<p>I just started playing a new defiler to go with my wifes new bruiser, but there is one thing I'm still trying to figure out.  I've got a mid level mystic on a different server and their buffs and melee dps stand out with a healthy serving of good healing on the side.  I can solo heal any appropriate level (or slightly above) instance that I take my mystic into.  What I'm trying to figure out is what sets a defiler apart from a mystic?  All I can see is cannabalize.  Do they have any buffs that stand out?  I like my defiler so far, but he just feels like something is missing.  Are his heals larger than an equal level mystic?  I'm only looking for what makes them stand out as far as grouping or duoing is concerned.  Thanks</p>

I'm not sure if you'll see a great difference between your Mystic and your Defiler until you get them to the higher levels, from what I've read.The way I see the Defiler is that they are a healer primarily, and any damage is sort of a plus i.e. we are not a DPS class (but then no priest is truly a DPS class anyway).  They are a pro-active healer, like the Mystic, in that they ward but also (and forgive any n00bness here, my defiler is still young) the heals are sort of self-lifetaps (to a small extent) which then progress to mobs life and power taps.  I guess the other thing is that with Defilers the main damage/buff/debuff is disease, so added defense vs disease and also a good partner for any disease dealing players.The other thing I've read is that Defilers get a group cure for stun, stifle, mezze type attacks, which sounds darn useful to me and I know I haven't had on other healers I've played (as far as I understand all healers get a group cure, but for different things).For me I'm trying to find a balance between melee and casting damage, so that I can solo okay and still contribute in groups and raids where they insists healers stand at the back out of the way. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" />  A couple of links (they don't say that much but they may help plus they have links to spells and AA, which might also help you get a feel for what they do):<a href="http://eq2.wikia.com/wiki/Defiler" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://eq2.wikia.com/wiki/Defiler</a><a href="http://eq2.tentonhammer.com/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid= 1092" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://eq2.tentonhammer.com/index.p...splay&ceid=1092</a>

Defiler is better at debuffing single strong mobs.  Mystic has slightly weaker debuffs but it affects entire groups.  Gameplay on both is pretty similar.  They are just different subclasses of the same class.