Self-healing skill

A self-healing skill is any skill included in a build primarily for the purpose of restoring the health of the user, as opposed to a healing skill which is used to do the same for allies or party-members. The term is also used in the literal sense for skills that do nothing other than heal the user (e.g. Healing Signet).

Some players advise always including a self-heal in a build (especially for PUGs). However, efficient and organized team builds rely on designated healers, freeing up one or more slots for the other members.

List of self-healing skills

This list or table is known or strongly suspected to be incomplete or missing data.

• Warrior
  • "I Will Avenge You!"
  • "I Will Survive!"
  • Healing Signet
  • Lion's Comfort
• Ranger
  • Troll Unguent
  • Heal as One
  • Melandru's Resilience
• Monk
  • Contemplation of Purity
  • Empathic Removal
  • Monks have access to Healing Prayers for self-healing.
• Necromancer
  • Blood Renewal
  • Hexer's Vigor
  • Parasitic Bond
  • Signet of Lost Souls
  • Soul Feast
  • Taste of Death
  • Taste of Pain
  • Necromancers have access to Blood Magic and Curses skills, some of which provide health regeneration and life stealing.
• Mesmer
  • Drain Enchantment
  • Ether Feast
  • Mantra of Signets
  • Illusion of Weakness
• Elementalist
  • Aura of Restoration
  • Elemental Lord
  • Ether Renewal
  • Glyph of Restoration
  • Mist Form
  • Swirling Aura
• Assassin
  • Death's Charge
  • Death's Retreat
  • Heart of Shadow
  • Shadow Refuge
  • Shadow Sanctuary
  • Shroud of Distress
  • Feigned Neutrality
• Ritualist
  • Caretaker's Charge
  • Boon of Creation
  • Generous Was Tsungrai
  • Ritualists have access to Restoration Magic for self-healing.
• Paragon
  • "Help Me!"
  • Leader's Comfort
  • Signet of Synergy
• Dervish
  • Avatar of Dwayna
  • Conviction
  • Dwayna's Touch
  • Faithful Intervention
  • Mystic Healing
  • Mystic Regeneration
  • Mystic Vigor
  • Natural Healing
  • Pious Renewal
  • Pious Restoration
  • Signet of Pious Light
  • Twin Moon Sweep
  • Victorious Sweep
  • Vital Boon
  • Watchful Intervention
• Non-Attribute PvE Skills
  • Ebon Escape (requires an ally)
  • Junundu Bite
  • Junundu Wail
  • Siege Devourer Feast

Other methods

There are a few other ways to keep your own health up without using direct healing skills:

• Life stealing skills can be used for the same practical purposes as self-healing, though they work through a different mechanic and have the downside of requiring suitable target(s) in range.
• Skills that increase maximum health can temporarily function as self-heal, but the extra health is lost when the skill ends.

Notes

• Not all self-healing skills actually heal the target. Some cause health gain instead, which is unaffected by effects that reduce the effectiveness of healing.