Optimizing a Healing Alchemist?


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Moved over from General Discussion... I'm looking at an Alchemist(Chirurgeon/Wasteland Blightbreaker) as a healer. I'm not seeing much in the guides(none have been updated since Wasteland Blightbreaker was released). What should I have for this build? We're starting at level 7... No 3rd party.

I can see things that increase my reach would help with the swift touch heals. Besides spells that only last 1min/level I'm not seeing any good ways to increase reach.


Variant Multiclass (Sorcerer) for Aberrant or Ectoplasmic Bloodlines will increase your reach if thats allowed. There is also Lunging Spell Touch to bump your reach up a little more. I'm just about to begin playing one of my own in the next month so I can't really help too much; perhaps that will give you a stretchy hand up.

Also I know Infusion is a waste but look at the Aromatic Extract Discovery down the road, it is well worth it. My GM is allowing me to use it without Infusion, but only for spells that the Chirurgeon/Blighter allows.


While it's not quite reach, what if you used a flying familiar to deliver the spell? Maybe the lunge feat would help? But that's not available until 9th lv, and only gives you another 5 feet.


Hubaris wrote:

Variant Multiclass (Sorcerer) for Aberrant or Ectoplasmic Bloodlines will increase your reach if thats allowed. There is also Lunging Spell Touch to bump your reach up a little more. I'm just about to begin playing one of my own in the next month so I can't really help too much; perhaps that will give you a stretchy hand up.

Also I know Infusion is a waste but look at the Aromatic Extract Discovery down the road, it is well worth it. My GM is allowing me to use it without Infusion, but only for spells that the Chirurgeon/Blighter allows.

Lunging Spell Touch might have to go on my feat least.

Some Random Dood wrote:
While it's not quite reach, what if you used a flying familiar to deliver the spell? Maybe the lunge feat would help? But that's not available until 9th lv, and only gives you another 5 feet.

I'm using a valet monkey familiar with Poisoner Gloves.

I might have to see about getting Reaching Vines as it adds 10ft reach. With Lunging spell touch that gives me a 15' reach.

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