I recommend Healing Springs instead of Illustrious Healing. Healing Springs lasts three seconds but it is enough. I prefer Healing Springs because it costs less magicka -- or, at least, give you magicka back for each ally you heal.

I slot Soul Siphon/Soul Tether on the bar where is Funnel Health to increase the healing of my Siphon abilities. If you can slot Funnel Health with Sap Essence and Soul Siphon/Soul Tether, your heal from Siphon abilities will be increased.

When people split (like last boss in vWGT or vICP, it happens often because of the mechanics), I use Rapid Regeneration to keep a heal and Healing Ward is something turns wrong. Most of the time, Funnel Health and Healing Springs (and Healing Ward if someone takes a hard hit).
Good thing for Combat Prayer. If you are in a group where people split everytime, ask them to stack.

For a 12 men content, I would not use Mutagen/Rapid Regeneration. Too long to cast for everyone. I would prefer to send some Energy Orb and use Healing Springs to keep SPC up. I only do normal 12 men content for the moment, I cannot really speak for veteran.

Do not forget to keep up Elemental Drain and Energy Orb/Mystic Orb to manage your teammates ressources.

Joromarr wrote: »

I've recently started doing some normal dungeons. I'm CP320 and have spent most of my time questing. I'd like to work up to feel comfortable in vet dungeons and trials. Right now I cast Mutagen twice and it affects everyone in the group, then I try to keep that up while doing some damage-healing with Funnel Health, Refreshing Path, and sometime Sap Essence. When needed, I use Illustrious Healing and throw in a heavy attack while that tics, then recast as needed. I keep Combat Prayer up, which can be difficult depending on if the group is spread out or not. But what would I do in a situation where the group is spread out because of boss mechanics? How do I effectively heal people when everyone isn't in one spot together? And what about trial healing? If I rely on Mutagen in trials, that's 6 times I'd have to cast it and keep recasting it 6 times every 13-14 seconds. Is that viable? Those are my main questions, but any other tips are appreciated. Thanks!

As someone who has main healed vet trials on nb for as long as they have been a thing, let me shed some insight.

For trial healing, as a nb, you objectively have the strongest hot application of the 5 healers. Dont listen to anyone telling you not to slot mutagen in trials. Springs is your go to raid wide heal when its called for, but as a nb healer you are going to be weaving funnel health and alternating between it and mutagen. Scenarios where trial groups stack for springs you are also layering restoring path. The hot uptime is potent and you have to trust it you do not need healing ward or a panic burst heal.

As a nightblade you are also in the position to provide an excellent mitigation tool that stacks with nova. Viel of blades provides and hot synergy (rarely needed) and group wide major protection. The radius is smaller than nova but big enough to catch the trial group that is also stacking for springs anyways. Orbs is admittedly more fickle than shards but has a wider application range and caster freedom.

Spell power cure is a must. Then you can go worm or with proper coordination, run twilight remedy on a back or front bar as long as you can make sure to stay on bar when your dps are popping orbs. Though remedy is rare now, most dps are stam atm and trap beast covers that buff.

As far as raw heals per second nb as mathematically on par with templar, all things considered (passives, gear options etc) and generate more dps while providing less synergy procs (only orbs really). They are entriely capable healers for the hardest of content.