer just to roleplay a priest of the Aedra.

Kikke

Argonian

Ekadzati

Watches-Your-Health is Argonian. People coming up through Stonefalls and near Mournmoth Keep house could tell you why scale butt is best butt.... or pop on over and find out for yourself. I'm usually chilling there between getting distrac.... er.... on the quest train for the day/night.

bebynnag

I had a max level argonian templar healer. (Heals-You-Longtime)
i deleted her to re-role a breton templar healer (Iachau Ast)
5 days before they anounced the changes to argonians

to this day i still regret my decision!

Ekadzati

puffytheslayer wrote: »

I had a max level argonian templar healer. (Heals-You-Longtime)
i deleted her to re-role a breton templar healer (Iachau Ast)
5 days before they anounced the changes to argonians

to this day i still regret my decision!

Sounds like a humble request for restoration (oh look, a pun!) might be in order? Not sure what ZOS policy is, but if they have it on backups, don't see why they wouldn't take a service token to hook a leezurd up again.

Then again, I leveled this one in oh, bout three weeks, so I'm pretty sure rolling up another lovely scale tail could turn that frown upside down, too!

bebynnag

Ekadzati wrote: »

puffytheslayer wrote: »

I had a max level argonian templar healer. (Heals-You-Longtime)
i deleted her to re-role a breton templar healer (Iachau Ast)
5 days before they anounced the changes to argonians

to this day i still regret my decision!

Sounds like a humble request for restoration (oh look, a pun!) might be in order? Not sure what ZOS policy is, but if they have it on backups, don't see why they wouldn't take a service token to hook a leezurd up again.

Then again, I leveled this one in oh, bout three weeks, so I'm pretty sure rolling up another lovely scale tail could turn that frown upside down, too!

this was about a year ago,
my replacement was max level by the time the changes to argonians was announced lol

AcadianPaladin

Breton

My criteria is that my healer be the shortest and cutest healer on the battlefield - so she is a Bosmer. Given the choices in the poll, Breton is short, Almer is tall (Breton wins). Breton is also cute, Almer are statuesque (Breton wins).

BloodWolfe

Siliziumdioxid wrote: »

Argonian

I was going to say the same thing, definitely Argonian!

Dracindo

You gotta pay me if you want me to take anything else but Argonian, especially for tanks and healers.

Schattenfluegel

Altmer (high elf)

Max Magicka, max Reg -> Altmer

AverageJo3Gam3r

Argonians op

Tasear

Altmer (high elf)

superior race...duh


* really though it's a top options if you want to tank/dps/heal so leaves your future more versatile.

leepalmer95

Breton

Out of those choices breton


But argonian overall.

DenniMyuu

Argonian is the only way to go.

Gulnagel

So, everyone mentions Argonian. Is Argonian really that superior as a healer?

bebynnag

Gulnagel wrote: »

So, everyone mentions Argonian. Is Argonian really that superior as a healer?

YES!
argonaians make amazing healers & tanks.

Gulnagel

puffytheslayer wrote: »

Gulnagel wrote: »

So, everyone mentions Argonian. Is Argonian really that superior as a healer?

YES!
argonaians make amazing healers & tanks.

Is the difference big? Because alot of trial healers are Breton and highelf. Argonian won't get excluded end game?

Gan Xing

Breton

Gulnagel wrote: »

puffytheslayer wrote: »

Gulnagel wrote: »

So, everyone mentions Argonian. Is Argonian really that superior as a healer?

YES!
argonaians make amazing healers & tanks.

Is the difference big? Because alot of trial healers are Breton and highelf. Argonian won't get excluded end game?

Argonians have that increase in healing done, increase in max magicka
Bretons have that decrease in magicka cost, and increase in regen, and increase in max magicka.

People go breton healer for trials because of the sustain. Their heals might not be as powerful, but they can sustain just a tad bit longer (assuming they both have the same build)

Gulnagel

Gan Xing wrote: »

Gulnagel wrote: »

puffytheslayer wrote: »

Gulnagel wrote: »

So, everyone mentions Argonian. Is Argonian really that superior as a healer?

YES!
argonaians make amazing healers & tanks.

Is the difference big? Because alot of trial healers are Breton and highelf. Argonian won't get excluded end game?

Argonians have that increase in healing done, increase in max magicka
Bretons have that decrease in magicka cost, and increase in regen, and increase in max magicka.

People go breton healer for trials because of the sustain. Their heals might not be as powerful, but they can sustain just a tad bit longer (assuming they both have the same build)

I rolled a Breton, happy with the choice

paulsimonps

Gan Xing wrote: »

Gulnagel wrote: »

puffytheslayer wrote: »

Gulnagel wrote: »

So, everyone mentions Argonian. Is Argonian really that superior as a healer?

YES!
argonaians make amazing healers & tanks.

Is the difference big? Because alot of trial healers are Breton and highelf. Argonian won't get excluded end game?

Argonians have that increase in healing done, increase in max magicka
Bretons have that decrease in magicka cost, and increase in regen, and increase in max magicka.

People go breton healer for trials because of the sustain. Their heals might not be as powerful, but they can sustain just a tad bit longer (assuming they both have the same build)

Bretons do not have regen, just cost reduction.

And Argonians have their potion sustain passive.

Argonians are also favored for their extra HP.

Gulnagel wrote: »

puffytheslayer wrote: »

Gulnagel wrote: »

So, everyone mentions Argonian. Is Argonian really that superior as a healer?

YES!
argonaians make amazing healers & tanks.

Is the difference big? Because alot of trial healers are Breton and highelf. Argonian won't get excluded end game?

Never heard of Altmers being considered for end game healing. This list should have been Breton vs Argonians since most healers pick one or the other. And I would say its 50/50 in what people chose. Both are really good and there are pros and cons for both. Neither choice is bad nor vastly superior.

Corpier

Breton

I'm probably in the minority, but I think Bretons have better passives for healing than Argonians. Their Spell Resistance passive is almost as strong as Major Ward. Considering that in pve most damage taken by non tanks is spell damage and the lower health pools healers have, this passive greatly out preforms the 9% health Argonian Resistance passive for survivability.
With the removal of cost reduction in the champion point system the Breton Magicka Mastery passive is very strong. There is no doubt Resoureful is the most overpowered resource management passive in the game(pls nerf), but a good healer will know when to throw in a heavy attack to regen plenty to sustain.
As for comparing Gift of the Magus to Quick to Mend, there is so much over healing in game that Quick to Mend is often an overkill passive. Gift of the Magus gives 7% more max magicka than Argonians which allows healers to have larger damage shields to increase survivability and increases potential off dps of a healer when everyone is topped off and buffed up.

However, Argonian is without a doubt the best race for tanks.

Jhalin

I need to racechange my healer into a Breton (maybe a lizard). I rolled a Dunmer and it was great before the sustain changes, now I tend to run low on mag. Those spellpower potions aren't easy to keep in supply

Honghua

Breton

People saying argonian but he is not as good as breton.
Your heals already heals A *** TON of health, Breath of life heal is just enough strong to save somebody even without that 5% healing passive, this is useless in practice to be honest, and considering max magicka differences between both it becomes even smaller like 50-100 health points difference, dont believe me? Check it yourself.
Breath of the life if we consider both races has 30k magicka and we add up passives, argonian heals about 100 more, this is *** and useless, breton reduction passive grants you more magicka saved than argonian does more healing to someone, this is funny.
http://esoitem.uesp.net/viewskills.php
What actually matters when playing a healer is magicka managament. You cant heal people if you dont have magicka and argonian doesnt have any magicka regen, nothing just a potion buff.
In high demanding dungeons and trials, the magicka usage is way way more important than 50 more heal on one burst heal ability.
3% magicka cost reduction is the strongest passive from them all in racial passives for magicka resources managament and that adds up with the additional 2-3k magicka more on breton, you cant deny that.